The 2011 Korea Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 8th edition of the Korea Open, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2011 WTA Tour. It took place at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center in Seoul, South Korea, from 19 September 25 September 2011. Sixth-seeded María José Martínez Sánchez won the singles title.

2011 Korea Open
Date19–25 September
Edition8th
CategoryWTA International
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$220,000
SurfaceHard / outdoor
LocationSeoul, South Korea
VenueSeoul Olympic Park Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Spain María José Martínez Sánchez
Doubles
South Africa Natalie Grandin / Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová
← 2010 · Korea Open · 2012 →

Finals

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Singles

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  María José Martínez Sánchez defeated   Galina Voskoboeva, 7–6(7–0), 7–6(7–2)

  • It was Martínez Sánchez's 2nd title of the year and 5th of her career, her first coming on hardcourts.

Doubles

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  Natalie Grandin /   Vladimíra Uhlířová defeated   Vera Dushevina /   Galina Voskoboeva 7–6(7–5), 6–4

Entrants

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Country Player Rank1 Seed
  ITA Francesca Schiavone 8 1
  FRA Marion Bartoli 10 2
  GER Julia Görges 21 3
  SVK Dominika Cibulková 22 4
  SLO Polona Hercog 35 5
  ESP María José Martínez Sánchez 36 6
  ROU Irina-Camelia Begu 38 7
  RUS Ekaterina Makarova 43 8
  • 1 Seeds are based on the rankings of September 12.

Other entrants

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The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

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