4 days ago · The last time all of the highest-ranked players met at one event was at the Australian Open earlier this year. Madison Keys won the Australian Open, but unfortunately, the only Grand Slam champion this year won't compete in Doha. Keys was forced to withdraw from the Qatar Open. Her final opponent, Aryna Sabalenka, will be the top seed in Doha ...

1 day ago · Sabalenka will play her first match since losing the Australian Open final to Madison Keys while Alexandrova booked her place in the second round of the Qatar Open after a 6-3, 7-5 win over Emma ...

Feb 5, 2024 · Aryna Sabalenka has for the second consecutive year opted to skip the Qatar Open and it will give world No 1 Iga Swiatek an opportunity to extend her lead at the top of the WTA Rankings. Following the successful defence of her Australian Open trophy last week, Sabalenka was due to join her fellow WTA top 10 stars at the WTA 1000 in Doha from ...

Feb 3, 2025 · Aryna Sabalenka has arrived in Doha for the 2025 Qatar Open after leaving her Australian Open heartbreak behind. Sabalenka, who was the double defending champion at the Melbourne Major,...

4 days ago · No. 1 seed and 2020 titlist Aryna Sabalenka will open against either former US Open champion Emma Raducanu, competing as a wild card, or freshly crowned Linz winner Ekaterina Alexandrova. No. 2 Iga Swiatek, bidding for a historic fourth Doha title in a row, will start against either former No. 3 Maria Sakkari or a qualifier.

Feb 1, 2025 · World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka resisted any temptation to skip the Qatar Open after losing the 2025 Australian Open final to Madison Keys. The Belarusian was beaten 5-7 in the third set after a battle filled with great hitting.

Feb 3, 2024 · Former Qatar Open champion Aryna Sabalenka will not play at the WTA 1000 event in Doha in 2024 after withdrawing from the event a week before the start. The Middle East stretch in the WTA calendar is pretty significant, with events in Abu Dhabi, Doha, and then Dubai.

4 days ago · In second round of 2025 Qatar TotalEnergies Open, Sabalenka could meet Raducanu while Swiatek on track to face Sakkari. Three-time defending champion Iga Swiatek will attempt to extend her winning ...

Jan 22, 2024 · Grand Slam champions Iga Swiatek, Naomi Osaka, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, Marketa Vondrousova, Elena Rybakina and Jelena Ostapenko have all entered the 2024 Qatar TotalEnergies Open.

Feb 1, 2025 · Can Iga Swiatek return to the No 1 ranking after the Qatar Open? The answer is no. Sabalenka currently leads the rankings with 8,956 points and, although Swiatek is just 186 points behind, she can’t be bumped off top spot after the tournament.