2016 Korea Open
The 2016 Korea Open was a women's professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 13th edition of the tournament, and part of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place in Seoul, South Korea between 19 and 25 September 2016.Point distribution
Prize money
* per teamSeeds
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry as a special exempt:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Seeds
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
| Eri Hozumi | | Oksana Kalashnikova | 96 | 1 |
| Kirsten Flipkens | | Johanna Larsson | 159 | 2 |
| Demi Schuurs | | Renata Voráčová | 167 | 3 |
| Lenka Kunčíková | | Karolína Stuchlá | 194 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 12, 2016
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Singles