Qatar TotalEnergies Open 2023: WTA Players Announced in Doha, With High Prize Money At Stake

Last Updated on April 15, 2023

The Qatar TotalEnergies Open is a WTA 500 tennis tournament that will take place on the hard courts at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha, Qatar.

The sports complex has a total of 24 hard courts. It was opened in 1992 on the initiative of the Qatar Tennis Federation, to which it belongs. Earlier in this country, tennis was played in only four small clubs. In 2008, Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex underwent reconstruction, after which its capacity was increased to 7,000 spectators.

The 2023 Qatar TotalEnergies Open is the 21 edition of the tournament for women. It will take place from 13 to 18 February 2023.

WTA Qatar TotalEnergies Open Prize Money

The prize money purse at the WTA Qatar TotalEnergies Open in Doha has seen a great increase for the 2023 tennis season. The total prize money on offer has reached an all-time high of $780,637, which is a 38.04% increase from 2022. The champion in Doha will receive just over 14% of that total – $120,150 if she wins the trophy. The runner-up will also receive a healthy payout, pocketing $74,161 for her efforts. There is a significant drop off in prize money after the semi-final stage, with the two losing players in that round taking home $43,323 each. Those eliminated in the quarter-finals will receive $21,075 for their efforts. First-round losers will walk away with $8,310.

The below tables give you a full breakdown of prize money for the WTA 500 event in Doha this year.

Singles

Doubles:

WTA Qatar Ladies Open Prize Money History

In the table below we have collected data on how prize money in this tournament has changed in recent years.

WTA Qatar TotalEnergies Open Entry List Will Be Headed By Iga Swiatek

In singles, the trophy will be contested by 28 athletes, while 16 will take part in the doubles event. The top seeds are the Pole Iga Swiatek and the American Jessica Pegula.

The last event in 2022 was won by Iga Swiatek, beating Anett Kontaveit in the final. A Polish tennis player, Iga Swiatek, will defend her title this year.

Seeds:

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
POL	Iga Świątek	1	1
USA	Jessica Pegula	4	2
FRA	Caroline Garcia	5	3
USA	Coco Gauff	6	4
GRE	Maria Sakkari	7	5
	Daria Kasatkina	8	6
SUI	Belinda Bencic	9	7
	Veronika Kudermetova	11	8

Other players:

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WTA Qatar TotalEnergies Open: History Of The Competition

Players have been coming to the WTA Doha since 2001. The regular tournament was not held only in 2009 and 2010, which was due to the fact that the Qatari capital hosted the Final Championships. In the 2008 season, Doha hosted both the regulars in February and the WTA Finals.

WTA Doha has had a high ranking almost throughout the entire time it has been held:

• For the first three years, the third category tournaments were held here. Then there were still lower category championships – fourth and fifth. Now all are combined into the WTA 250 series.
• From 2004 to 2007, players came to the second category tournament (now the WTA 500).
• In the 2008 season, the event first received the first category (now WTA 1000).
• In 2011, the event resumed in the Qatari capital as Premier (WTA 500). Then for three consecutive seasons, players came to the Premier 5 event (WTA 1000).
• In 2015, the organizers of the WTA Doha and the tournament in Dubai agreed to swap tournament categories every year. Thus, in odd-numbered years the 500 category championships are held in the Qatari capital, and in even-numbered years the 1000 category.

The Doha tournament is officially called the Qatar TotalEnergies Open. TotalEnergies is a company in Qatar that deals with solar energy and natural gas projects. This sponsor has been supporting the event since 2021.

WTA Qatar TotalEnergies Open Ranking Points

The below tables give you a full breakdown of ranking points across the WTA 500 event in Doha.