The Qatar Open is the first Tier I tennis event contested by the members of the WTA every season. The event is played at Khalifa International Tennis Complex in Doha. The tournament features 56 of the best players in women’s tennis, with a substantial prize fund of $2,5 million, ensuring that the finest players in the WTA are always in attendance.
The Qatar Open was created as recently as 2001, when the first tournament was contested as a Tier III event. Increases in prize money have resulted in the tournament being upgraded twice before moving to Tier I status in 2008.
Qatar Open Betting
All Tier I WTA events are covered by the majority of bookmakers in the United Kingdom. As one of the first major women’s tennis tournaments of the year, the Qatar Open inspires a wide variety of tennis betting markets and betting specials.
Qatar Open Winners
Russian players have thrived in the heat of Doha since the Qatar Open was launched in 2001, claiming 5 Qatar Open winners titles to date. Maria Sharapova and Anastasia Myskina share the record for wins at the tournament, each having won the event twice.