en 2020 Qatar Total Open – Singles

Singles
Singles
2020 Qatar Total Open
Final
Champion	Aryna Sabalenka
Runner-up	Petra Kvitová
Score	6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw	56 (8 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	16
Events
Singles	Doubles

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Petra Kvitová in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2020 WTA Qatar Open.

Elise Mertens was the defending champion,^[1] but lost in the second round to Yulia Putintseva.

Seeds

The top eight seeds who played received a bye into the second round.

01.

Ashleigh Barty (semifinals)

02.

Simona Halep (withdrew)

03.

Karolína Plíšková (third round)

04.

Belinda Bencic (quarterfinals)

05.

Elina Svitolina (second round)

06.

Sofia Kenin (second round)

07.

Kiki Bertens (third round)

08.

Petra Kvitová (final)

09.

Aryna Sabalenka (champion)

10.

Petra Martić (first round)

11.

Garbiñe Muguruza (quarterfinals)

12.

Markéta Vondroušová (first round)

13.

Alison Riske (first round)

14.

Elena Rybakina (third round, withdrew)

15.

Maria Sakkari (third round)

16.

Elise Mertens (second round)

17.

Donna Vekić (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

1	Ashleigh Barty	6	6⁴	6

11	Garbiñe Muguruza	1	7⁷	2
					1	Ashleigh Barty	4	6	4

					8	Petra Kvitová	6	2	6
WC	Ons Jabeur	6²	6⁴

8	Petra Kvitová	7⁷	7⁷
										8	Petra Kvitová	3	3

										9	Aryna Sabalenka	6	6
	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	6

4	Belinda Bencic	4	4
						Svetlana Kuznetsova	4	3

					9	Aryna Sabalenka	6	6
	Zheng Saisai	6	6²	3

9	Aryna Sabalenka	3	7⁷	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					1	A Barty	6	6
Q	L Siegemund	6	6		Q	L Siegemund	3	2
PR	Y Shvedova	3	2							1	A Barty	w/o
	A Van Uytvanck	6	6							14	E Rybakina
	P Hercog	2	2			A Van Uytvanck	7	2	6⁸
WC	S Cîrstea	6	3	1	14	E Rybakina	5	6	7¹⁰
14	E Rybakina	3	6	6										1	A Barty	6	6⁴	6
11	G Muguruza	7	5	6										11	G Muguruza	1	7⁷	2
Q	D Kasatkina	5	7	3	11	G Muguruza	6	6
Q	P Hon	2	4			A Tomljanović	1	2
	A Tomljanović	6	6							11	G Muguruza	6	6
	D Yastremska	6	6								D Yastremska	2	4
Q	K Flipkens	2	4			D Yastremska	6	7⁷
					6	S Kenin	3	6⁴

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					3	Ka Plíšková	6	6
Q	B Pera	6	6		Q	B Pera	3	0
	C Garcia	3	1							3	Ka Plíšková	4	6	3
WC	O Jabeur	6	6							WC	O Jabeur	6	3	6
Q	K Siniaková	3	2		WC	O Jabeur	6	6
	J Brady	7¹²	1	7⁷		J Brady	4	3
13	A Riske	6¹⁰	6	6³											WC	O Jabeur	6²	6⁴
10	P Martić	6	1	2											8	P Kvitová	7⁷	7⁷
	B Strýcová	4	6	6		B Strýcová	1	2
	J Ostapenko	7	2	7		J Ostapenko	6	6
Q	J Teichmann	5	6	5							J Ostapenko	2	7	1
	S Zhang	5	0							8	P Kvitová	6	5	6
	C Suárez Navarro	7	6			C Suárez Navarro	6	3	0
					8	P Kvitová	4	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

					5	E Svitolina	3	3
	A Anisimova	6	7⁷			A Anisimova	6	6
	E Alexandrova	3	6⁴								A Anisimova
	S Kuznetsova	6	6								S Kuznetsova	w/o
WC	Ç Büyükakçay	2	2			S Kuznetsova	6	6
	I Świątek	6	7			I Świątek	2	2
17	D Vekić	4	5												S Kuznetsova	6	6
16	E Mertens	6	6											4	B Bencic	4	4
	Q Wang	1	2		16	E Mertens	6	3	2
LL	T Babos	3	4			Y Putintseva	4	6	6
	Y Putintseva	6	6								Y Putintseva	4	3
	K Mladenovic	6⁶	6	3						4	B Bencic	6	6
	V Kudermetova	7⁸	0	6		V Kudermetova	4	6	6⁴
					4	B Bencic	6	4	7⁷

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

					7	K Bertens	6	6
	K Muchová	6	6			K Muchová	2	4
	M Linette	3	1							7	K Bertens	6	3	4
	S-w Hsieh	4	4								S Zheng	3	6	6
WC	V Zvonareva	6	6		WC	V Zvonareva	5	1
	S Zheng	1	6	6		S Zheng	7	6
12	M Vondroušová	6	3	2												S Zheng	6	6²	3
15	M Sakkari	6	6												9	A Sabalenka	3	7⁷	6
	J Görges	4	3		15	M Sakkari	3	7⁷	6
LL	M Doi	2	6	2	Q	T Martincová	6	6⁵	0
Q	T Martincová	6	3	6						15	M Sakkari	3	0
	A Kontaveit	6	7⁷							9	A Sabalenka	6	6
	A Sevastova	4	6³			A Kontaveit	5	6	5
					9	A Sabalenka	7	2	7

Qualifying

Seeds

Kateřina Siniaková (qualified)
Anna Blinkova (first round)
Bernarda Pera (qualified)
Kristýna Plíšková (first round)
Jil Teichmann (qualified)
Daria Kasatkina (qualified)
Laura Siegemund (qualified)
Kirsten Flipkens (qualified)
Patricia Maria Țig (withdrew)
Misaki Doi (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Viktorija Golubic (first round)
Tímea Babos (Qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Camila Giorgi (qualifying competition)
Varvara Gracheva (first round)
Peng Shuai (first round)
Greet Minnen (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Misaki Doi
Tímea Babos

Draw

First qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

1	Kateřina Siniaková	6	6

	Han Xinyun	2	2
				1	Kateřina Siniaková	6	6

				12	Tímea Babos	3	4
WC	Inès Ibbou	1	3

12	Tímea Babos	6	6

Second qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

2	Anna Blinkova	3	3

	Liudmila Samsonova	6	6
					Liudmila Samsonova	6	4	6²

					Priscilla Hon	3	6	7⁷
	Priscilla Hon	6	6

Alt	Lucie Hradecká	4	1

Third qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

3	Bernarda Pera	6	3

WC	Daria Lopatetska	3	0^r
					3	Bernarda Pera	7⁸	4	6

					13	Camila Giorgi	6⁶	6	4
	Barbara Haas	6	6³	0

13	Camila Giorgi	3	7⁷	6

Fourth qualifier

First round				Qualifying competition

4	Kristýna Plíšková	6⁵	5

	Tereza Martincová	7⁷	7
					Tereza Martincová	7	6

				10	Misaki Doi	5	1
	Anna Danilina	4	2

10	Misaki Doi	6	6

Fifth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

5	Jil Teichmann	6	6

	Margarita Gasparyan	3	4
					5	Jil Teichmann	7	6

						Jana Čepelová	5	2
	Jana Čepelová	6	4	6

14	Varvara Gracheva	4	6	4

Sixth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

6	Daria Kasatkina	6⁷	6	4

	Natalia Vikhlyantseva	7⁹	4	0^r
					6	Daria Kasatkina	5	6	6

						Aliaksandra Sasnovich	7	1	1
	Aliaksandra Sasnovich	3	6	6

11	Viktorija Golubic	6	3	1

Seventh qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

7	Laura Siegemund	6	6

WC	Mubaraka Al-Naimi	0	0
					7	Laura Siegemund	7	7

						Magdalena Fręch	5	5
	Magdalena Fręch	6	6⁵	6

15	Peng Shuai	4	7⁷	0

Eighth qualifier

First round					Qualifying competition

8	Kirsten Flipkens	6	7⁷

	Ysaline Bonaventure	3	6⁴
					8	Kirsten Flipkens	6	6

					16	Greet Minnen	1	3
	Lesia Tsurenko	6	4	1

16	Greet Minnen	3	6	6

References

^ "Elise Mertens shocks Simona Halep to claim Qatar Open title". espn.com. 2019-02-16.

External links

[1] "Elise Mertens shocks Simona Halep to claim Qatar Open title". espn.com. 2019-02-16.

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