DATE: Feb 13-18,2017
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $710,900
FIELD SIZE: 28
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Carla Suárez Navarro
Seeds:
1. Angelique Kerber
2. Karolina Pliskova
3. Dominika Cibulkova
4. Agnieszka Radwanska
5. Garbine Muguruza
6. Elena Vesnina
7. Timea Bacsinszky
8. Barbora Strycova
The Tournament:
While the ATP first staged a tournament in Qatar in 1993, the Qatar Tennis Federation did not launch what is now known as the Qatar Total Open in Doha in 2001 as the popularity of women's sports was starting to take off in the country. Doha's ultra-modern Khalifa International Tennis Complex also hosted the season-ending WTA Championships from 2008 to 2010.
Qatar Total Open champions include WTA greats such as Justine Henin, Martina Hingis and Monica Seles, as well as two-time winners Victoria Azarenka, Anastasia Myskina and Maria Sharapova. (Src: WTA)
About Doha
Doha, capital of the peninsular Persian Gulf country Qatar, is a modern city on Doha Bay. Ringing its downtown waterfront are numerous parks and the Corniche Promenade.
On a man-made island, the I.M. Pei–designed Museum of Islamic Art houses an extensive collection from across the Muslim world. At Souq Waqif, a traditional market, vendors offer goods like clothing, crafts and spices.
Tourism Guide:
SURFACE: Hard
PRIZE MONEY: $710,900
FIELD SIZE: 28
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Carla Suárez Navarro
Seeds:
1. Angelique Kerber
2. Karolina Pliskova
3. Dominika Cibulkova
4. Agnieszka Radwanska
5. Garbine Muguruza
6. Elena Vesnina
7. Timea Bacsinszky
8. Barbora Strycova
The Tournament:
While the ATP first staged a tournament in Qatar in 1993, the Qatar Tennis Federation did not launch what is now known as the Qatar Total Open in Doha in 2001 as the popularity of women's sports was starting to take off in the country. Doha's ultra-modern Khalifa International Tennis Complex also hosted the season-ending WTA Championships from 2008 to 2010.
Qatar Total Open champions include WTA greats such as Justine Henin, Martina Hingis and Monica Seles, as well as two-time winners Victoria Azarenka, Anastasia Myskina and Maria Sharapova. (Src: WTA)
About Doha
Doha, capital of the peninsular Persian Gulf country Qatar, is a modern city on Doha Bay. Ringing its downtown waterfront are numerous parks and the Corniche Promenade.
On a man-made island, the I.M. Pei–designed Museum of Islamic Art houses an extensive collection from across the Muslim world. At Souq Waqif, a traditional market, vendors offer goods like clothing, crafts and spices.
Tourism Guide:
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