WTA Korea Open 2005 Draw & Results

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Nicole Vaidisova won the 2005 Korea Open, defeating Jelena Jankovic 7-5 6-3 in the final. The WTA 250 event was played September 26–October 2 on hard courts in Seoul, South Korea.

The Korea Open is a hard-court WTA tournament in Seoul.

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Champion
Nicole Vaidisova
def. Jelena Jankovic , 7-5 6-3
Dates
Sep 26 — Oct 2
Location
Seoul, South Korea
Category
Tier IV → modern equivalent WTA 250
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Mapping details.

Results

Match type

31 recorded singles results

Korea Open 2005 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Nicole Vaidisova #24 7-5 6-3 Jelena Jankovic #17 H2H Match data Oct 2, 2005* F
SF (2)
Jelena Jankovic #17 6-4 5-7 6-4 Tatiana Golovin #26 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2005* SF
Nicole Vaidisova #24 7-5 6-4 Catalina Castano #65 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2005* SF
QF (4)
Nicole Vaidisova #24 6-4 6-1 Marion Bartoli #45 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2005* QF
Tatiana Golovin #26 6-3 6-2 Ai Sugiyama #32 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2005* QF
Jelena Jankovic #17 5-7 6-3 6-3 Vera Dushevina #39 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2005* QF
Catalina Castano #65 2-6 6-1 6-1 Laura Granville #62 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2005* QF
R16 (8)
Laura Granville #62 6-2 6-1 Nicole Pratt #131 H2H Match data Sep 30, 2005* R16
Catalina Castano #65 6-3 6-0 Gisela Dulko #33 H2H Match data Sep 30, 2005* R16
Vera Dushevina #39 6-3 7-6(5) Aiko Nakamura #71 H2H Match data Sep 30, 2005* R16
Tatiana Golovin #26 6-1 6-2 Mariana Diaz-Oliva #56 H2H Match data Sep 30, 2005* R16
Nicole Vaidisova #24 6-2 6-1 Akiko Morigami #50 H2H Match data Sep 30, 2005* R16
Jelena Jankovic #17 7-6(2) 6-2 Meghann Shaughnessy #53 H2H Match data Sep 30, 2005* R16
Ai Sugiyama #32 6-4 6-3 Martina Müller #123 H2H Match data Sep 30, 2005* R16
Marion Bartoli #45 6-2 6-3 Saori Obata #151 H2H Match data Sep 30, 2005* R16
R32 (16)
Jelena Jankovic #17 6-3 6-1 Severine Beltrame #113 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2005* R32
Mariana Diaz-Oliva #56 0-6 7-5 6-3 Mashona Washington #68 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2005* R32
Meghann Shaughnessy #53 6-1 7-6(4) Tatiana Panova #106 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2005* R32
Saori Obata #151 7-6(6) 6-1 Maria Vento-Kabchi #66 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2005* R32
Gisela Dulko #33 6-4 6-3 Eva Hrdinova #227 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2005* R32
Marion Bartoli #45 6-0 6-1 Tamarine Tanasugarn #103 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2005* R32
Nicole Pratt #131 6-2 2-6 6-4 So-Jung Kim #478 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2005* R32
Laura Granville #62 3-6 7-5 6-4 Shahar Peer #46 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2005* R32
Tatiana Golovin #26 6-2 5-7 6-1 Edina Gallovits Hall H2H Match data Sep 29, 2005* R32
Akiko Morigami #50 6-4 3-6 6-2 Camille Pin #112 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2005* R32
Aiko Nakamura #71 6-3 6-1 Kyung-Mi Chang #465 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2005* R32
Nicole Vaidisova #24 6-4 6-0 Emma Laine #84 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2005* R32
Vera Dushevina #39 6-4 6-2 Abigail Spears #87 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2005* R32
Ai Sugiyama #32 5-7 6-3 6-1 Jill Craybas #54 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2005* R32
Catalina Castano #65 6-1 6-3 Vilmarie Castellvi #166 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2005* R32
Martina Müller #123 4-6 6-1 6-2 Sofia Arvidsson #97 H2H Match data Sep 29, 2005* R32

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Korea Open.

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes. 4 players share this record.

  1. Beatriz Haddad Maia 2 finals

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

  1. Su Jeong Jang 9 appearances

View the full Korea Open record book →

Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent Korea Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Kimberly Birrell #60 6-4 6-2 Maya Joint #99 H2H Match data 2026 Hard
Iga Swiatek #2 1-6 7-6(3) 7-5 Ekaterina Alexandrova #11 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Beatriz Haddad Maia #17 1-6 6-4 6-1 Daria Kasatkina #13 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Jessica Pegula #4 6-2 6-3 Yue Yuan #128 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Ekaterina Alexandrova #24 7-6(4) 6-0 Jelena Ostapenko #19 H2H Match data 2022 Hard

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Related Tournaments

Other WTA 250 tournaments in 2005

Previous editions of Korea Open

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Korea Open held?
Korea Open is held in Seoul, South Korea.
Who is the latest recorded Korea Open winner?
The 2026 Korea Open was won by Kimberly Birrell, who defeated Maya Joint 6-4 6-2.
What is the earliest recorded Korea Open edition?
The earliest recorded edition of Korea Open in TennisDB is 2004.
What surface is Korea Open played on?
Korea Open is played on hard courts.