| 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 | 
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Doubles | |
The 2021 Qatar Total Open was a professional women's tennis tournament, played in Doha, Qatar between the 1st and the 6th of March 2021.[1] The tournament was played on hard courts at the International Tennis and Squash Complex, and was 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 was played in March this year[5] in order to adjust for the delayed start of the 2021 tournament, which was held three weeks later than usual due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
Champions
Singles
 Petra Kvitová def. 
 Garbiñe Muguruza, 6–2, 6–1.
It was Kvitová's first title of 2021 and the 28th of her career.
Doubles
 Nicole Melichar / 
 Demi Schuurs def. 
 Monica Niculescu / 
 Jeļena Ostapenko, 6–2, 2–6, [10–8]
Points and prize money
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 | $68,570 | $51,000 | $32,400 | $15,500 | $8,200 | $6,650 | $3,295 | $2,350 | $1,800 | 
| Doubles* | $25,230 | $17,750 | $10,000 | $5,500 | $3,500 | — | — | — | — | 
1Qualifiers prize money is also the Round of 32 prize money.
*per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Elina Svitolina | 5 | 1 | |
| Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 2 | |
| Aryna Sabalenka | 8 | 3 | |
| Petra Kvitová | 10 | 4 | |
| Kiki Bertens | 11 | 5 | |
| Belinda Bencic | 12 | 6 | |
| Jennifer Brady | 13 | 7 | |
| 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 received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
 
 Bianca Andreescu → replaced by 
 Ons Jabeur
 Amanda Anisimova → replaced by 
 Misaki Doi
 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
- During the tournament
 
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbora Krejčíková | Kateřina Siniaková | 15 | 1 | ||
| Nicole Melichar | Demi Schuurs | 23 | 2 | ||
| Shuko Aoyama | Ena Shibahara | 29 | 3 | ||
| Anna Blinkova | Gabriela Dabrowski | 59 | 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:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
 
 Hayley Carter / 
 Luisa Stefani → replaced by 
 Akgul Amanmuradova / 
 Liang En-shuo
 Xu Yifan / 
 Yang Zhaoxuan → replaced by 
 Elena Rybakina / 
 Yaroslava Shvedova
 Zhang Shuai / 
 Zheng Saisai → replaced by 
 Zheng Saisai / 
 Zhu Lin
References
- ↑ "QTF". www.qatartennis.org. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
 - ↑ "Koobit". www.koobit.com. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
 - ↑ "Qatar Total Open 2021 2021 Draws | WTA Official".
 - ↑ "Qatar Total Open 2021 Past Winners | WTA Official". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
 - ↑ "Qatar Open Tennis Tournament Fan Guide (ATP & WTA)". 7 October 2020.
 - ↑ "Australian Open delayed by three weeks". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-02-05.