Qatar Ladies Open
Qatar Ladies Open | |
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Tournament information | |
Founded | 2001 |
Location |
Doha Qatar |
Venue | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex |
Category |
Premier (2011, 2015, 2017 - ) Premier 5 (2012 - 2014, 2016) |
Surface | Hard / Outdoors |
Draw | 54S/28D |
Prize money | $2,517,250 |
Current champions | |
Women's singles |
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Women's doubles |
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The Qatar Ladies Open, known as the Qatar Total Open for sponsorship reasons, is a tennis tournament held in Doha, Qatar. Held since 2001, this WTA Tour event was a Tier I-tournament in 2008, and was played on outdoor hardcourts. After a two-year break the tournament returned in 2011 and is held at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex.
History
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The first tournament was held in 2001 as Qatar Total FinaElf Open for the prize money of $170,000, as a Tier III tournament.[1] In 2004, the tournament got Tier II category because of an increase in prize money to $585,000,[2] and in 2007 to $600,000.[3] For the 2008 season, which was the last season it was held, the tournament became Tier I for the prize money of $2,500,000.[4] The event then took a two-year break due to the venue hosting the WTA Tour Championship, thus not being played in 2009 or 2010. The tournament returned in 2011 as a Premier Event with the prize money of $721,000 and a 32-competitor singles draw (16-pair doubles draw).[5] The tournament received Premier 5 status from 2012–2014, but in the 2015 WTA Season the tournament was back to a Premier event.
The event is held at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex which currently has a capacity of 6,911. It was originally much smaller but had a makeover in 2008.[6] Its prize money as of 2016 was $2,517,250 and the tournament director is Saad Al Mohannadi.[7]
Past finals
Singles
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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↓ Tier III tournament ↓ | |||
2001 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
2002 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–6(8–6), 6–3 |
2003 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–1 |
↓ Tier II tournament ↓ | |||
2004 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
2005 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
2006 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 7–5 |
2007 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
↓ Tier I tournament ↓ | |||
2008 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 2–6, 6–0 |
2009-2010 | Not Held | ||
↓ Premier tournament ↓ | |||
2011 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
↓ Premier 5 tournament ↓ | |||
2012 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 6–2 |
2013 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 6–3 |
2014 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
↓ Premier tournament ↓ | |||
2015 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
↓ Premier 5 tournament ↓ | |||
2016 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
↓ Premier tournament ↓ | |||
2017 | ![]() | ![]() |
Doubles
See also
References
- ↑ "2001 Results". Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ "Doha results 2004". Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ http://www.tennislive.net/wta-women/qatar-total-open-doha-2007/. Retrieved 4 April 2016. Missing or empty
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(help) - ↑ "Qatar 2008 results and prize money". Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ "2011 Qatar Ladies Open information" (PDF). Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ "Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex rebuild". Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ "WTA tournaments 2016". Retrieved 4 April 2016.
External links
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- Official website
- Qatar Total Open. WTA Tour.