2021 Qatar Total Open – Singles

Petra Kvitová defeated Garbiñe Muguruza in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 2021 WTA Qatar Open.^[1][2] The final was a rematch of the 2018 final. It was Kvitová's second title at the WTA Qatar Open. Kvitová dropped just one set the entire tournament, to Anett Kontaveit in the quarterfinals.

Singles
2021 Qatar Total Open
Champion	Petra Kvitová
Runner-up	Garbiñe Muguruza
Score	6–2, 6–1
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Main article: 2021 Qatar Total Open

Aryna Sabalenka was the defending champion,^[3][4] but lost in the second round to Muguruza.^[5]

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)
2. Karolína Plíšková (quarterfinals)
3. Aryna Sabalenka (second round)
4. Petra Kvitová (champion)
5. Kiki Bertens (first round)
6. Belinda Bencic (first round)
7. Jennifer Brady (first round)
8. Victoria Azarenka (semifinals, withdrew)

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							Final
	8/WC	Victoria Azarenka
		Garbiñe Muguruza	w/o
									Garbiñe Muguruza	2	1
								4	Petra Kvitová	6	6
	4	Petra Kvitová	6	6
	Q	Jessica Pegula	4	4

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	E Svitolina	6	6
	PR	S Zheng	4	3				LL	M Doi	1	2
	LL	M Doi	6	6											1	E Svitolina	2	4
		E Rybakina	67	65											8/WC	V Azarenka	6	6
	Q	L Siegemund	79	77				Q	L Siegemund	4	2
		S Kuznetsova	2	3				8/WC	V Azarenka	6	6
	8/WC	V Azarenka	6	6																		8/WC	V Azarenka
																							G Muguruza	w/o
								3	A Sabalenka	2	77	3
		V Kudermetova	2	64					G Muguruza	6	65	6
		G Muguruza	6	77												G Muguruza	6	6
		M Sakkari	6	6												M Sakkari	3	1
	WC	M Sherif	0	3					M Sakkari	6	6
		M Keys	6	6					M Keys	2	2
	6	B Bencic	4	1

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	J Brady	1	2
		A Kontaveit	6	6					A Kontaveit	6	6
		A Kerber	6	6					A Kerber	1	4
	WC	Ç Büyükakçay	4	2												A Kontaveit	3	6	2
	Q	Kr Plíšková	2	3											4	P Kvitová	6	3	6
		A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6					A Pavlyuchenkova	1	3
								4	P Kvitová	6	6
																						4	P Kvitová	6	6
	5	K Bertens	0	2																		Q	J Pegula	4	4
	WC	J Ostapenko	6	6				WC	J Ostapenko	2	5
		Q Wang	3	1				Q	J Pegula	6	7
	Q	J Pegula	6	6											Q	J Pegula	6	6
		O Jabeur	6	6											2	Ka Plíšková	3	1
	Q	A Blinkova	2	2					O Jabeur	4	6	5
								2	Ka Plíšková	6	4	7

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Jessica Pegula (qualified)
2. Laura Siegemund (qualified)
3. Patricia Maria Țig (first round)
4. Barbora Krejčíková (second round)
5. Kateřina Siniaková (second round)
6. Anna Blinkova (qualified)
7. Kristýna Plíšková (qualified)
8. Misaki Doi (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

Qualifiers

1. Jessica Pegula
2. Laura Siegemund
3. Anna Blinkova
4. Kristýna Plíšková

Lucky loser

1. Misaki Doi

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Jessica Pegula	6	6
		Gabriela Dabrowski	0	1
								1	Jessica Pegula	6	63	78
								PR	Anastasia Potapova	2	77	66
	PR	Liang En-shuo	2	4
	PR	Anastasia Potapova	6	6
															1	Jessica Pegula	6	6
															8	Misaki Doi	2	2
		Mirjam Björklund	6	6
		Lucie Hradecká	2	4
									Mirjam Björklund	6	1	1
								8	Misaki Doi	3	6	6
		Angelina Gabueva	1	0
	8	Misaki Doi	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Laura Siegemund	6	6
		Andreja Klepač	4	0
								2	Laura Siegemund	6	6
									Elena-Gabriela Ruse	2	2
	WC	Inès Ibbou	5	3
		Elena-Gabriela Ruse	7	6
															2	Laura Siegemund	77	6
																Lesia Tsurenko	64	4
		Lesia Tsurenko	6	6
		Gabriela Cé	1	1
									Lesia Tsurenko	6	6
								5	Kateřina Siniaková	3	2
		Monica Niculescu	2	6	0
	5	Kateřina Siniaková	6	4	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Patricia Maria Țig	3	2
		Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6	6
									Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6	7
								PR	Yaroslava Shvedova	2	5
	PR	Yaroslava Shvedova	6	6
	PR	Akgul Amanmuradova	3	0
																Bethanie Mattek-Sands	2	3
															6	Anna Blinkova	6	6
	WC	Mubaraka Al-Naimi	0	1
		Ena Shibahara	6	6
									Ena Shibahara	4	6	2
								6	Anna Blinkova	6	3	6
		Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove	3	63
	6	Anna Blinkova	6	77

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Barbora Krejčíková	7	6
		Martina Trevisan	5	4
								4	Barbora Krejčíková	3	5
									Cristina Bucșa	6	7
		Cristina Bucșa	6	6
		Martina Caregaro	1	2
																Cristina Bucșa	2	2
															7	Kristýna Plíšková	6	6
	PR	Zhu Lin	7	5	6
		Jesika Malečková	5	7	4
								PR	Zhu Lin	2	1
								7	Kristýna Plíšková	6	6
		Darija Jurak	4	2
	7	Kristýna Plíšková	6	6

Notes

1. "Kvitova routs Muguruza to win second Doha title". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
2. "WTA roundup: Petra Kvitova rolls to Qatar Total Open title". Reuters. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
3. "Sabalenka wins Qatar Total Open". The Peninsula. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
4. "Returns and Reunions: 10 Things to Know about Doha". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
5. "2021 Doha Highlights: Muguruza defeats defending champion Sabalenka". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 22 November 2024.

References

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw