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2015 Korea Open – Singles
Karolína Plíšková was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Tokyo instead. Irina-Camelia Begu won the title, defeating Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the final, 6–3, 6–1. Seeds Draw Finals Top half Bottom half Qualifying Seeds Qualifiers Qualifying draw First qualifier Second qualifier Third qualifier Fourth qualifier External linksMain drawQualifying draw
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Irina-Camelia Begu
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Paula Badosa Gibert
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Ajla Tomljanović
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Kimiko Date-Krumm
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Klára Koukalová
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Andreea Mitu
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