Korea Open 2026 Live Stream, How to watch live

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

Q: Where is the Korea Open held?

The Korea Open is held in Seoul, South Korea.

Q: How many ranking points does the Korea Open winner earn?

The singles champion takes 1,000 ranking points.

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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.

Play starts in 2 days, on Monday 21 September, with the main draw running through to Sunday 27 September.

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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

WTA #2

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

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 reached	Singles points
Winner	250
Runner-up	165
Semi-final	100
Quarter-final	50
Round of 16	25
Round of 32	0

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.

City	Seoul, South Korea
Time zone	Asia/Seoul
Format	WTA only

Quick facts

Korea Open 2026 at a glance

Edition	2026
Tour	WTA
Category	WTA 250
Surface	Hard
Dates	21-27 Sep
Venue	Seoul, South Korea
Time zone	Asia/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.