| 2018 Qatar Total Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12–17 February |
| Edition | 16th |
| Category | WTA Premier 5 |
| Draw | 56S / 28D |
| Prize money | $2,666,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Doha, Qatar |
| Venue | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Petra Kvitová | |
| Doubles | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Gabriela Dabrowski /  Jeļena Ostapenko | |
The 2018 Qatar Total Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 16th edition of the event and a WTA Premier 5 tournament on the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place at the International Tennis and Squash complex in Doha, Qatar between 12 and 17 February 2018.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 56 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 56 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $591,750 | $295,900 | $147,750 | $68,125 | $33,750 | $17,325 | $8,900 | $4,955 | $2,550 |
| Doubles* | $169,280 | $85,600 | $42,360 | $21,235 | $10,805 | $5,335 | — | — | — |
*per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 DEN |
Caroline Wozniacki | 1 | 1 |
 ROU |
Simona Halep | 2 | 2 |
 UKR |
Elina Svitolina | 3 | 3 |
 ESP |
Garbiñe Muguruza | 4 | 4 |
| CZE |
Karolína Plíšková | 5 | 5 |
| LAT |
Jeļena Ostapenko | 6 | 6 |
 FRA |
Caroline Garcia | 7 | 7 |
 GER |
Angelique Kerber | 9 | 8 |
| GER |
Julia Görges | 10 | 9 |
 GBR |
Johanna Konta | 11 | 10 |
| FRA |
Kristina Mladenovic | 13 | 11 |
 USA |
Madison Keys | 14 | 12 |
| LAT |
Anastasija Sevastova | 15 | 13 |
 SVK |
Magdaléna Rybáriková | 18 | 14 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} BEL |
Elise Mertens | 20 | 15 |
| CZE |
Petra Kvitová | 21 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 5, 2018.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
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Ashleigh Barty → replaced by 
Donna Vekić- Ana Konjuh → replaced by
Aleksandra Krunić - Mirjana Lučić-Baroni → replaced by
Tímea Babos - CoCo Vandeweghe → replaced by Mona Barthel
- During the tournament
Retirements
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 RUS |
Ekaterina Makarova | RUS |
Elena Vesnina | 6 | 1 |
 TPE |
Latisha Chan | CZE |
Andrea Sestini Hlaváčková | 7 | 2 |
| CZE |
Lucie Šafářová | CZE |
Barbora Strýcová | 22 | 3 |
| HUN |
Tímea Babos | FRA |
Kristina Mladenovic | 24 | 4 |
| TPE |
Hsieh Su-wei |  CHN |
Peng Shuai | 41 | 5 |
| ROU |
ROU |
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| TPE |
Chan Hao-ching | CHN |
Yang Zhaoxuan | 49 | 7 |
 SLO |
Andreja Klepač | ESP |
María José Martínez Sánchez | 50 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of February 5, 2018.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Retirements
Champions
Singles
- Petra Kvitová def. Garbiñe Muguruza, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
It was Kvitová's first Doha title and second of the year and 22nd WTA title overall.
Doubles
- Gabriela Dabrowski / Jeļena Ostapenko def. Andreja Klepač / María José Martínez Sánchez, 6–3, 6–3
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