Post pandemic, the tennis population in Korea has surged as many young people have taken up the sport, and attendance at the Korea Open has greatly increased, last year achieving the milestone of being promoted from a WTA 250 to a WTA 500 tournament.The Olympic Park, where the Korea Open is held, is the historic place of the 1988 Seoul Olympics where Steffi Graf achieved the only Golden Slam in tennis history.
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Postcard from Seoul: Iga, Noodles and Beer Amidst Rain Delays
Every September, Korea's one and only international tennis tournament, the Korea Open, takes place—and owing to the global influence of K-culture between entertainment like BTS, K-pop Demon Hunters, and the global culinary contribution of Buldak spicy noodles, Seoul has become a city that many players want to visit.
