2019 Qatar Total Open – Singles
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2019 Qatar Total Open – Singles
Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but chose not to participate. Elise Mertens won the title, defeating Simona Halep in the final, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3. Seeds The top four seeds received a bye into the second round. Draw Finals Top half Bottom half Qualifying Seeds The top seed received a bye into the second round. Qualifiers Lucky losers Draw First qualifier Second qualifier Third qualifier Fourth qualifier ReferencesMain DrawQualifying Draw
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Elise Mertens
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Ajla Tomljanović
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Ons Jabeur
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Zhu Lin (tennis)
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Anett Kontaveit
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Barbora Strýcová
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Anna Blinkova
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Karolína Muchová
Karolína Muchová (; born 21 August 1996) is a Czech tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 19, achieved on 17 May 2021. Muchová has reached two finals on the WTA Tour, winning one title, the International-level Korea Open in 2019. Muchová officially turned professional in 2013. She first rose to prominence at the 2018 US Open, defeating world No. 12 and two-time Grand Slam champion, Garbiñe Muguruza, in the second round. The following year, Muchová would reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at Wimbledon by upsetting world No. 3 and tournament favourite Karolína Plíšková. At the 2021 Australian Open, she reached the semifinals by defeating world No. 1, Ashleigh Barty, but then lost to Jennifer Brady. Early life and background Karolína Muchová was born on the 21st of August 1996 in Olomouc. Her father is former Czech footballer Josef Mucha. He introduced her to tennis at the age of seven. She also has a brother, with whom she di ...
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Hsieh Su-wei
Hsieh Su-wei ( ;''Xiè 謝淑薇Shūwēi'' in Chinese mainland. Taiwanese Mandarin: ; in Standard Mandarin of Chinese mainland. born 4 January 1986) is an inactive Taiwanese professional tennis player. She has won three singles titles and 30 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, one WTA 125 doubles title, 27 singles and 23 doubles titles on the ITF Circuit, seven medals at the Asian Games (2 gold, 3 silver, and 2 bronze), 1 gold and bronze medal at the 2005 Summer Universiade, and has amassed over $10 million in prize money. On 25 February 2013, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 23, and on 12 May 2014, she reached world No. 1 in the doubles rankings for the first time; she has spent a total of 47 weeks with the top ranking, the longest tenure by a tennis player from the Far East. Hsieh is the highest-ranked Taiwanese player in history, in both singles and doubles. Known for playing with two hands on both sides, flat and quick groundstrokes, crafty gameplay, a ...
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