# 2020 Qatar Total Open – Singles

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Petra Kvitová in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2020 WTA Qatar Open.
Elise Mertens was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Yulia Putintseva.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds who played received a bye into the second round.
    01. Ashleigh Barty (semifinals)
    02. Simona Halep (withdrew)
    03. Karolína Plíšková (third round)
    04. Belinda Bencic (quarterfinals)
    05. Elina Svitolina (second round)
    06. Sofia Kenin (second round)
    07. Kiki Bertens (third round)
    08. Petra Kvitová (final)
    09. Aryna Sabalenka (champion)
    10. Petra Martić (first round)
    11. Garbiñe Muguruza (quarterfinals)
    12. Markéta Vondroušová (first round)
    13. Alison Riske (first round)
    14. Elena Rybakina (third round, withdrew)
    15. Maria Sakkari (third round)
    16. Elise Mertens (second round)
    17. Donna Vekić (first round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Ashleigh Barty | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 1 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 1 | 7$^7$ | 2 | 1 | Ashleigh Barty | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Ons Jabeur | 6$^2$ | 6$^4$ | | 8 | Petra Kvitová | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Petra Kvitová | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Petra Kvitová | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 8 | Petra Kvitová | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 6 |
| | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Belinda Bencic | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Belinda Bencic | 4 | 4 | | | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Zheng Saisai | 6 | 6$^2$ | 3 | 9 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 9 | Aryna Sabalenka | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | A Barty | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Siegemund | 6 | 6 | | Q | L Siegemund | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | Y Shvedova | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | A Barty | w/o | | | | | | |
| | A Van Uytvanck | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | E Rybakina | | | | | | | |
| | P Hercog | 2 | 2 | | | A Van Uytvanck | 7 | 2 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Cîrstea | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | E Rybakina | 5 | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | E Rybakina | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Barty | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 |
| 11 | G Muguruza | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | G Muguruza | 1 | 7$^7$ | 2 |
| Q | D Kasatkina | 5 | 7 | 3 | 11 | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Hon | 2 | 4 | | | A Tomljanović | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Tomljanović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | G Muguruza | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Yastremska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Yastremska | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | K Flipkens | 2 | 4 | | | D Yastremska | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | S Kenin | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Pera | 6 | 6 | | Q | B Pera | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Garcia | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 3 | Ka Plíšková | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | O Jabeur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | O Jabeur | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | K Siniaková | 3 | 2 | | WC | O Jabeur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Brady | 7$^{12}$ | 1 | 7$^7$ | | J Brady | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | A Riske | 6$^{10}$ | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | WC | O Jabeur | 6$^2$ | 6$^4$ |
| 10 | P Martić | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | P Kvitová | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ |
| | B Strýcová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | B Strýcová | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ostapenko | 7 | 2 | 7 | | J Ostapenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Teichmann | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | J Ostapenko | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | |
| | S Zhang | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | 8 | P Kvitová | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Suárez Navarro | 7 | 6 | | | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | P Kvitová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 5 | E Svitolina | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Anisimova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | A Anisimova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Alexandrova | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | A Anisimova | | | | | | |
| | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Kuznetsova | w/o | | | | | |
| WC | Ç Büyükakçay | 2 | 2 | | | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Świątek | 6 | 7 | | | I Świątek | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | D Vekić | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | B Bencic | 4 | 4 |
| | Q Wang | 1 | 2 | | 16 | E Mertens | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| LL | T Babos | 3 | 4 | | | Y Putintseva | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Y Putintseva | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | K Mladenovic | 6$^6$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | B Bencic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Kudermetova | 7$^8$ | 0 | 6 | | V Kudermetova | 4 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | B Bencic | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | K Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Muchová | 6 | 6 | | | K Muchová | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Linette | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 7 | K Bertens | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | S Zheng | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | WC | V Zvonareva | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zheng | 1 | 6 | 6 | | S Zheng | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | M Vondroušová | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Zheng | 6 | 6$^2$ | 3 |
| 15 | M Sakkari | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | A Sabalenka | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | J Görges | 4 | 3 | | 15 | M Sakkari | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | M Doi | 2 | 6 | 2 | Q | T Martincová | 6 | 6$^5$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Martincová | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 15 | M Sakkari | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | A Kontaveit | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 9 | A Sabalenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Sevastova | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | A Kontaveit | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | A Sabalenka | 7 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Kateřina Siniaková (qualified)
* Anna Blinkova (first round)
* Bernarda Pera (qualified)
* Kristýna Plíšková (first round)
* Jil Teichmann (qualified)
* Daria Kasatkina (qualified)
* Laura Siegemund (qualified)
* Kirsten Flipkens (qualified)
* Patricia Maria Țig (withdrew)
* Misaki Doi (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Viktorija Golubic (first round)
* Tímea Babos (Qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Camila Giorgi (qualifying competition)
* Varvara Gracheva (first round)
* Peng Shuai (first round)
* Greet Minnen (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Kateřina Siniaková
* Priscilla Hon
* Bernarda Pera
* Tereza Martincová
* Jil Teichmann
* Daria Kasatkina
* Laura Siegemund
* Kirsten Flipkens

### Lucky losers

* Misaki Doi
* Tímea Babos

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Han Xinyun | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | Han Xinyun | 2 | 2 | 1 | Kateřina Siniaková | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 12 | Tímea Babos | 3 | 4 |
| WC | Inès Ibbou | 1 | 3 | 12 | Tímea Babos | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Tímea Babos | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Anna Blinkova | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Liudmila Samsonova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Liudmila Samsonova | 6 | 6 | Liudmila Samsonova | 6 | 4 | 6$^2$ |
| | | | | Priscilla Hon | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Priscilla Hon | 6 | 6 | Priscilla Hon | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| Alt | Lucie Hradecká | 4 | 1 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Bernarda Pera | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
| WC | Daria Lopatetska | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | |
| WC | Daria Lopatetska | 3 | 0$^r$ | | 3 | Bernarda Pera | 7$^8$ | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | 13 | Camila Giorgi | 6$^6$ | 6 | 4 |
| | Barbara Haas | 6 | 6$^3$ | 0 | 13 | Camila Giorgi | 6$^6$ | 6 | 4 |
| 13 | Camila Giorgi | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Kristýna Plíšková | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | |
| | Tereza Martincová | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | |
| | Tereza Martincová | 7$^7$ | 7 | | Tereza Martincová | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | 10 | Misaki Doi | 5 | 1 |
| | Anna Danilina | 4 | 2 | 10 | Misaki Doi | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Misaki Doi | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Jil Teichmann | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Margarita Gasparyan | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Margarita Gasparyan | 3 | 4 | | 5 | Jil Teichmann | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Jana Čepelová | 5 | 2 |
| | Jana Čepelová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Jana Čepelová | 5 | 2 |
| 14 | Varvara Gracheva | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Daria Kasatkina | 6$^7$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | 7$^9$ | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| | Natalia Vikhlyantseva | 7$^9$ | 4 | 0$^r$ | 6 | Daria Kasatkina | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Aliaksandra Sasnovich | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Viktorija Golubic | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Laura Siegemund | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Mubaraka Al-Naimi | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| WC | Mubaraka Al-Naimi | 0 | 0 | | 7 | Laura Siegemund | 7 | 7 |
| | | | | | | Magdalena Fręch | 5 | 5 |
| | Magdalena Fręch | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | Magdalena Fręch | 5 | 5 |
| 15 | Peng Shuai | 4 | 7$^7$ | 0 | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Kirsten Flipkens | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Ysaline Bonaventure | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | Ysaline Bonaventure | 3 | 6$^4$ | | 8 | Kirsten Flipkens | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 16 | Greet Minnen | 1 | 3 |
| | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | 4 | 1 | 16 | Greet Minnen | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Greet Minnen | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |