The 2018 Qatar Total Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 16th edition of the event and a WTA Premier 5 tournament on the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place at the International Tennis and Squash complex in Doha, Qatar between 12 and 17 February 2018.
| 2018 Qatar Total Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12–17 February |
| Edition | 16th |
| Category | WTA Premier 5 |
| Draw | 56S / 28D |
| Prize money | $2,666,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Doha, Qatar |
| Venue | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Petra Kvitová | |
| Doubles | |
 Gabriela Dabrowski /  Jeļena Ostapenko | |
Points and prize money edit
Point distribution edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 56 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money edit
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 56 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $591,750 | $295,900 | $147,750 | $68,125 | $33,750 | $17,325 | $8,900 | $4,955 | $2,550 |
| Doubles* | $169,280 | $85,600 | $42,360 | $21,235 | $10,805 | $5,335 | — | — | — |
*per team
Singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 1 | 1 |
 ROU
|
Simona Halep | 2 | 2 |
 UKR
|
Elina Svitolina | 3 | 3 |
 ESP
|
Garbiñe Muguruza | 4 | 4 |
| CZE
|
Karolína Plíšková | 5 | 5 |
| LAT
|
Jeļena Ostapenko | 6 | 6 |
 FRA
|
Caroline Garcia | 7 | 7 |
 GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 9 | 8 |
| GER
|
Julia Görges | 10 | 9 |
 GBR
|
Johanna Konta | 11 | 10 |
| FRA
|
Kristina Mladenovic | 13 | 11 |
 USA
|
Madison Keys | 14 | 12 |
| LAT
|
Anastasija Sevastova | 15 | 13 |
 SVK
|
Magdaléna Rybáriková | 18 | 14 |
 BEL
|
Elise Mertens | 20 | 15 |
| CZE
|
Petra Kvitová | 21 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 5, 2018.
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Catherine Bellis
Anna Blinkova
Kateryna Bondarenko
Duan Yingying
Monica Niculescu
Naomi Osaka- Bernarda Pera
Markéta Vondroušová
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Ashleigh Barty → replaced by 
Donna Vekić- Ana Konjuh → replaced by
Aleksandra Krunić - Mirjana Lučić-Baroni → replaced by
Tímea Babos - CoCo Vandeweghe → replaced by
Mona Barthel
- During the tournament
Retirements edit
Doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 RUS
|
Ekaterina Makarova | RUS
|
Elena Vesnina | 6 | 1 |
 TPE
|
Latisha Chan | CZE
|
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková | 7 | 2 |
| CZE
|
Lucie Šafářová | CZE
|
Barbora Strýcová | 22 | 3 |
 HUN
|
Tímea Babos | FRA
|
Kristina Mladenovic | 24 | 4 |
| TPE
|
Hsieh Su-wei |  CHN
|
Peng Shuai | 41 | 5 |
| ROU |
ROU |
||||
| TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching | CHN
|
Yang Zhaoxuan | 49 | 7 |
 SLO
|
Andreja Klepač | ESP
|
María José Martínez Sánchez | 50 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of February 5, 2018.
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals edit
- Before the tournament
Retirements edit
Champions edit
Singles edit
- Petra Kvitová def.
Garbiñe Muguruza, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
It was Kvitová's first Doha title and second of the year and 22nd WTA title overall.
Doubles edit
Gabriela Dabrowski / 
Jeļena Ostapenko def. 
Andreja Klepač / María José Martínez Sánchez, 6–3, 6–3