The most significant and award-winning ATP 250 event on the Tour, the Qatar Open is easily a fan-favorite. With Top 10 players and a million dollars+ in prize money, many eagerly await the return of the Open every year. To learn more about one of the only 2 ATP Tour events in the Middle East, keep on reading.
Qatar open 2023
Qatar Open Tennis Tournament
The Qatar Open, also known as the Qatar ExxonMobil Open for sponsorship reasons, is an annual outdoor hard-court tennis tournament held in the capital city of the luxurious and pristine Gulf country, Doha, Qatar. Venued at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, the ATP Tour-sanctioned event is part of the ATP 250 series of events. It is the biggest ATP 250 event, being between an ATP 250 and ATP 500 event in terms of size and prize money. This year will mark the 31st edition of the event. The title sponsor, ExxonMobil is one of the world’s largest international oil and gas companies based in Texas, USA.
Location
Doha, Qatar
Venue
Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex
Tour category
ATP 250
Prize Money
$1,377,025
Draw
28S, 16 D
Qatar Open 2023 Results
In singles championship, Russian star Daniil Medvedev becomes Qatar Open 2023 Champions. Daniil Medvedev wins the 17th title of his career, the second in a row after Rotterdam last week. The Russian dominated Andy Murray in the final of the Doha tournament this Saturday (6-4, 6-4).
Daniil Medvedev and Andy Murray
In doubles championship, Rohan Bopanna & Matthew Ebden win Qatar Open title (ATP 250). They defeated Lestienne/Van De Zandschulp 6-7(5), 6-4, 10-6 in Final. It’s 23rd Career title for Bopanna.
Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden
Qatar Open History and Previous Winners
History
The Middle East and Qatar, in particular, has become a symbol for wealth and luxury. The ATP Qatar Open stands exalted even among the other tournaments in its category with a much higher prize fund and top players in attendance. The tournament held its first-ever edition in 1993 as a part of the ATP World Series of events. Ever since the first edition, top players have played at the event and the tradition holds true to this day. The tournament category changed to being from the International Series, then to the ATP 250 but its rank has always remained the same. Today, the Qatar ExxonMobil Open is one of the most recognizable tennis tournaments in the world.
Qatar Open Winners
One of the leading reasons behind the Qatar Open’s success, a point we have repeated on numerous occasions now, is simply the caliber of tennis observed at the event. Soo many of some of he best players in tennis history have competed at the event. This includes the Big Three, Andy Murray, Nikolay Davydenko, Richard Gasquet, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Andrey Rublev, Gael Monfils, and soo many more. Just these tennis players have at a point been ranked in the Top 10.
Even during the earliest days of the event, players like Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, and Jim Courier had been champions. From the previous titlists, Roger Federer holds the record for most singles titles at 3, as well as the joint record for most consecutive singles titles alongside Novak Djokovic at 2.
Year
Singles Champion
Doubles Champions
2022
Roberto Bautista Agut
Wesley Koolhof / Neal Skupski
2021
Nikoloz Basilashvili
Aslan Karatsev / Andrey Rublev
2020
Andrey Rublev
Wesley Koolhof / Rohan Bopanna
2019
Roberto Bautista Agut
David Goffin / Pierre-Hugues Herbert
2018
Gael Monfils
Oliver Marach / Mate Pavic
Qatar Open Prize Money and Points
A total financial commitment of $1,485,775 was made for the event of which, $1,337,025 has been reserved as prize money. This value is an improvement compared to last year’s edition as in 2022, the total prize money was set at $1,176,595. The prize distribution is as follows:
Stage
Singles Prize Money
Doubles Prize Money
ATP Points
Winner
$209,445
$72,780
250
Finals
$122,175
$38,940
250
Semi-finals
$71,830
$22,820
90
Quarter-Finals
$41,615
$12,750
45
2nd Round
$24,165
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20
1st Round
$14,770
$7,520
0
Keep in mind the prize fund and prize money distribution may be subject to change.
Qatar Open Draws
The event will have 28 singles and 16 doubles draws that will be released as the tournament progresses.
Qatar Open 2023 Dates
The Qatar Open main draw will take place across 6 days from 20-25 February. The qualifications round will take place on the weekend prior, on the 18th and 19th of February.
Qatar Open Schedule
The schedule for the ABN AMRO Open is as follows:
Date
Singles Matches
Doubles Matches
20th February
Round 1
21st February
Round 1
Round 1
22nd February
Round 2
Round 1
23rd February
Round 2
Round 1
24th February
Quarter Final
Quarter Final
25th February
Semi Final
Semi Final
26th February
Finale
Finale
Keep in mind this schedule may be subject to change.
Qatar Open 2023 Players List
As always, spectators and viewers of the Qatar Open can expect the highest level of competition with top players from all around the world. Member of the Big Three and 5 times titlist Rafael Nadal headlines the event while the top seed is world no. 5 Andrey Rublev. Following them, we have another Top 10 player, Canada’s no. 1 and world no. 7 Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Other notable players that will be participating include world no. 12 Daniil Medvedev and no. 16 Alexander Zverev. Top seed Rublev is a former titlist and another titlist that will be participating in the Qatar Open is Roberto Bautista Agut. The 2-time champion won in 2019 and 2022, making him the defending champion. The full player list is filled with Top 100 players and it is given below.
Tickets for the tournament are available online from TKTF. A standard ticket applies for one of the 2 courts, the center court and side courts with each day conducting matches on the 2 courts, except for the last 2 days of the event. Viewing of the qualifications round on the 18th and 19th is free. There are various seating options which are standard seats, VIP Box seats, and those with VIP Village access. Tickets start from 30.00 QAR.
To purchase tickets, click the link below to be forwarded to the related TKTF page.
