2016 Korea Open
| 2016 Korea Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19 – 25 September |
| Edition | 13th |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $250,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Seoul, South Korea |
| Venue | Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center |
| 2015 Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Irina-Camelia Begu | |
| Doubles | |
 Lara Arruabarrena /  Andreja Klepač | |
The 2016 Korea Open will be a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It will be the 13th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2016 WTA Tour. It will take place in Seoul, South Korea between 19 and 25 September 2016.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $111,389 | $55,435 | $29,270 | $8,502 | $4,770 | $2,774 | $1,448 | $1,052 | $764 |
| Doubles * | $17,724 | $9,222 | $4,950 | $2,623 | $1,383 | — | — | — | — |
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money
* per team
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROU
|
Irina-Camelia Begu | 23 | 1 |
 KAZ
|
Yaroslava Shvedova | 43 | 2 |
 CHN
|
Zhang Shuai | 49 | 3 |
 FRA
|
Kristina Mladenovic | 51 | 4 |
| ROU
|
Monica Niculescu | 55 | 5 |
 BEL
|
Kirsten Flipkens | 58 | 6 |
 USA
|
Nicole Gibbs | 72 | 7 |
| USA
|
Louisa Chirico | 75 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 12, 2016
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 JPN
|
Eri Hozumi |  GEO
|
Oksana Kalashnikova | 96 | 1 |
| BEL
|
Kirsten Flipkens |  SWE
|
Johanna Larsson | 159 | 2 |
 NED
|
Demi Schuurs |  CZE
|
Renata Voráčová | 167 | 3 |
| CZE
|
Lenka Kunčíková | CZE
|
Karolína Stuchlá | 194 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 12, 2016
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Champions
Singles
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Doubles
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