WTA Korea Open 2008 Draw & Results

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Maria Kirilenko won the 2008 Korea Open, defeating Samantha Stosur 2-6 6-1 6-4 in the final. The WTA 250 event was played September 22–28 on hard courts in Seoul, South Korea.

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

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Champion
Maria Kirilenko
def. Samantha Stosur , 2-6 6-1 6-4
Dates
Sep 22 — Sep 28
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 2008 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Maria Kirilenko #33 2-6 6-1 6-4 Samantha Stosur #73 H2H Match data Sep 28, 2008* F
SF (2)
Samantha Stosur #73 6-0 6-1 Jill Craybas #70 H2H Match data Sep 27, 2008* SF
Maria Kirilenko #33 6-4 3-6 6-4 Kaia Kanepi #34 H2H Match data Sep 27, 2008* SF
QF (4)
Kaia Kanepi #34 6-1 6-4 Yanina Wickmayer #68 H2H Match data Sep 27, 2008* QF
Jill Craybas #70 6-2 7-5 Shahar Peer #37 H2H Match data Sep 27, 2008* QF
Samantha Stosur #73 6-3 6-4 Ekaterina Makarova #60 H2H Match data Sep 27, 2008* QF
Maria Kirilenko #33 6-3 6-2 Pauline Parmentier #48 H2H Match data Sep 27, 2008* QF
R16 (8)
Jill Craybas #70 7-6(1) 6-2 Akgul Amanmuradova #78 H2H Match data Sep 26, 2008* R16
Ekaterina Makarova #60 6-3 6-2 Klara Koukalova #66 H2H Match data Sep 26, 2008* R16
Yanina Wickmayer #68 6-3 7-6(2) Yung Jan Chan H2H Match data Sep 26, 2008* R16
Kaia Kanepi #34 6-1 6-1 Anastasia Pivovarova #164 H2H Match data Sep 26, 2008* R16
Samantha Stosur #73 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3 Sabine Lisicki #63 H2H Match data Sep 26, 2008* R16
Maria Kirilenko #33 6-3 6-3 Lucie Safarova #74 H2H Match data Sep 26, 2008* R16
Pauline Parmentier #48 6-3 6-2 Stéphanie Dubois #115 H2H Match data Sep 26, 2008* R16
Shahar Peer #37 6-4 7-5 Ayumi Morita #134 H2H Match data Sep 26, 2008* R16
R32 (16)
Shahar Peer #37 6-3 6-4 Petra Cetkovska #86 H2H Match data Sep 25, 2008* R32
Samantha Stosur #73 6-2 6-0 Marina Erakovic #53 H2H Match data Sep 25, 2008* R32
Anastasia Pivovarova #164 6-7(5) 6-3 5-3 (ret.) Ye-Ra Lee #178 H2H Match data Sep 25, 2008* R32
Pauline Parmentier #48 6-1 6-1 Sung-Hee Han #600 H2H Match data Sep 25, 2008* R32
Lucie Safarova #74 6-1 3-0 (ret.) Melanie South #129 H2H Match data Sep 25, 2008* R32
Ekaterina Makarova #60 6-1 6-2 Tamira Paszek H2H Match data Sep 25, 2008* R32
Yanina Wickmayer #68 6-3 7-6(1) Magdalena Rybarikova #64 H2H Match data Sep 25, 2008* R32
Ayumi Morita #134 6-4 6-1 Arantxa Rus #183 H2H Match data Sep 25, 2008* R32
Stéphanie Dubois #115 6-4 3-6 7-5 Camille Pin #79 H2H Match data Sep 25, 2008* R32
Akgul Amanmuradova #78 6-7(1) 6-3 6-3 Marta Domachowska #51 H2H Match data Sep 25, 2008* R32
Kaia Kanepi #34 6-2 6-7(5) 6-0 Rika Fujiwara #154 H2H Match data Sep 25, 2008* R32
Jill Craybas #70 6-0 6-0 Meng Yuan #100 H2H Match data Sep 25, 2008* R32
Yung Jan Chan 1-6 6-3 6-4 Mara Santangelo #179 H2H Match data Sep 25, 2008* R32
Sabine Lisicki #63 6-1 6-0 Vera Dushevina #81 H2H Match data Sep 25, 2008* R32
Klara Koukalova #66 6-1 6-7(3) 6-4 Carla Suárez Navarro #50 H2H Match data Sep 25, 2008* R32
Maria Kirilenko #33 6-2 6-0 Lenka Wienerova #193 H2H Match data Sep 25, 2008* 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 2008

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.