The 2023 Korea Open (also known for sponsorship purposes as the 2023 Hana Bank Korea Open) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 19th edition of the tournament and a WTA 250 event on the 2023 WTA Tour. The tournament took place at the Olympic Park Tennis Center in Seoul, South Korea from 9 to 15 October 2023.[1] The men's event was discontinued this year following the return of the ATP Tour to China.
| 2023 Korea Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9–15 October 2023 |
| Edition | 19th |
| Category | WTA 250 |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $259,303 (women) |
| Surface | Hard, outdoor |
| Location | Seoul, South Korea |
| Venue | Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Jessica Pegula | |
| Doubles | |
 Marie Bouzková / Bethanie Mattek-Sands | |
Champions edit
Singles edit
Jessica Pegula def. 
Yuan Yue 6–2, 6–3
Doubles edit
Marie Bouzková / Bethanie Mattek-Sands def. 
Luksika Kumkhum / Peangtarn Plipuech 6–2, 6–1
Singles main draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank | Seeds |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Jessica Pegula | 4 | 1 |
 LAT
|
Jeļena Ostapenko | 17 | 2 |
|
Ekaterina Alexandrova | 20 | 3 |
| CZE
|
Marie Bouzková | 30 | 4 |
| USA
|
Sofia Kenin | 31 | 5 |
| USA
|
Alycia Parks | 43 | 6 |
 NED
|
Arantxa Rus | 51 | 7 |
 GBR
|
Katie Boulter | 56 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of 2 October 2023.
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals edit
Irina-Camelia Begu → replaced by 
Eva Lys
Margarita Betova → replaced by Polina Kudermetova
Kimberly Birrell → replaced by Yuan Yue- Anna Kalinskaya → replaced by Ashlyn Krueger
- Tereza Martincová → replaced by
Jang Su-jeong 
Diane Parry → replaced by 
Laura Pigossi- Bernarda Pera → replaced by Irina Khromacheva
- Wang Yafan → replaced by
Viktória Hrunčáková
Doubles main draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 JPN
|
Eri Hozumi | JPN
|
Makoto Ninomiya | 103 | 1 |
| CZE
|
Marie Bouzková | USA
|
Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 109 | 2 |
| Irina Khromacheva |  TPE
|
Wu Fang-hsien | 123 | 3 | |
| USA
|
Sabrina Santamaria | Yana Sizikova | 133 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of 2 October 2023
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals edit
- Viktória Hrunčáková /
Arantxa Rus → replaced by 
Liang En-shuo / Yuan Yue
References edit
- ^ "Korea Open Overview". wtatennis.com.
- ^ "Half-Korean star Pegula, Venus commit to WTA Korea Open". Yonhap News Agency. 13 September 2023.