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Korea Open 2026, where to watch and live stream

WTA 250 tournament on hard in Seoul, scheduled from 21-27 Sep.

WrappedWTA 250HardWTA
Surface
Hard
Category
WTA 250
Dates
21-27 Sep
Location
KR Seoul
Tournament wrap, 2026 edition

The Korea Open 2026 has wrapped

The Korea Open 2026 finished 13 days ago, a WTA 250 stop on hard that ran from 21 September to 27 September in Seoul, South Korea. Below are the finals, the points and prize money lifted, and a quick look ahead to next year.

Returns: the Korea Open is expected back around 26 September 2027, we update this card once the 2027 calendar is confirmed.

Where to watch

How to watch the Korea Open 2026

Watch the Korea Open live in your country. The broadcaster panel below shows the rightsholder for your market. Switch markets with the country picker in the header.

The story of the Korea Open

Why the Korea Open matters in 2026

The Korea Open runs in Seoul, South Korea from 21-27 Sep, played on medium-paced hard court. Bounces and pace sit between clay and grass, which rewards all-court players who can defend, attack and serve in roughly equal measure. It is an WTA 250 event. The singles champion takes ranking points and prize money, and a useful chunk of the season prize pool.

The 2026 edition has wrapped. The full results sit below; the recap and the 2027 dates are above.

Read the full Korea Open preview →

Key dates

Korea Open 2026 schedule and key sessions

The shape of the week, day by day. Start times for individual matches are published the night before each session in the order of play and use your local time zone on the daily schedule.

Sat 19 Sep to Sun 27 Sep
Qualifying. Final qualifying rounds run 19 Sep to 20 Sep, with the last 16 spots in the main draw on the line.
Mon 21 Sep
Main draw begins. First-round matches, with the higher seeds spread evenly across the bracket.
Wed 23 Sep
Round of 32. The seeded names start meeting unseeded survivors. Upsets here typically reshape one half of the draw.
Fri 25 Sep
Round of 16. The eight seeds in each half of the draw narrow to four. Form usually starts to separate from reputation around here.
Sun 27 Sep
Quarter-finals. Best-of-three on the show courts, with the eight quarter-finalists locked in by the night before.
Fri 25 Sep
Semi-finals. The four-into-two cut. Best-of-three throughout, with start times announced the previous evening.
Sun 27 Sep
Final. Champion crowned in Seoul on the closing day. Trophy ceremony on court immediately after match point.
Surface and conditions

How hard plays at the Korea Open

Hard courts sit between clay and grass for pace and bounce. The ball travels at a medium speed, the bounce is true, and the surface is friendly to all-court games. Net play, baseline grinding, and serve-and-volley all have a place on hard, which is why this surface produces the deepest variety of winners across the year.

Tactically hard-court tennis usually comes down to depth control. The player who consistently lands the ball in the back third of the court forces errors out of opponents who are forced to swing harder for less margin. Lateral movement matters more than on grass and less than on clay, and the third-shot pattern after the serve becomes the defining tactical decision in every break-point rally.

Names to follow

Players to watch at the Korea Open

Aryna Sabalenka
Aryna Sabalenka
WTA #2

World No. 1 on the women's side. The flat ball-striking translates across surfaces.

Iga Świątek
Iga Świątek
WTA #9

The reference clay-court player on the women's tour, with a deeper hard-court game added since 2024.

What is on the line

Ranking points by round

Singles ranking points awarded for reaching each round of the WTA 250 draw. Doubles points are typically half of the singles tally per round.

Round reachedSingles points
Winner250
Runner-up165
Semi-final100
Quarter-final50
Round of 1625
Round of 320
Where it's played

Venue and travel notes

Match start times use your local time zone everywhere on the site. Published schedule and ticket information appears below.

CityKR Seoul, South Korea
Time zoneAsia/Seoul
FormatWTA only
Quick facts

Korea Open 2026 at a glance

Edition2026
TourWTA
CategoryWTA 250
SurfaceHard
Dates21-27 Sep
VenueSeoul, South Korea
Time zoneAsia/Seoul
FAQ

Korea Open 2026, your questions, answered

When is the Korea Open 2026 played?

The Korea Open 2026 runs from 21-27 Sep. The order of play for each session is published the night before, and start times on this page use your local time zone.

What surface is the Korea Open played on?

The Korea Open is played on hard. Hard courts sit between clay and grass for pace and bounce, and reward all-court games.

Where is the Korea Open held?

The Korea Open is held in Seoul, South Korea.

How can I watch the Korea Open 2026?

The broadcaster panel above shows where to watch the Korea Open in your country. Use the country picker in the header to switch markets. Tennis TV carries most ATP non-Slam events worldwide, and WTA TV carries most WTA non-Slam events.

How many ranking points does the Korea Open winner earn?

The singles champion takes 1,000 ranking points.

How much prize money does the Korea Open pay?

ATP 250 and WTA 250 events run a smaller purse than the bigger Masters and Slam events, but still offer meaningful prize money to quarter-finalists and beyond. The exact breakdown is published by the tour the week before the main draw begins, and is mirrored on the official tournament site.

How does qualifying work at the Korea Open?

A 28-player main draw runs across the week, with qualifying played in the 2 days before. There are no byes, every seed plays a first-round match. The qualifying draw is published a week ahead of main-draw entry lists.

What betting markets work best at the Korea Open?

Hard courts produce the most balanced markets on tour. Form lines transfer cleanly between surfaces, and game spreads (-3.5 / -4.5) are typically the cleanest read on perceived favourites. Always cross-check the latest odds on the live odds panel above before staking.