Qatar TotalEnergies Open 2024

The Qatar TotalEnergies Open is a professional women’s tennis tournament that is played on outdoor hard courts. The 2024 WTA Qatar Open will be the 22nd edition of the tournament. The competition takes place at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha, Qatar. This year, the Qatar Open will be held between February 11 - 17.

Having been counted as a WTA-1000 event, the Qatar TotalEnergies Open is among the premier tournaments on the women’s circuit. As of 2024, the WTA has committed over $3 million worth of prize money. There will be 64 entrants in women’s singles, and 32 pairs participating in women’s doubles.

In 2023, world No.1 Iga Swiatek won the women’s singles championship in Doha, while American pairing of Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula claimed the women’s doubles title. The competition will see a plethora of the WTA’s top ranked stars battling it out for hard court glory. However, reigning Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka and defending doubles champion Jessica Pegula will be absent from the event in 2024.

Qatar TotalEnergies Open History

The Qatar Ladies’ Open, currently sponsored by TotalEnergies and named the Qatar TotalEnergies Open, has been a mainstay on the WTA since 2001. After becoming a Tier-1 tournament in 2008, the event took a two-year sabbatical before making a return in 2011. As a result, 2024 will be the 22nd edition of the competition.

The first ever edition of the tournament was called the Qatar Total FinaElf Open, and started off as a Tier-3 competition. Martina Hingis was the maiden singles champion at the event, defeating Sandrine Testud 6-3 6-2 in the final. Off late, the Qatar Open has been alternating between a WTA-500 and WTA-1000 every year. In 2024, the tournament will be a WTA-1000 event, with Iga Swiatek being the double defending singles title-holder.

The Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex has played host to the Qatar Ladies’ Open since 2008, and also hosted the WTA Tour Championships between 2008-2010. It has a capacity of 7,000 people after its expansion. Anastasia Myskina, Maria Sharapova, Victoria Azarenka, Petra Kvitova and Iga Swiatek are the most decorated athletes in the Doha-based event, with each winning the title twice. On the other hand, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula won back-to-back doubles titles in 2022 and 2023.

Qatar TotalEnergies Open 2024 Schedule

The 2024 Qatar TotalEnergies Open will be held from February 11-17 at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha. The tentative pre-tournament schedule is as follows:

February 11: Round-1

February 12: Round-1

February 13: Round-2

February 14: Round-3

February 15: Quarterfinals

February 16: Semifinals

February 17: Final

Qatar TotalEnergies Open 2024 Top Ranked Players

Singles

Iga Swiatek (World No.1) - 1st Seed

Coco Gauff (World No.3) - 2nd Seed

Elena Rybakina (World No.5) - 3rd Seed

Ons Jabeur (World No.6) - 4th Seed

Zheng Qinwen (World No.7) - 5th Seed

Marketa Vondrousova (World No.8) - 6th Seed

Maria Sakkari (World No.9) - 7th Seed

Karolina Muchova (World No.10) - 8th Seed

Doubles

Hsieh/Mertens (World No.3) - 1st Seed

Routliffe/Dabrowski (World No.11) - 2nd Seed

Melichar-Martinez/Perez (World No.23) - 3rd Seed

Krejcikova/Siegemund (World No.29) - 4th Seed

Schuurs/Stefani (World No.29) - 5th Seed

Ostapenko/Kichenok (World No.33) - 6th Seed

Hunter/Parks (World No.35) - 7th Seed

Chan/Olmos (World No.46) - 8th Seed

Where to Watch Qatar TotalEnergies Open 2024?

There is no confirmed information regarding the live telecast of the 2024 WTA Qatar Open worldwide. However, it will be streamed live on WTA TV for fans with a subscription. Additionally, the WTA has listed out the general channels that have broadcasting rights in major countries across the season:

• Australia: beIN Sports

• Canada: DAZN

• UK & Germany: Sky Sports

• South America: ESPN

• Turkey: beIN Digiturk

• USA: Tennis Channel