Qatar Open (tennis)

The Qatar Open, currently known as the Qatar ExxonMobil Open for sponsorship reasons, is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour. It is held annually in January at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha, Qatar, since 1993.

Qatar Open
Tournament information
Founded1993 (1993)
LocationDoha
Qatar
VenueKhalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex
CategoryATP World Series
(1993–97)
ATP International Series
(1998–2008)
ATP World Tour 250 series
(2009–current)
SurfaceHard - outdoors
Draw32S / 16Q / 16D
Prize moneyUS$1,386,665 (2017)
Websiteqatartennis.org
Current champions (2020)
Men's singles Andrey Rublev
Men's doubles Rohan Bopanna
Wesley Koolhof

Past finals

Records

Singles
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1993 Boris Becker Goran Ivanišević7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–5
1994 Stefan Edberg Paul Haarhuis6–3, 6–2
1995 Stefan Edberg (2) Magnus Larsson7–6(7–4), 6–1
1996 Petr Korda Younes El Aynaoui7–6(7–5), 2–6, 7–6(7–5)
1997 Jim Courier Tim Henman7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
1998 Petr Korda (2) Fabrice Santoro6–0, 6–3
1999 Rainer Schüttler Tim Henman6–4, 5–7, 6–1
2000 Fabrice Santoro Rainer Schüttler3–6, 7–5, 3–0 ret.
2001 Marcelo Ríos Bohdan Ulihrach6–3, 2–6, 6–3
2002 Younes El Aynaoui Félix Mantilla4–6, 6–2, 6–2
2003 Stefan Koubek Jan-Michael Gambill6–4, 6–4
2004 Nicolas Escudé Ivan Ljubičić6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2005 Roger Federer Ivan Ljubičić6–3, 6–1
2006 Roger Federer (2) Gaël Monfils6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2007 Ivan Ljubičić Andy Murray6–4, 6–4
2008 Andy Murray Stanislas Wawrinka6–4, 4–6, 6–2
2009 Andy Murray (2) Andy Roddick6–4, 6–2
2010 Nikolay Davydenko Rafael Nadal0–6, 7–6(10–8), 6–4
2011 Roger Federer (3) Nikolay Davydenko6–3, 6–4
2012 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Gaël Monfils7–5, 6–3
2013 Richard Gasquet Nikolay Davydenko3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
2014 Rafael Nadal Gaël Monfils6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
2015 David Ferrer Tomáš Berdych6–4, 7–5
2016 Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal6–1, 6–2
2017 Novak Djokovic (2) Andy Murray6–3, 5–7, 6–4
2018 Gaël Monfils Andrey Rublev6–2, 6–3
2019 Roberto Bautista Agut Tomáš Berdych6–4, 3–6, 6–3
2020 Andrey Rublev Corentin Moutet6–2, 7–6(7–3)

Doubles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1993 Boris Becker
Patrik Kühnen		 Shelby Cannon
Scott Melville		6–2, 6–4
1994 Olivier Delaître
Stephane Simian		 Shelby Cannon
Byron Talbot		6–3, 6–3
1995 Stefan Edberg
Magnus Larsson		 Andrei Olhovskiy
Jan Siemerink		7–6, 6–2
1996 Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		 Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis		7–6, 6–3
1997 Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis		 Patrik Fredriksson
Magnus Norman		6–3, 6–2
1998 Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes		 Olivier Delaître
Fabrice Santoro		6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1999 Alex O'Brien
Jared Palmer		 Piet Norval
Kevin Ullyett		6–3, 6–4
2000 Mark Knowles (2)
Max Mirnyi		 Alex O'Brien
Jared Palmer		6–3, 6–4
2001 Mark Knowles (3)
Daniel Nestor		 Juan Balcells
Andrei Olhovskiy		6–3, 6–1
2002 Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer (2)		 Jiří Novák
David Rikl		6–3, 7–6(7–5)
2003 Martin Damm
Cyril Suk		 Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		6–4, 7–6(10–8)
2004 Martin Damm (2)
Cyril Suk (2)		 Stefan Koubek
Andy Roddick		6–2, 6–4
2005 Albert Costa
Rafael Nadal		 Andrei Pavel
Mikhail Youzhny		6–3, 4–6, 6–3
2006 Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi (2)		 Christophe Rochus
Olivier Rochus		2–6, 6–3, [10–8]
2007 Nenad Zimonjić
Mikhail Youzhny		 Martin Damm
Leander Paes		6–1, 7–6(7–3)
2008 Philipp Kohlschreiber
David Škoch		 Jeff Coetzee
Wesley Moodie		6–4, 4–6, [11–9]
2009 Marc López
Rafael Nadal (2)		 Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić		4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
2010 Guillermo García-López
Albert Montañés		 František Čermák
Michal Mertiňák		6–4, 7–5
2011 Marc López (2)
Rafael Nadal (3)		 Daniele Bracciali
Andreas Seppi		6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2012 Filip Polášek
Lukáš Rosol		 Christopher Kas
Philipp Kohlschreiber		6–3, 6–4
2013 Christopher Kas
Philipp Kohlschreiber		 Julian Knowle
Filip Polášek		7–5, 6–4
2014 Tomáš Berdych
Jan Hájek		 Alexander Peya
Bruno Soares		6–2, 6–4
2015 Juan Mónaco
Rafael Nadal (4)		 Julian Knowle
Philipp Oswald		6–3, 6–4
2016 Feliciano López
Marc López (3)		 Philipp Petzschner
Alexander Peya		6–4, 6–3
2017 Jérémy Chardy
Fabrice Martin		 Vasek Pospisil
Radek Štěpánek		6–4, 7–6(7–3)
2018 Oliver Marach
Mate Pavić		 Jamie Murray
Bruno Soares		6–2, 7–6(8–6)
2019 David Goffin
Pierre-Hugues Herbert		 Robin Haase
Matwé Middelkoop		5–7, 6–4, [10–4]
2020 Rohan Bopanna
Wesley Koolhof		 Luke Bambridge
Santiago González		3–6, 6–2, [10–6]

Season Opener

The Qatar Open has been the site of the ceremonial opening of the ATP World Tour season since 2009. That year saw Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer (then-World No. 1 and 2, respectively) kick off the season on a tennis court situated on a boat off Doha Bay. The following year saw the duo return, this time playing on a "magic carpet" tennis court in the Souq Waqif.[1] In 2011, the two came back and opened the new season on a court laid in the water of Doha Bay.[2] The 2012 season was once again launched by both Federer and Nadal. This time, they played on a tennis court in the Katara amphitheatre at sunset, amidst more than 4000 burning Roman candles.[3]

References
  1. "Federer, Nadal Kick Off 2010 ATP World Tour in Doha". ATPWorldTour.com. January 3, 2010. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  2. "Nadal, Federer Launch 2011 ATP World Tour Season". ATPWorldTour.com. January 2, 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  3. "Nadal and Federer Light Up 2012 Season". ATPWorldTour.com. January 1, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-29.



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