2012 Korea Open
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| 2012 Korea Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17–23 September |
| Edition | 9th |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $500,000 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Seoul, South Korea |
| Venue | Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Caroline Wozniacki | |
| Doubles | |
 Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears | |
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 WTA International category of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center in Seoul, South Korea between 17 September and 23 September 2012. First-seeded Caroline Wozniacki won the singles title.
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit] Caroline Wozniacki defeated 
Kaia Kanepi 6–1, 6–0
- It was Wozniacki's first singles title of the year, ending 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]
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: