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tournament played on hard courts. It was the 12th edition of the

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, and was part of the

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. It took place in

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, South Korea between 21 September and 27 September 2015. First-seeded

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won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

defeated

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, 6–3, 6–1 * It was Begu's only singles title of the year and the 2nd of her

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Doubles

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defeated

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, 2–6, 6–3, 0–6

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Prize money

_{¹ Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money}

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings are as of September 14, 2015

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: *

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

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Withdrawals

;Before the tournament *

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Retirements

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Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

*¹ Rankings are as of September 14, 2015

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: *

Choi Ji-hee Choi Ji-hee (; born 10 February 1995) is a professional South Korean tennis player. Choi has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour with one doubles title on the WTA Challenger Tour, as well as three singles and 22 doubles titles at tournament ...

/ Lee So-ra *

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/ Hong Seung-yeon

References

External links

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Singles draw (WTA)

Doubled draw (WTA)
{{2015 WTA Tour Korea Open Korea Open Korea Open (tennis) September 2015 sports events in South Korea