2021 Qatar Total Open – Singles

Singles
2021 Qatar Total Open
Final
ChampionCzech Republic Petra Kvitová
Runner-upSpain Garbiñe Muguruza
Score6–2, 6–1
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Petra Kvitová defeated Garbiñe Muguruza in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 2021 WTA Qatar Open. The final was a rematch of the 2018 final. It was Kvitová's second title at the WTA Qatar Open. Kvitová dropped just one set the entire tournament, to Anett Kontaveit in the quarterfinals.

Aryna Sabalenka was the defending champion,[1][2] but lost in the second round to Muguruza.

Seeds

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

  1. Ukraine Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)
  2. Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (quarterfinals)
  3. Belarus Aryna Sabalenka (second round)
  4. Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (champion)
  5. Netherlands Kiki Bertens (first round)
  6. Switzerland Belinda Bencic (first round)
  7. United States Jennifer Brady (first round)
  8. Belarus Victoria Azarenka (semifinals, withdrew)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
8/WC Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza w/o
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 2 1
4 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 6 6
4 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 6 6
Q United States Jessica Pegula 4 4

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Ukraine E Svitolina 6 6
PR China S Zheng 4 3 LL Japan M Doi 1 2
LL Japan M Doi 6 6 1 Ukraine E Svitolina 2 4
Kazakhstan E Rybakina 67 65 8/WC Belarus V Azarenka 6 6
Q Germany L Siegemund 79 77 Q Germany L Siegemund 4 2
Russia S Kuznetsova 2 3 8/WC Belarus V Azarenka 6 6
8/WC Belarus V Azarenka 6 6 8/WC Belarus V Azarenka
Spain G Muguruza w/o
3 Belarus A Sabalenka 2 77 3
Russia V Kudermetova 2 64 Spain G Muguruza 6 65 6
Spain G Muguruza 6 77 Spain G Muguruza 6 6
Greece M Sakkari 6 6 Greece M Sakkari 3 1
WC Egypt M Sherif 0 3 Greece M Sakkari 6 6
United States M Keys 6 6 United States M Keys 2 2
6 Switzerland B Bencic 4 1

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 United States J Brady 1 2
Estonia A Kontaveit 6 6 Estonia A Kontaveit 6 6
Germany A Kerber 6 6 Germany A Kerber 1 4
WC Turkey Ç Büyükakçay 4 2 Estonia A Kontaveit 3 6 2
Q Czech Republic Kr Plíšková 2 3 4 Czech Republic P Kvitová 6 3 6
Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6 Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 1 3
4 Czech Republic P Kvitová 6 6
4 Czech Republic P Kvitová 6 6
5 Netherlands K Bertens 0 2 Q United States J Pegula 4 4
WC Latvia J Ostapenko 6 6 WC Latvia J Ostapenko 2 5
China Q Wang 3 1 Q United States J Pegula 6 7
Q United States J Pegula 6 6 Q United States J Pegula 6 6
Tunisia O Jabeur 6 6 2 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 3 1
Q Russia A Blinkova 2 2 Tunisia O Jabeur 4 6 5
2 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 6 4 7

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. United States Jessica Pegula (qualified)
  2. Germany Laura Siegemund (qualified)
  3. Romania Patricia Maria Țig (first round)
  4. Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková (second round)
  5. Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková (second round)
  6. Russia Anna Blinkova (qualified)
  7. Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková (qualified)
  8. Japan Misaki Doi (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

  1. Japan Misaki Doi

Draw

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 United States Jessica Pegula 6 6
  Canada Gabriela Dabrowski 0 1
1 United States Jessica Pegula 6 63 78
PR Russia Anastasia Potapova 2 77 66
PR Chinese Taipei Liang En-shuo 2 4
PR Russia Anastasia Potapova 6 6
1 United States Jessica Pegula 6 6
8 Japan Misaki Doi 2 2
  Sweden Mirjam Björklund 6 6
  Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká 2 4
  Sweden Mirjam Björklund 6 1 1
8 Japan Misaki Doi 3 6 6
  Russia Angelina Gabueva 1 0
8 Japan Misaki Doi 6 6

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2 Germany Laura Siegemund 6 6
  Slovenia Andreja Klepač 4 0
2 Germany Laura Siegemund 6 6
  Romania Elena-Gabriela Ruse 2 2
WC Algeria Inès Ibbou 5 3
  Romania Elena-Gabriela Ruse 7 6
2 Germany Laura Siegemund 77 6
  Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko 64 4
  Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko 6 6
  Brazil Gabriela Cé 1 1
  Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko 6 6
5 Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková 3 2
  Romania Monica Niculescu 2 6 0
5 Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková 6 4 6

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3 Romania Patricia Maria Țig 3 2
  United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6 6
  United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6 7
PR Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova 2 5
PR Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova 6 6
PR Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova 3 0
  United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands 2 3
6 Russia Anna Blinkova 6 6
WC Qatar Mubaraka Al-Naimi 0 1
  Japan Ena Shibahara 6 6
  Japan Ena Shibahara 4 6 2
6 Russia Anna Blinkova 6 3 6
  Netherlands Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 3 63
6 Russia Anna Blinkova 6 77

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková 7 6
  Italy Martina Trevisan 5 4
4 Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková 3 5
  Spain Cristina Bucșa 6 7
  Spain Cristina Bucșa 6 6
  Italy Martina Caregaro 1 2
  Spain Cristina Bucșa 2 2
7 Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková 6 6
PR China Zhu Lin 7 5 6
  Czech Republic Jesika Malečková 5 7 4
PR China Zhu Lin 2 1
7 Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková 6 6
  Croatia Darija Jurak 4 2
7 Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková 6 6

Notes

  1. ^ "Sabalenka wins Qatar Total Open". The Peninsula. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Returns and Reunions: 10 Things to Know about Doha". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-03-05.

References