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2009 Hansol Korea Open
The 2009 Hansol Korea Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the sixth edition of the event known that year as the Hansol Korea Open, and was part of the WTA International category of the 2009 WTA Tour. It was held at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center in Seoul, South Korea, from 21 September 27 through September 2009. Unseeded 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 Billie Jean King, who won the Edgbaston Cup at Birmingham in 1983 aged 39 and seven months.
Finals
Singles
Main article: 2009 Hansol Korea Open – Singles
JPN Kimiko Date-Krumm defeated ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues, 6–3, 6–3
- It was her only singles title of the year, 1st title after 13 years break, and the 8th and last of her career.
Doubles
Main article: 2009 Hansol Korea Open – Doubles
TPE Chan Yung-jan / USA Abigail Spears defeated USA Carly Gullickson / AUS Nicole Kriz, 6–3, 6–4
Entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SVK | Daniela Hantuchová | 21 | 1 |
| ESP | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 23 | 2 |
| ITA | Francesca Schiavone | 24 | 3 |
| ROU | Sorana Cîrstea | 29 | 4 |
| RUS | Alisa Kleybanova | 31 | 5 |
| RUS | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 41 | 6 |
| RUS | Vera Dushevina | 46 | 7 |
| AUT | Sybille Bammer | 47 | 8 |
- 1 Seeds are based on the rankings of September 14, 2009
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw
- KOR Yoo Mi
- KOR Kim So-Jung
- KOR Lee Ye-Ra
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- JPN Yurika Sema
- TPE Chang Kai-Chen
- AUS Sophie Ferguson
- JPN Junri Namigata
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