WTA Korea Open 2016 Draw, Results & Schedule

Lara Arruabarrena won the 2016 Korea Open, defeating Monica Niculescu 6-0 2-6 6-0 in the final. The WTA 250 event was played on hard courts in Seoul, South Korea, from September 19 to September 25, 2016. The match log contains 55 recorded singles results for this edition.

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Champion
Lara Arruabarrena
def. Monica Niculescu , 6-0 2-6 6-0
Dates
Sep 19 — Sep 25
Location
Seoul, South Korea
Category
WTA 250
Surface
Hard
Prize money
$226,750
Korea Open 2016 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Lara Arruabarrena #90 6-0 2-6 6-0 Monica Niculescu #55 H2H Match data Sep 25, 2016* F
SF (2)
Lara Arruabarrena #90 6-1 6-2 Patricia Maria Tig #135 H2H Match data Sep 24, 2016* SF
Monica Niculescu #55 6-0 6-4 Shuai Zhang #40 H2H Match data Sep 24, 2016* SF
QF (4)
Shuai Zhang #40 6-2 6-4 Camila Giorgi #77 H2H Match data Sep 24, 2016* QF
Patricia Maria Tig #135 7-6(2) 2-6 6-3 Sara Sorribes Tormo #139 H2H Match data Sep 24, 2016* QF
Lara Arruabarrena #90 6-4 6-0 Johanna Larsson #45 H2H Match data Sep 24, 2016* QF
Monica Niculescu #55 6-4 6-2 Jana Cepelova #102 H2H Match data Sep 24, 2016* QF
R16 (8)
Shuai Zhang #40 6-3 7-5 Bethanie Mattek-Sands #133 H2H Match data Sep 23, 2016* R16
Sara Sorribes Tormo #139 1-6 6-2 6-4 Kristina Mladenovic #52 H2H Match data Sep 23, 2016* R16
Monica Niculescu #55 6-2 6-2 Anna Karolina Schmiedlova #100 H2H Match data Sep 23, 2016* R16
Johanna Larsson #45 6-3 1-6 6-2 Kateryna Baindl #98 H2H Match data Sep 23, 2016* R16
Patricia Maria Tig #135 6-4 6-4 Kirsten Flipkens #58 H2H Match data Sep 23, 2016* R16
Jana Cepelova #102 6-3 4-6 6-3 Irina-Camelia Begu #23 H2H Match data Sep 23, 2016* R16
Lara Arruabarrena #90 4-6 7-6(4) 7-6(2) Louisa Chirico #75 H2H Match data Sep 23, 2016* R16
Camila Giorgi #77 2-6 6-1 6-4 Mona Barthel #114 H2H Match data Sep 23, 2016* R16
R32 (17)
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova #100 6-3 6-2 Katarzyna Piter #275 H2H Match data Sep 22, 2016* R32
Sara Sorribes Tormo #139 6-1 6-3 Tamira Paszek H2H Match data Sep 22, 2016* R32
Shuai Zhang #40 6-3 3-6 6-4 Maria Sakkari #99 H2H Match data Sep 22, 2016* R32
Jana Cepelova #102 6-3 6-4 So-Ra Lee #435 H2H Match data Sep 22, 2016* R32
Louisa Chirico #75 7-5 6-3 Yingying Duan #92 H2H Match data Sep 22, 2016* R32
Kristina Mladenovic #52 6-2 7-5 Luksika Kumkhum #161 H2H Match data Sep 22, 2016* R32
Camila Giorgi #77 6-3 6-2 Na Lae Han #182 H2H Match data Sep 22, 2016* R32
Irina-Camelia Begu #23 6-2 6-1 Su Jeong Jang #171 H2H Match data Sep 22, 2016* R32
Monica Niculescu #55 6-3 6-0 Eri Hozumi #199 H2H Match data Sep 22, 2016* R32
Johanna Larsson #45 0-6 6-2 6-2 Grace Min #128 H2H Match data Sep 22, 2016* R32
Kateryna Baindl #98 6-2 6-3 Tereza Martincova #169 H2H Match data Sep 22, 2016* R32
Patricia Maria Tig #135 2-6 7-5 6-4 Marina Erakovic #120 H2H Match data Sep 22, 2016* R32
Kirsten Flipkens #58 5-7 6-2 6-2 Kristyna Pliskova #97 H2H Match data Sep 22, 2016* R32
Lara Arruabarrena #90 6-2 6-2 Arantxa Rus #248 H2H Match data Sep 22, 2016* R32
Bethanie Mattek-Sands #133 6-2 3-6 6-3 Stefanie Voegele #101 H2H Match data Sep 22, 2016* R32
Mona Barthel #114 5-7 6-4 6-2 Nicole Gibbs #72 H2H Match data Sep 22, 2016* R32
Marina Erakovic #120 6-2 5-7 2-1 Patricia Maria Tig #135 H2H Match data Sep 19, 2016 R32
Q3 Q (4)
Luksika Kumkhum #161 3-6 6-4 6-4 Renata Voracova #763 H2H Match data Sep 19, 2016 Q3 Q
Eri Hozumi #199 6-3 5-2 Kai-Chen Chang #203 H2H Match data Sep 19, 2016 Q3 Q
Katarzyna Piter #275 6-3 7-5 Oksana Kalashnikova #1084 H2H Match data Sep 19, 2016 Q3 Q
Arantxa Rus #248 6-4 4-4 Jacqueline Cako #396 H2H Match data Sep 19, 2016 Q3 Q
Q2 Q (7)
Katarzyna Piter #281 6-3 5-5 Riko Sawayanagi #234 H2H Match data Sep 18, 2016 Q2 Q
Renata Voracova #776 6-3 6-0 Nicha Lertpitaksinchai #323 H2H Match data Sep 18, 2016 Q2 Q
Ksenia Lykina #203 6-7(5) 6-4 3-2 Jacqueline Cako #399 H2H Match data Sep 18, 2016 Q2 Q
Eri Hozumi #197 6-0 5-0 (ret.) Jin Ju Lee H2H Match data Sep 18, 2016 Q2 Q
Oksana Kalashnikova #1080 6-1 6-3 Seung-yeon Hong H2H Match data Sep 18, 2016 Q2 Q
Kai-Chen Chang #207 6-1 6-5 Peangtarn Plipuech #266 H2H Match data Sep 18, 2016 Q2 Q
Arantxa Rus #242 4-6 6-3 7-5 Akiko Omae #261 H2H Match data Sep 18, 2016 Q2 Q
Q1 Q (12)
Katarzyna Piter #281 6-2 3-0 (ret.) Soyeon Park H2H Match data Sep 17, 2016 Q1 Q
Eri Hozumi #197 6-0 4-3 Magdalena Frech #329 H2H Match data Sep 17, 2016 Q1 Q
Jacqueline Cako #399 6-1 5-1 Yeong Won Jeong H2H Match data Sep 17, 2016 Q1 Q
Akiko Omae #261 6-1 6-0 Eunji Lim H2H Match data Sep 17, 2016 Q1 Q
Kai-Chen Chang #207 1-6 6-2 6-1 Tori Kinard H2H Match data Sep 17, 2016 Q1 Q
Jin Ju Lee 6-4 6-3 Dabin Kim H2H Match data Sep 17, 2016 Q1 Q
Seung-yeon Hong 4-6 6-3 5-0 (ret.) Ayaka Okuno #312 H2H Match data Sep 17, 2016 Q1 Q
Arantxa Rus #242 6-4 4-1 Fatma Al Nabhani #421 H2H Match data Sep 17, 2016 Q1 Q
Ksenia Lykina #203 6-0 5-0 (ret.) Eun Se Jang H2H Match data Sep 17, 2016 Q1 Q
Riko Sawayanagi #234 6-4 5-4 Sung-Hee Han #582 H2H Match data Sep 17, 2016 Q1 Q
Luksika Kumkhum #154 6-1 0-0 (def.) Kyoka Okamura #278 H2H Match data Sep 17, 2016 Q1 Q
Sang Hee Park 4-6 6-4 6-4 Yujin Ahn H2H Match data Sep 17, 2016 Q1 Q

Recent Finals

Recent Korea Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Iga Swiatek #2 1-6 7-6(3) 7-5 Ekaterina Alexandrova #12 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
Lin Zhu #142 6-0 6-4 Kristina Mladenovic #98 H2H Match data 2021 Hard

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Korea Open held?
Korea Open is held in Seoul, South Korea.
Who won the most recent Korea Open?
The 2025 Korea Open was won by Iga Swiatek 1-6 7-6(3) 7-5.
When was the first Korea Open played?
The first edition of Korea Open was held in 2004.
What surface is Korea Open played on?
Korea Open is played on hard courts.