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2025 Korea Open
September 15 - September 21
Last Updated on September 22, 2025
The 2025 Korea Open was a professional tennis tournament that was played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 21st edition of the event and was a WTA 500 tournament on the 2025 WTA Tour. The tournament took place at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center in Seoul, South Korea, from September 15 to September 21, 2025.1“Korea Open 2025 Overview”. wtatennis.com. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
As a WTA 500 event, the 2025 Korea Open featured a strong field of players from the top of the WTA rankings. The total prize money for the event was $1,064,510.
The tournament was held at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center, a multi-purpose sports complex that was built for the 1988 Summer Olympics. The venue has a capacity of 10,000 spectators and is known for its hard courts, which are a popular surface for many players on the WTA Tour.
Tournament Details
| Date | 15–21 September |
| Edition | 21st |
| Draw | 28 Singles / 16 Doubles |
| Category | WTA 500 |
| Total Prize Money | $1,064,510 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Seoul, South Korea |
| Venue | Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center |
Tournament Links
| WTA Tournament Profile | ||
| Order of Play | Draws | Player List |
Champions
Iga Świątek staged a dramatic comeback to lift the 2025 Korea Open singles crown, outlasting Ekaterina Alexandrova 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–5 in Sunday’s final. The victory marks Świątek’s 25th career WTA singles title and her first-ever triumph in a final after dropping the opening set — an impressive milestone for the world No. 1.
Last year’s champion, Beatriz Haddad Maia, was unable to defend her title, bowing out in the second round to rising German player Ella Seidel.
In doubles, former world No. 1 duo Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková rediscovered their winning touch, defeating Maya Joint and Caty McNally 6–3, 7–6(8–6) to secure their first title together in over a year. The win also propels Siniaková back to the top of the world doubles rankings, reclaiming the No. 1 position from her regular partner Taylor Townsend.
Defending doubles champions Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Liudmila Samsonova did not return to the tournament this year.
| Event | Champion(s) | Runner(s)-up |
| Singles | 🇵🇱 Iga Świątek | Ekaterina Alexandrova |
| 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–5 | ||
| Doubles | 🇨🇿 Barbora Krejčíková 🇨🇿 Kateřina Siniaková |
🇦🇺 Maya Joint 🇺🇸 Caty McNally |
| 6–3, 7–6(8–6) | ||
Points and Prize Money
The 2025 Korea Open offers players ranking points and prize money based on their performance. The breakdown of points and prize money is as follows:
| Singles | Doubles | |
| Winner | $164,000 | 500 Points | $54,300 | 500 Points |
| Finals | $101,000 | 325 Points | $33,000 | 325 Points |
| Semi-Finals | $59,000 | 195 Points | $19,160 | 195 Points |
| Quarter-Finals | $28,695 | 108 Points | $9,840 | 108 Points |
| Round of 16 | $15,700 | 60 Points | $6,000 | 1 Point |
| Round of 32 | $11,300 | 1 Point | – |
Schedule
The 2025 Korea Open will run for seven days, with the qualifying rounds held on the first weekend, followed by the main draw matches starting on Monday. The schedule of play is as follows:
- September 15-16: First Round
- September 17-18: Second Round
- September 19: Quarterfinals
- September 20: Semifinals
- September 21: Doubles Final, Singles Final
History
The Korea Open has a long history as a women’s professional tennis tournament, with the inaugural edition held in 2004. Over the years, the tournament has attracted top-tier talent, with past champions including Maria Sharapova, Venus Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, and Jeļena Ostapenko. The tournament was previously a WTA 250 event, but was upgraded to a WTA 500 in 2024, which is a significant change that is expected to attract a higher-quality field of competitors and offer greater exposure. The event also received a single-year ATP 250 license in 2022, but the 2025 edition will be a women’s-only event.