{"id":10114,"date":"2020-02-24T10:38:54","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T07:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/?p=10114"},"modified":"2024-06-11T11:04:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T08:04:07","slug":"what-you-need-to-know-about-qatar-total-open-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/sports\/what-you-need-to-know-about-qatar-total-open-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Need To Know About Qatar Total Open 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The anticipation is over; tennis fans can now enjoy the 18th Qatar Total Open 2020, which will be held at the Khalifa International Tennis &amp; Squash Complex between 23 and 29 of February.<\/p>\n<p>The world\u2019s leading female players are in Doha, ready to rock the Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>64 players, including 4 qualifiers will be featured in the singles event of the premier, while 32 teams will compete in the doubles.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s worth highlighting that, 8 top players and 4 former champions will participate.<\/p>\n<p>World No. 1 seed, Ashleigh Barty and world No. 2 Karolina Pliskova are expected to make a bold appearance, while top tennis players like the 2014 Champion and World No. 4, Simona Halep, the 2019 Wimbledon semi-finalist and World No. 5 Elina Svitolina and World No. 6 and 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu, will be joining them on the court.<\/p>\n<p>Ashleigh Barty, Simona Halep, Karolina Pliskova, Belinda Bencic, Elina Svitolina, Sofia Kenin, Kiki Bertens and Petra Kvitova are most likely to claim the crown this year.<\/p>\n<p>Watch 2019 Qatar Total Open Final | WTA Highlights<\/p>\n<p><!--kg-card-begin: html--><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i6RVpEOaZiw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><!--kg-card-end: html--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Interesting Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Elise Mertens won last year; it was an unexpected win over Simona Halep.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Interesting fact: <\/strong>A similar win came in 2015, when Lucie Safarova, also an unseeded player, won the finals.<\/p>\n<p>Elise Mertens obtained her biggest career singles title last year in Doha.<\/p>\n<p>100 tennis fans will receive a free ticket for the matches by presenting their Metro travel card at the ticket counter. The offer is valid for the first 100 fans and for the first 4 days (February 23-26).<\/p>\n<p>The first tournament was held in 2001. After 2008, the tournament took a two- year break and returned in 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Khalifa International Tennis &amp; Squash Complex can host up to 7,000 viewers.<\/p>\n<p><!--kg-card-begin: html--><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3606.7344367483392!2d51.512781314677746!3d25.31312493320005!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x3e45c4ccacf23869%3A0xe6b82417c3e9a6d!2z2YXYrNmF2Lkg2K7ZhNmK2YHYqSDYp9mE2K_ZiNmE2Yog2YTZhNiq2YbYsyDZiNin2YTYpdiz2YPZiNin2LQ!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sqa!4v1582461613386!5m2!1sen!2sqa\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><!--kg-card-end: html--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check the daily schedule here: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtatennis.com\/tournament\/1003\/doha\/2020\/order-of-play\">https:\/\/www.wtatennis.com\/tournament\/1003\/doha\/2020\/order-of-play<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Get your tickets here:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qatartennis.org\/qtotickets\/\">https:\/\/www.qatartennis.org\/qtotickets\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the Live Scores here: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtatennis.com\/tournament\/1003\/doha\/2019\/scores\">https:\/\/www.wtatennis.com\/tournament\/1003\/doha\/2019\/scores<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever been to a tennis event? 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