2023 Qatar Total Open

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2023 Qatar Total Open
Date13–18 February 2023
Edition21st
Category WTA 500
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$780,637
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Doha, Qatar
Venue Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex
Champions
Singles
Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Coco Gauff / Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Pegula
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The 2023 Qatar Total Open, also known as Qatar TotalEnergies Open, was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 21st edition of the event as a WTA 500 tournament on the 2023 WTA Tour. It took place at the International Tennis and Squash complex in Doha, Qatar, during 13–18 February 2023. [1]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Doubles

Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Q2Q1
Singles4703051851005512518131
Doubles1

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q3Q2Q1
Singles$120,150$74,161$43,323$20,465$11,145$7,500$5,590$2,860$1,500
Doubles*$40,100$24,300$13,900$7,200$5,750

*per team

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Poland.svg  POL Iga Świątek 11
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jessica Pegula 42
Flag of France.svg  FRA Caroline Garcia 53
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Coco Gauff 64
Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Maria Sakkari 75
Daria Kasatkina 86
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI Belinda Bencic 97
Veronika Kudermetova 118

Other entrants

The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:

The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:

The following player received a special exempt into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Coco Gauff Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jessica Pegula 61
Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Lyudmyla Kichenok Flag of Latvia.svg  LAT Jeļena Ostapenko 212
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Desirae Krawczyk Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Demi Schuurs 273
Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Giuliana Olmos Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Zhang Shuai 344

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

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References

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  2. "World No. 1 Świątek to headline Qatar Total Energies Open 2023, with nine of the world's top ten confirmed for Doha". qatartennis.org.