2019 Qatar Total Open – Singles

Elise Mertens defeated Simona Halep in the final, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2019 WTA Qatar Open.

Singles
2019 Qatar Total Open
Final
ChampionBelgium Elise Mertens
Runner-upRomania Simona Halep
Score3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw28 (4 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds8
Events
SinglesDoubles
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Petra Kvitová was the reigning champion, but chose not to participate.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Simona Halep (final)
  2. Karolína Plíšková (withdrew)
  3. Angelique Kerber (semifinals)
  4. Elina Svitolina (semifinals)
  5. Kiki Bertens (quarterfinals)
  6. Caroline Wozniacki (withdrew)
  7. Anastasija Sevastova (first round)
  8. Ashleigh Barty (withdrew)
  9. Julia Görges (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

SemifinalsFinal
          
1 Simona Halep636
4/WC Elina Svitolina364
1 Simona Halep643
Elise Mertens366
3 Angelique Kerber461
Elise Mertens626

Top half

First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
1 S Halep66
LL L Arruabarrena30 L Tsurenko23
L Tsurenko661 S Halep7778
LL A Riske669 J Görges6166
LL P Hercog43LL A Riske1774
Q A Tomljanović229 J Görges6656
9 J Görges661 S Halep636
4/WC E Svitolina364
4/WC E Svitolina66
M Buzărnescu162 J Ostapenko44
J Ostapenko6464/WC E Svitolina66
A Sasnovich20Q K Muchová42
S-w Hsieh66 S-w Hsieh24
Q K Muchová66Q K Muchová66
LL S Stosur42

Bottom half

First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
7 A Sevastova654
Q A Blinkova776Q A Blinkova060
B Strýcová66 B Strýcová636
WC F Al-Nabhani11 B Strýcová6264
A Kontaveit7763 A Kerber1677
Q L Zhu633 A Kontaveit163
3 A Kerber677
3 A Kerber461
5 K Bertens0796 E Mertens626
C Giorgi66745 K Bertens266
WC O Jabeur31 C Suárez Navarro611
C Suárez Navarro665 K Bertens43
E Mertens66 E Mertens66
K Siniaková42 E Mertens677
LL Kr Plíšková263

Qualifying

Seeds

The top seed received a bye into the second round.

  1. Ajla Tomljanović (qualified)
  2. Alison Riske (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  3. Tamara Zidanšek (first round)
  4. Samantha Stosur (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  5. Eugenie Bouchard (first round)
  6. Bernarda Pera (second round)
  7. Polona Hercog (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  8. Kristýna Plíšková (second round, lucky loser)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Draw

First qualifier

First roundSecond roundQualifying competition
1 Ajla Tomljanović7666
Sorana Cîrstea603 Shuko Aoyama5784
Shuko Aoyama4661 Ajla Tomljanović66
Abigail Spears247 Polona Hercog34
Sabina Sharipova66 Sabina Sharipova55
WC Julia Elbaba137 Polona Hercog77
7 Polona Hercog66

Second qualifier

First roundSecond roundQualifying competition
               
2 Alison Riske66
Anna Kalinskaya22
2 Alison Riske66
Jennifer Brady24
Jennifer Brady66
Anhelina Kalinina12
2 Alison Riske21
Zhu Lin66
Alexandra Dulgheru614
Zhu Lin466
Zhu Lin66
Madison Brengle13
Madison Brengle566
5 Eugenie Bouchard734

Third qualifier

First roundSecond roundQualifying competition
               
3 Tamara Zidanšek363
Liudmila Samsonova646
Liudmila Samsonova66
Lara Arruabarrena24
WC Mariana Ramírez Nieto11
Lara Arruabarrena66
Liudmila Samsonova161
Karolína Muchová636
WC Mubaraka Al-Naimi00
Karolína Muchová66
Karolína Muchová646
8 Kristýna Plíšková364
Chan Hao-ching32
8 Kristýna Plíšková66

Fourth qualifier

First roundSecond roundQualifying competition
               
4 Samantha Stosur66
Xu Shilin22
4 Samantha Stosur66
Tereza Mrdeža34
Varvara Lepchenko7743
Tereza Mrdeža6566
4 Samantha Stosur6164
Anna Blinkova7736
WC Emily Webley-Smith21
Anna Blinkova66
Anna Blinkova76
6 Bernarda Pera52
Veronika Kudermetova165
6 Bernarda Pera627

References