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2009 Hansol Korea Open

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2009 Hansol Korea Open
DateSeptember 21–27
Edition6th
CategoryWTA International tournaments
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationSeoul, South Korea
VenueSeoul Olympic Park Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm
Doubles
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan / United States Abigail Spears
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The 2009 Hansol Korea Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 6th edition of the event known that year as the Hansol Korea Open, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. It was held at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center in Seoul, South Korea, from September 21 through September 27, 2009.

Entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank1 Seed
 SVK Daniela Hantuchová 21 1
 ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues 23 2
 ITA Francesca Schiavone 24 3
 ROU Sorana Cîrstea 29 4
 RUS Alisa Kleybanova 31 5
 RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 41 6
 RUS Vera Dushevina 46 7
 AUT Sybille Bammer 47 8
  • 1 Seeds are based on the rankings of September 14, 2009

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Finals

Singles

Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm defeated Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues, 6–3, 6–3

  • Date-Krumm, one day short of her 39th birthday, became the second-oldest player in the Open era to win a singles title on the WTA Tour, after Billie Jean King, who won the Edgbaston Cup at Birmingham in 1983 aged 39 and seven months.
  • It was her 1st title after 13 years break, and the 8th of her career.

Doubles

Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan / United States Abigail Spears defeated United States Carly Gullickson / Australia Nicole Kriz, 6–3, 6–4

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