2014 Korea Open
| 2014 Korea Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 13–21 September |
| Edition | 11th |
| 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 | |
 Karolína Plíšková | |
| Doubles | |
 Lara Arruabarrena /  Irina-Camelia Begu | |
The 2014 Korea Open was a women's professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 11th edition of the tournament, which was part of the 2014 WTA Tour. It took place in Seoul, South Korea between 13 September and 21 September 2014. Second-seeded Karolína Plíšková won the singles title.[1]
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit]
Karolína Plíšková defeated 
Varvara Lepchenko, 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–2- It was Plíšková's 1st singles title of the year and the 2nd of her career.
Doubles
[edit]
Lara Arruabarrena / 
Irina-Camelia Begu defeated 
Mona Barthel / 
Mandy Minella, 6–3, 6–3
Points and prize money
[edit]Point distribution
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 280 | 180 | 110 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
[edit]| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $111,139 | $55,335 | $29,270 | $8,502 | $4,770 | $3,774 | $1,448 | $1,052 | $764 |
| Doubles | $17,724 | $9,222 | $4,951 | $2,623 | $1,383 | — | — | — | — |
| Doubles prize money per team | |||||||||
1 Qualifiers prize money is also the round of 32 prize money
Singles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 POL | Agnieszka Radwańska | 5 | 1 |
| CZE | Karolína Plíšková | 36 | 2 |
| CZE | Klára Koukalová | 38 | 3 |
 SVK | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 41 | 4 |
 USA | Varvara Lepchenko | 43 | 5 |
 EST | Kaia Kanepi | 45 | 6 |
 FRA | Caroline Garcia | 46 | 7 |
 GBR | Heather Watson | 47 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 8, 2014
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
[edit]- Before the tournament
- Petra Cetkovská → replaced by
Julia Glushko 
Ekaterina Makarova → replaced by Kristýna Plíšková- Elena Vesnina → replaced by Lara Arruabarrena
Retirements
[edit]
Magdaléna Rybáriková (left hip injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TPE | Chan Hao-ching | TPE | Chan Yung-jan | 52 | 1 |
| CZE | Karolína Plíšková | CZE | Kristýna Plíšková | 110 | 2 |
 CRO | Darija Jurak | USA | Megan Moulton-Levy | 115 | 3 |
 GEO | Oksana Kalashnikova | CZE | Renata Voráčová | 143 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 8, 2014
Retirements
[edit]- Maria Kirilenko (left abdominal strain)
References
[edit]- ^ "Karolina Pliskova wins Korea Open". ESPN. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2024.