The 2021 Korea Open (also known as the 2021 Hana Bank Korea Open for sponsorship purposes) was a professional women's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. After the cancellation of the 2020 edition, the 2021 edition was also delayed and later downgraded to WTA 125 level from WTA 250 level as a result of COVID-19 pandemic. It was the 17th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2021 WTA 125K series. It took place in Seoul, South Korea between 20 and 26 December 2021. Second-seeded Zhu Lin wo the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Zhu Lin defeated Kristina Mladenovic 6–0, 6–4
Doubles
Choi Ji-hee / Han Na-lae defeated Valentini Grammatikopoulou / Réka Luca Jani 6–4, 6–4
Singles main-draw entrants Seeds
Country Player Rank1 SeedKristina Mladenovic991Zhu Lin1422Réka Luca Jani1703Valentini Grammatikopoulou1844Arianne Hartono1965Jang Su-jeong2156Isabella Shinikova2267Yuki Naito2628 1 Rankings are as of December 13, 2021
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Back Da-yeon Brenda Fruhvirtová Jeong Bo-young Park Eun-yeong
The following player received entry as an alternate: Moon Jeong
Withdrawals Before the tournament Jodie Burrage → replaced by Carol Zhao Hanna Chang → replaced by Anastasia Kulikova Federica Di Sarra → replaced by Peangtarn Plipuech Nao Hibino → replaced by Moon Jeong Mai Hontama → replaced by Riya Bhatia Dasha Ivanova → replaced by Kim Da-bin Anna Sisková → replaced by Linda Fruhvirtová Zhang Shuai → replaced by Choi Ji-hee
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedArianne HartonoOlivia Tjandramulia3101Valentini GrammatikopoulouRéka Luca Jani3812 1 Rankings are as of December 13, 2021
Other entrants The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Jeong Bo-young / Jeong Yeong-won
References
External links
WTA tournament profile