2019 Qatar Total Open – Singles

Singles
2019 Qatar Total Open
Champion	Elise Mertens
Runner-up	Simona Halep
Score	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Draw	28 (4 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	8

Main article: 2019 Qatar Total Open

Elise Mertens defeated Simona Halep in the final, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2019 WTA Qatar Open.

Petra Kvitová was the reigning champion, but chose not to participate.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Simona Halep (final)
2. Karolína Plíšková (withdrew)
3. Angelique Kerber (semifinals)
4. Elina Svitolina (semifinals)
5. Kiki Bertens (quarterfinals)
6. Caroline Wozniacki (withdrew)
7. Anastasija Sevastova (first round)
8. Ashleigh Barty (withdrew)
9. Julia Görges (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Simona Halep	6	3	6
	4/WC	Elina Svitolina	3	6	4
								1	Simona Halep	6	4	3
									Elise Mertens	3	6	6
	3	Angelique Kerber	4	6	1
		Elise Mertens	6	2	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	S Halep	6	6
	LL	L Arruabarrena	3	0					L Tsurenko	2	3
		L Tsurenko	6	6											1	S Halep	77	78
	LL	A Riske	6	6											9	J Görges	61	66
	LL	P Hercog	4	3				LL	A Riske	1	77	4
	Q	A Tomljanović	2	2				9	J Görges	6	65	6
	9	J Görges	6	6																		1	S Halep	6	3	6
																						4/WC	E Svitolina	3	6	4
								4/WC	E Svitolina	6	6
		M Buzărnescu	1	6	2				J Ostapenko	4	4
		J Ostapenko	6	4	6										4/WC	E Svitolina	6	6
		A Sasnovich	2	0											Q	K Muchová	4	2
		S-w Hsieh	6	6					S-w Hsieh	2	4
	Q	K Muchová	6	6				Q	K Muchová	6	6
	LL	S Stosur	4	2

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	A Sevastova	65	4
	Q	A Blinkova	77	6				Q	A Blinkova	0	6	0
		B Strýcová	6	6					B Strýcová	6	3	6
	WC	F Al-Nabhani	1	1												B Strýcová	6	2	64
		A Kontaveit	77	6											3	A Kerber	1	6	77
	Q	L Zhu	63	3					A Kontaveit	1	63
								3	A Kerber	6	77
																						3	A Kerber	4	6	1
	5	K Bertens	0	79	6																		E Mertens	6	2	6
		C Giorgi	6	67	4			5	K Bertens	2	6	6
	WC	O Jabeur	3	1					C Suárez Navarro	6	1	1
		C Suárez Navarro	6	6											5	K Bertens	4	3
		E Mertens	6	6												E Mertens	6	6
		K Siniaková	4	2					E Mertens	6	77
								LL	Kr Plíšková	2	63

Qualifying

Seeds

The top seed received a bye into the second round.

1. Ajla Tomljanović (qualified)
2. Alison Riske (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
3. Tamara Zidanšek (first round)
4. Samantha Stosur (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
5. Eugenie Bouchard (first round)
6. Bernarda Pera (second round)
7. Polona Hercog (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
8. Kristýna Plíšková (second round, lucky loser)

Qualifiers

1. Ajla Tomljanović
2. Zhu Lin
3. Karolína Muchová
4. Anna Blinkova

Lucky losers

1. Alison Riske
2. Polona Hercog
3. Samantha Stosur
4. Lara Arruabarrena
5. Kristýna Plíšková

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								1	Ajla Tomljanović	7	66	6
	Sorana Cîrstea		6	0	3				Shuko Aoyama	5	78	4
	Shuko Aoyama		4	6	6										1	Ajla Tomljanović	6	6
	Abigail Spears		2	4											7	Polona Hercog	3	4
	Sabina Sharipova		6	6					Sabina Sharipova	5	5
	WC	Julia Elbaba	1	3				7	Polona Hercog	7	7
	7	Polona Hercog	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Alison Riske	6	6
		Anna Kalinskaya	2	2
								2	Alison Riske	6	6
									Jennifer Brady	2	4
		Jennifer Brady	6	6
		Anhelina Kalinina	1	2
															2	Alison Riske	2	1
																Zhu Lin	6	6
		Alexandra Dulgheru	6	1	4
		Zhu Lin	4	6	6
									Zhu Lin	6	6
									Madison Brengle	1	3
		Madison Brengle	5	6	6
	5	Eugenie Bouchard	7	3	4

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Tamara Zidanšek	3	6	3
		Liudmila Samsonova	6	4	6
									Liudmila Samsonova	6	6
									Lara Arruabarrena	2	4
	WC	Mariana Ramírez Nieto	1	1
		Lara Arruabarrena	6	6
																Liudmila Samsonova	1	6	1
																Karolína Muchová	6	3	6
	WC	Mubaraka Al-Naimi	0	0
		Karolína Muchová	6	6
									Karolína Muchová	6	4	6
								8	Kristýna Plíšková	3	6	4
		Chan Hao-ching	3	2
	8	Kristýna Plíšková	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Samantha Stosur	6	6
		Xu Shilin	2	2
								4	Samantha Stosur	6	6
									Tereza Mrdeža	3	4
		Varvara Lepchenko	77	4	3
		Tereza Mrdeža	65	6	6
															4	Samantha Stosur	61	6	4
																Anna Blinkova	77	3	6
	WC	Emily Webley-Smith	2	1
		Anna Blinkova	6	6
									Anna Blinkova	7	6
								6	Bernarda Pera	5	2
		Veronika Kudermetova	1	6	5
	6	Bernarda Pera	6	2	7

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw