KDB Korea Open Pleased With Growth

Written by: Staff on 24th September 2012

2012 KDB Korea Open Tennis Championships in Seoul

KDB Korea Open Pleased With Growth

epa03407220 Danish Caroline Wozniacki poses with the trophy after the women final match of the 2012 KDB Korea Open Tennis Championships at Olympics Park in Seoul South Korea, 23 September 2012. Wozniacki won 6-1, 6-0. EPA/JEON HEON-KYUN |

The KDB Korea Open was not only pleased to have a former No. 1 come through and win its title, but was happy with attendance and sponsor participation. Caroline Wozniacki won the tournament last week.

This year, it doubled its prize money from $220,000 to $500,000 and also used the Hawkeye for the first time. “We plan to make it the No.1 international sports event in Korea,” tournament director Lee Jin-Soo said. “This is a stepping stone to going from an International-level tournament to Premier-level.”

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