2021 Qatar Total Open
| 2021 Qatar Total Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1–6 March |
| Edition | 19th |
| Category | WTA 500 |
| Draw | 28S / 16D |
| Prize money | $565,530 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Doha, Qatar |
| Venue | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex |
| 2020 Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Aryna Sabalenka | |
| Doubles | |
 Hsieh Su-wei /  Barbora Strýcová | |
The 2021 Qatar Total Open is an upcoming professional women's tennis tournament set to be played in Doha, Qatar between the 1st and the 6th of March 2021.[1] The tournament is played annually on hard courts at the International Tennis and Squash Complex, and it is a WTA 500 event on the 2021 WTA Tour.[2][3] Typically played in February[4] one to two weeks following the Australian Open, the tournament will be played in March this year[5] in order to adjust for the delayed start of the Australian Open, which will begin three weeks later than usual as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.[6]
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 470 | 305 | 185 | 100 | 55 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 321 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $3,295 | $2,350 | $1,800 |
| Doubles* | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | — | — | — | — |
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.
*per team
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 UKR
|
Elina Svitolina | 5 | 1 |
| CZE
|
Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 2 |
| BLR
|
Aryna Sabalenka | 8 | 3 |
| CZE
|
Petra Kvitová | 10 | 4 |
 NED
|
Kiki Bertens | 11 | 5 |
 SUI
|
Belinda Bencic | 12 | 6 |
 USA
|
Jennifer Brady | 13 | 7 |
| BLR
|
Victoria Azarenka | 14 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings determined by February 22, 2021.
Other entrants
The following players will receive wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:
The following players will receive entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Bianca Andreescu → replaced by 
Ons Jabeur
Ashleigh Barty → replaced by 
Wang Qiang
Simona Halep → replaced by 
Amanda Anisimova- Sofia Kenin → replaced by
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 
Iga Świątek → replaced by Svetlana Kuznetsova
Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by Zheng Saisai
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Nicole Melichar | NED
|
Demi Schuurs | 23 | 1 |
 JPN
|
Shuko Aoyama | JPN
|
Ena Shibahara | 29 | 2 |
 RUS
|
Anna Blinkova |  CAN
|
Gabriela Dabrowski | 59 | 3 |
 CHI
|
Alexa Guarachi |  CRO
|
Darija Jurak | 65 | 4 |
- Rankings determined by February 22, 2021.
Other entrants
The following pairs will receive wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry into the doubles main draw using a protected ranking:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
- Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan → replaced by
Elena Rybakina / Yaroslava Shvedova - Zhang Shuai / Zheng Saisai → replaced by Zheng Saisai / Zhu Lin
Champions
Singles
TBD vs. TBD
Doubles
- TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD
References
- ^ "QTF". www.qatartennis.org. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ "Koobit". www.koobit.com. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ https://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/1003/doha/2021/draws
- ^ "Qatar Total Open 2021 Past Winners | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ https://www.thetennistribe.com/qatar-open-guide/#:~:text=This%20year%2C%20however%2C%20the%20AO,March%201%2D7%2C%202021.
- ^ "Australian Open delayed by three weeks". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-02-05.