2018 Qatar Total Open

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2018 Qatar Total Open
Date12–17 February
Edition16th
Category WTA Premier 5
Draw56S / 28D
Prize money$2,666,000
Surface Hard
Location Doha, Qatar
Venue Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex
Champions
Singles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová
Doubles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski / Flag of Latvia.svg Jeļena Ostapenko
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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.

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Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 56QQ2Q1
Singles90058535019010560130201
Doubles1

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 56Q2Q1
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

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Caroline Wozniacki 11
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Simona Halep 22
Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Elina Svitolina 33
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Garbiñe Muguruza 44
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Karolína Plíšková 55
Flag of Latvia.svg  LAT Jeļena Ostapenko 66
Flag of France.svg  FRA Caroline Garcia 77
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Angelique Kerber 98
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Julia Görges 109
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Johanna Konta 1110
Flag of France.svg  FRA Kristina Mladenovic 1311
Flag of the United States.svg USA Madison Keys 1412
Flag of Latvia.svg  LAT Anastasija Sevastova 1513
Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Magdaléna Rybáriková 1814
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Elise Mertens 2015
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Petra Kvitová 2116

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

Retirements

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Ekaterina Makarova Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Elena Vesnina 61
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  TPE Latisha Chan Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková 72
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Lucie Šafářová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Barbora Strýcová 223
Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Tímea Babos Flag of France.svg  FRA Kristina Mladenovic 244
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  TPE Hsieh Su-wei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Peng Shuai 415
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Irina-Camelia Begu Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Monica Niculescu 446
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  TPE Chan Hao-ching Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Yang Zhaoxuan 497
Flag of Slovenia.svg  SLO Andreja Klepač Flag of Spain.svg  ESP María José Martínez Sánchez 508

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pairs received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Retirements

Champions

Singles

It was Kvitová's first Doha title and second of the year and 22nd WTA title overall.

Doubles

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