2021 Qatar Total Open

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]

2021 Qatar Total Open
Date1–6 March
Edition19th
CategoryWTA 500
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$565,530
SurfaceHard
LocationDoha, Qatar
VenueKhalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex
Champions
Singles
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
Doubles
United States Nicole Melichar / Netherlands Demi Schuurs

Champions

Singles
Main article: 2021 Qatar Total Open – Singles

It was Kvitová's first title of 2021 and the 28th of her career.

Doubles
Main article: 2021 Qatar Total Open – Doubles

Points and prize money

Point distribution
Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Singles 470 305 185 100 55 1 25 18 13 1
Doubles 1 — — — — —

Prize money
Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 321 Q3 Q2 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 — — — —

1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.
*per team

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank1 Seed
 UKR Elina Svitolina 5 1
 CZE Karolína Plíšková 6 2
 BLR Aryna Sabalenka 8 3
 CZE Petra Kvitová 10 4
 NED Kiki Bertens 11 5
  SUI Belinda Bencic 12 6
 USA Jennifer Brady 13 7
 BLR Victoria Azarenka 14 8
  • 1 Rankings determined by February 22, 2021.

Other entrants

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:

Withdrawals
Before the tournament
During the tournament

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 CZE Barbora Krejčíková  CZE Kateřina Siniaková 15 1
 USA Nicole Melichar  NED Demi Schuurs 23 2
 JPN Shuko Aoyama  JPN Ena Shibahara 29 3
 RUS Anna Blinkova  CAN Gabriela Dabrowski 59 4
  • Rankings determined by February 22, 2021.

Other entrants

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:

Withdrawals
Before the tournament

References
  1. "QTF". www.qatartennis.org. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  2. "Koobit". www.koobit.com. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  3. "Qatar Total Open 2021 2021 Draws | WTA Official".
  4. "Qatar Total Open 2021 Past Winners | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  5. "Qatar Open Tennis Tournament Fan Guide (ATP & WTA)". 7 October 2020.
  6. "Australian Open delayed by three weeks". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
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