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The 2009 Hansol Korea Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 6th edition of the event known that year as the Hansol Korea Open, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the
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in Seoul, South Korea, from September 21 through September 27, 2009.


Entrants


Seeds

* 1 Seeds are based on the rankings of September 14, 2009


Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw *
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* Kim So-Jung * Lee Ye-Ra The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Yurika Sema * Chang Kai-Chen * Sophie Ferguson * Junri Namigata


Finals


Singles

Kimiko Date-Krumm defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues, 6–3, 6–3 *Date-Krumm, one day short of her 39th birthday, became the second-oldest player in the Open era to win a singles title on the WTA Tour, after
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, who won the
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aged 39 and seven months. *It was her 1st title after 13 years break, and the 8th of her career.


Doubles

Chan Yung-jan / Abigail Spears defeated Carly Gullickson / Nicole Kriz, 6–3, 6–4


External links


Official website

Singles, Doubles, and Qualifying Singles draws
{{2009 WTA Tour Hansol Korea Open Korea Open (tennis) Korea