# 2019 Qatar Total Open – Singles

Elise Mertens defeated Simona Halep in the final, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2019 WTA Qatar Open.
Petra Kvitová was the reigning champion, but chose not to participate.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Simona Halep (final)
* Karolína Plíšková (withdrew)
* Angelique Kerber (semifinals)
* Elina Svitolina (semifinals)
* Kiki Bertens (quarterfinals)
* Caroline Wozniacki (withdrew)
* Anastasija Sevastova (first round)
* Ashleigh Barty (withdrew)
* Julia Görges (quarterfinals)

## 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Simona Halep | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| 4/WC | Elina Svitolina | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4/WC | Elina Svitolina | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | Simona Halep | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | | Elise Mertens | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Angelique Kerber | 4 | 6 | 1 | | Elise Mertens | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Elise Mertens | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | L Arruabarrena | 3 | 0 | | | L Tsurenko | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | S Halep | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| LL | A Riske | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | J Görges | 6$^1$ | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| LL | P Hercog | 4 | 3 | | LL | A Riske | 1 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Tomljanović | 2 | 2 | | 9 | J Görges | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Halep | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4/WC | E Svitolina | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | 4/WC | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Buzărnescu | 1 | 6 | 2 | | J Ostapenko | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Ostapenko | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 4/WC | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Sasnovich | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | Q | K Muchová | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | | | S-w Hsieh | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Muchová | 6 | 6 | | Q | K Muchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Stosur | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | A Sevastova | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Blinkova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Q | A Blinkova | 0 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | B Strýcová | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Al-Nabhani | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | B Strýcová | 6 | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | A Kontaveit | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | A Kerber | 1 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| Q | L Zhu | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | A Kontaveit | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | A Kerber | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Kerber | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | K Bertens | 0 | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | E Mertens | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | C Giorgi | 6 | 6$^7$ | 4 | 5 | K Bertens | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | O Jabeur | 3 | 1 | | | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | K Bertens | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | K Siniaková | 4 | 2 | | | E Mertens | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | LL | Kr Plíšková | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

The top seed received a bye into the second round.
* Ajla Tomljanović (qualified)
* Alison Riske (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Tamara Zidanšek (first round)
* Samantha Stosur (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Eugenie Bouchard (first round)
* Bernarda Pera (second round)
* Polona Hercog (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Kristýna Plíšková (second round, lucky loser)

### Qualifiers

* Ajla Tomljanović
* Zhu Lin
* Karolína Muchová
* Anna Blinkova

### Lucky losers

* Alison Riske
* Polona Hercog
* Samantha Stosur
* Lara Arruabarrena
* Kristýna Plíšková

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | 1 | Ajla Tomljanović | 7 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | |
| Sorana Cîrstea | Sorana Cîrstea | 6 | 0 | 3 | | Shuko Aoyama | 5 | 7$^8$ | 4 | | | | |
| Shuko Aoyama | Shuko Aoyama | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Ajla Tomljanović | 6 | 6 |
| Abigail Spears | Abigail Spears | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | Polona Hercog | 3 | 4 |
| Sabina Sharipova | Sabina Sharipova | 6 | 6 | | | Sabina Sharipova | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| WC | Julia Elbaba | 1 | 3 | | 7 | Polona Hercog | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| 7 | Polona Hercog | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Alison Riske | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna Kalinskaya | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna Kalinskaya | 2 | 2 | | 2 | Alison Riske | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jennifer Brady | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Jennifer Brady | 6 | 6 | | | Jennifer Brady | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Anhelina Kalinina | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anhelina Kalinina | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | Alison Riske | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Zhu Lin | 6 | 6 |
| | Alexandra Dulgheru | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | Zhu Lin | 6 | 6 |
| | Zhu Lin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Zhu Lin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Zhu Lin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Madison Brengle | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Madison Brengle | 5 | 6 | 6 | | Madison Brengle | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| 5 | Eugenie Bouchard | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Tamara Zidanšek | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liudmila Samsonova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liudmila Samsonova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | Liudmila Samsonova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Lara Arruabarrena | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Mariana Ramírez Nieto | 1 | 1 | | | Lara Arruabarrena | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Lara Arruabarrena | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lara Arruabarrena | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Liudmila Samsonova | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Karolína Muchová | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| WC | Mubaraka Al-Naimi | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Karolína Muchová | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Karolína Muchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Karolína Muchová | 6 | 6 | | | Karolína Muchová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Kristýna Plíšková | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | Chan Hao-ching | 3 | 2 | | 8 | Kristýna Plíšková | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| 8 | Kristýna Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Samantha Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Xu Shilin | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Xu Shilin | 2 | 2 | | 4 | Samantha Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tereza Mrdeža | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Varvara Lepchenko | 7$^7$ | 4 | 3 | | Tereza Mrdeža | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Tereza Mrdeža | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tereza Mrdeža | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | 4 | Samantha Stosur | 6$^1$ | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Anna Blinkova | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 |
| WC | Emily Webley-Smith | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Anna Blinkova | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 |
| | Anna Blinkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna Blinkova | 6 | 6 | | | Anna Blinkova | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Bernarda Pera | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Veronika Kudermetova | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | Bernarda Pera | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
| 6 | Bernarda Pera | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |