The 2012 Korea Open was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place in Seoul, South Korea between 17 and 23 September 2012.
| 2012 Korea Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17–23 September |
| Edition | 9th |
| Category | WTA International tournaments |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Seoul, South Korea |
| Venue | Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Caroline Wozniacki | |
| Doubles | |
 Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears | |
Singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 11 | 1 |
 RUS
|
Maria Kirilenko | 14 | 2 |
 EST
|
Kaia Kanepi | 16 | 3 |
| RUS
|
Nadia Petrova | 18 | 4 |
 GER
|
Julia Görges | 21 | 5 |
| USA
|
Varvara Lepchenko | 22 | 6 |
 CZE
|
Klára Zakopalová | 28 | 7 |
| RUS
|
Ekaterina Makarova | 29 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 10, 2012
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals edit
Retirements edit
Maria Kirilenko (back injury)- Nadia Petrova (back injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Raquel Kops-Jones | USA
|
Abigail Spears | 41 | 1 |
 IND
|
Sania Mirza |  ESP
|
Anabel Medina Garrigues | 44 | 2 |
 RSA
|
Natalie Grandin | CZE
|
Vladimíra Uhlířová | 61 | 3 |
| RUS
|
Vera Dushevina |  POL
|
Alicja Rosolska | 95 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 10, 2012
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Finals edit
Singles edit
Caroline Wozniacki defeated 
Kaia Kanepi 6–1, 6–0
This was Wozniacki's first title of the season which ended a 13-month drought. It was also her 19th career title.
Doubles edit
Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears defeated 
Akgul Amanmuradova / Vania King 2–6, 6–2, [10–8]
