Qatar Total Open
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| Qatar Total Open | ||
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| Sony Ericsson WTA Tour | ||
| Location | Doha Qatar |
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| Venue | Khalifa International Tennis Complex | |
| Category | Tier I (from 2008) | |
| Surface | Hard / Outdoors | |
| Draw | 56M/32Q/32D | |
| Prize Money | $2,500,000 | |
| Website | Official Website | |
The Qatar Total Open is a tennis tournament held in Doha, Qatar. Held since 2001, this WTA Tour event is a Tier I-tournament from 2008, and is played on outdoor hardcourts. Total S.A. is the main tournament sponsor.
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[edit] History
The first tournament was held in 2001 as Qatar Total FinaElf Open for the prize money of $170,000, as a Tier III tournament. In 2004, tournament got Tier II category because of prize money incised to $600,000, and in 2007, to $1,340,000. From 2008 season, tournament became Tier I, for the prize money of $2,500,000.
[edit] Past finals
[edit] Singles
| Year | Tier | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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| 2001 | III |  Martina Hingis |
 Sandrine Testud |
6-3, 6-2 |
| 2002 | III |  Monica Seles |
 Tamarine Tanasugarn |
7-6(6), 6-3 |
| 2003 | III |  Anastasia Myskina |
Elena Likhovtseva |
6-3, 6-1 |
| 2004 | II | Anastasia Myskina |
Svetlana Kuznetsova |
4-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 2005 | II | Maria Sharapova |
 Alicia Molik |
4-6, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 2006 | II | Nadia Petrova |
Amélie Mauresmo |
6-3, 7-5 |
| 2007 | II | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Justine Henin |
Svetlana Kuznetsova |
6-4, 6-2 |
| 2008 | I | Maria Sharapova |
Vera Zvonareva |
6-1, 2-6, 6-0 |
[edit] Doubles
| Year | Tier | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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| 2001 | III | Sandrine Testud Roberta Vinci |
 Kristie Boogert Miriam Oremans |
7-5, 7-6 |
| 2002 | III |  Janette Husárová Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
Alexandra Fusai Caroline Vis |
6-3, 6-3 |
| 2003 | III |  Janet Lee Wynne Prakusya |
 Maria Vento-Kabchi Angelique Widjaja |
6-1, 6-3 |
| 2004 | II | Svetlana Kuznetsova Elena Likhovtseva |
Janette Husárová Conchita Martínez |
7-6, 6-2 |
| 2005 | II | Francesca Schiavone Alicia Molik |
 Cara Black Liezel Huber |
6-3, 6-4 |
| 2006 | II | Daniela Hantuchová Ai Sugiyama |
 Li Ting Sun Tiantian |
6-4, 6-4 |
| 2007 | II | Martina Hingis Maria Kirilenko |
 Ágnes Szávay Vladimíra Uhlířová |
6-1, 6-1 |
| 2008 | I | Květa Peschke Rennae Stubbs |
Cara Black Liezel Huber |
6-1, 5-7, 10-7 |
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