WTA PREVIEW NOTES: QATAR TOTAL OPEN 2020 DOHA, QATAR | FEB 23 – 29, 2020 | USD $3,240,445 PREMIER 5 EVENT WTA Website: www.wtatennis.com | @WTA | facebook.com/wta Tournament Website: www.qatartennis.org | @qatartennis | facebook.com/qatartennis WTA Communications: Ellie Emerson (
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[email protected]) DOHA QUICK FACTS Main draw dates: Sunday - Saturday, February 23–29, 2020 Singles Final: Saturday, February 29, 6:00pm Doubles Final: Friday, February 28, 5:00pm Venue: Khalifa Tennis & Squash Complex Status: Premier 5 Event Staging: Tournament’s 18th year Draw sizes: 64 singles / 28 doubles teams / 32 singles qualifying Surface: Plexicushion Prestige Hardcourt / Outdoors Total prize money: USD $3,240,445 Tennis Ball: Dunlop Australian Open 2019 Singles Final: Elise Mertens (BEL) d. [1] Simona Halep (ROU) 36 64 63 2019 Doubles Final: Hao-Ching Chan (TPE) / Latisha Chan (TPE) d. [4] Anna-Lena Groenefeld (GER) / Demi Schuurs (NED) 61 36 10-6 PRIZE MONEY AND RANKING POINT BREAKDOWN RANK RANK SINGLES USD $ DOUBLES USD $ POINTS POINTS Winner 605,000 900 Winner 172,000 900 Runner-Up 304,005 585 Runner-Up 87,000 585 Semifinalist 151,515 350 Semifinalist 43,500 350 Quarterfinalist 69,775 190 Quarterfinalist 21,700 190 Round of 16 34,500 105 Round of 16 11,000 105 Round of 32 17,800 60 Round of 28 5,500 1 Round of 64 9,100 1 PREVIOUS CHAMPIONS AND RUNNERS-UP YEAR CHAMPION RUNNER-UP 2019 Elise Mertens Simona Halep 2018 Petra Kvitova Garbiñe Muguruza 2017 Karolina