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
Singles Doubles
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Petra Kvitová was the reigning champion, but chose not to participate.

Seeds

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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

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Simona Halep 6 3 6
4/WC   Elina Svitolina 3 6 4
1   Simona Halep 6 4 3
  Elise Mertens 3 6 6
3   Angelique Kerber 4 6 1
  Elise Mertens 6 2 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   S Halep 6 6
LL   L Arruabarrena 3 0   L Tsurenko 2 3
  L Tsurenko 6 6 1   S Halep 77 78
LL   A Riske 6 6 9   J Görges 61 66
LL   P Hercog 4 3 LL   A Riske 1 77 4
Q   A Tomljanović 2 2 9   J Görges 6 65 6
9   J Görges 6 6 1   S Halep 6 3 6
4/WC   E Svitolina 3 6 4
4/WC   E Svitolina 6 6
  M Buzărnescu 1 6 2   J Ostapenko 4 4
  J Ostapenko 6 4 6 4/WC   E Svitolina 6 6
  A Sasnovich 2 0 Q   K Muchová 4 2
  S-w Hsieh 6 6   S-w Hsieh 2 4
Q   K Muchová 6 6 Q   K Muchová 6 6
LL   S Stosur 4 2

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7   A Sevastova 65 4
Q   A Blinkova 77 6 Q   A Blinkova 0 6 0
  B Strýcová 6 6   B Strýcová 6 3 6
WC   F Al-Nabhani 1 1   B Strýcová 6 2 64
  A Kontaveit 77 6 3   A Kerber 1 6 77
Q   L Zhu 63 3   A Kontaveit 1 63
3   A Kerber 6 77
3   A Kerber 4 6 1
5   K Bertens 0 79 6   E Mertens 6 2 6
  C Giorgi 6 67 4 5   K Bertens 2 6 6
WC   O Jabeur 3 1   C Suárez Navarro 6 1 1
  C Suárez Navarro 6 6 5   K Bertens 4 3
  E Mertens 6 6   E Mertens 6 6
  K Siniaková 4 2   E Mertens 6 77
LL   Kr Plíšková 2 63

Qualifying

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Seeds

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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

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Lucky losers

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Draw

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First qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
1   Ajla Tomljanović 7 66 6
  Sorana Cîrstea 6 0 3   Shuko Aoyama 5 78 4
  Shuko Aoyama 4 6 6 1   Ajla Tomljanović 6 6
  Abigail Spears 2 4 7   Polona Hercog 3 4
  Sabina Sharipova 6 6   Sabina Sharipova 5 5
WC   Julia Elbaba 1 3 7   Polona Hercog 7 7
7   Polona Hercog 6 6

Second qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2   Alison Riske 6 6
  Anna Kalinskaya 2 2
2   Alison Riske 6 6
  Jennifer Brady 2 4
  Jennifer Brady 6 6
  Anhelina Kalinina 1 2
2   Alison Riske 2 1
  Zhu Lin 6 6
  Alexandra Dulgheru 6 1 4
  Zhu Lin 4 6 6
  Zhu Lin 6 6
  Madison Brengle 1 3
  Madison Brengle 5 6 6
5   Eugenie Bouchard 7 3 4

Third qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3   Tamara Zidanšek 3 6 3
  Liudmila Samsonova 6 4 6
  Liudmila Samsonova 6 6
  Lara Arruabarrena 2 4
WC   Mariana Ramírez Nieto 1 1
  Lara Arruabarrena 6 6
  Liudmila Samsonova 1 6 1
  Karolína Muchová 6 3 6
WC   Mubaraka Al-Naimi 0 0
  Karolína Muchová 6 6
  Karolína Muchová 6 4 6
8   Kristýna Plíšková 3 6 4
  Chan Hao-ching 3 2
8   Kristýna Plíšková 6 6

Fourth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4   Samantha Stosur 6 6
  Xu Shilin 2 2
4   Samantha Stosur 6 6
  Tereza Mrdeža 3 4
  Varvara Lepchenko 77 4 3
  Tereza Mrdeža 65 6 6
4   Samantha Stosur 61 6 4
  Anna Blinkova 77 3 6
WC   Emily Webley-Smith 2 1
  Anna Blinkova 6 6
  Anna Blinkova 7 6
6   Bernarda Pera 5 2
  Veronika Kudermetova 1 6 5
6   Bernarda Pera 6 2 7

References

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