The 2021 Qatar Total Open was a professional women's tennis tournament, played in Doha, Qatar between the 1st and the 6th of March 2021.[1] The tournament was played on hard courts at the International Tennis and Squash Complex, and was a WTA 500 event on the 2021 WTA Tour.[2] [3] Typically played in February[4] one to two weeks following the Australian Open, the tournament was played in March this year[5] in order to adjust for the delayed start of the 2021 tournament, which was held three weeks later than usual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
See main article: 2021 Qatar Total Open – Singles.
It was Kvitová's first title of 2021 and the 28th of her career.
See main article: 2021 Qatar Total Open – Doubles.
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | width=85 | Q | width=85 | Q3 | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 | ||||
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Doubles | 1 |
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | width=85 | Q3 | width=85 | Q2 | width=85 | Q1 |
Singles | $68,570 | $51,000 | $32,400 | $15,500 | $8,200 | $6,650 | $3,295 | $2,350 | $1,800 | |||
Doubles* | $25,230 | $17,750 | $10,000 | $5,500 | $3,500 |
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
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Ukraine | Elina Svitolina | 5 | 1 | |
Czech Republic | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 2 | |
Belarus | Aryna Sabalenka | 8 | 3 | |
Czech Republic | Petra Kvitová | 10 | 4 | |
Kiki Bertens | 11 | 5 | ||
Belinda Bencic | 12 | 6 | ||
Jennifer Brady | 13 | 7 | ||
Belarus | Victoria Azarenka | 14 | 8 |
The following players will receive wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
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Czech Republic | Barbora Krejčíková | Czech Republic | Kateřina Siniaková | 15 | 1 | |
Nicole Melichar | Demi Schuurs | 23 | 2 | |||
Japan | Shuko Aoyama | Japan | Ena Shibahara | 29 | 3 | |
Russian Federation | Anna Blinkova | Canada | Gabriela Dabrowski | 59 | 4 |
The following pairs will receive wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry into the doubles main draw using a protected ranking:
The following pair received entry as alternates: