Doha WTA 1000 dates, surface and venue
The 2026 Qatar TotalEnergies Open was played in Doha from February 8–14 on outdoor hard courts. The women's WTA 1000 tournament is complete. This guide covers that edition's results, draw and practical information; it is not a live timetable for a future Qatar Open.
| 2026 event detail | Answer |
|---|---|
| Main-draw week | February 8–14 |
| Qualifying began | February 6 |
| Level | WTA 1000 |
| Surface | Outdoor hard |
| Venue | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha |
| Fields | 56 singles players; 28 doubles teams |
The official WTA tournament record identifies the completed edition, while the WTA's February preview explains the qualifying start before the main-draw week. A date shown for qualifying therefore need not contradict the main tournament's February 8 start.
Doha also hosts the men's Qatar ExxonMobil Open. In 2026 that event's dates were February 16–21, as listed alongside the women's week on Qatar Airways' event information. Check the full name when searching a schedule, buying a ticket or opening a stream. A page advertising men's tennis in the same city does not establish coverage of the women's tournament.
For tennis happening now, open WTA matches today. To compare Doha with the surrounding women's events, use the WTA calendar. When revisiting 2026, keep the year selected on official draws and scores: a familiar city name can lead to a different edition's field, final or session times.
Karolina Muchova wins the 2026 Doha singles title
Karolina Muchova beat Victoria Mboko 6–4, 7–5 in the February 14 singles final. The match lasted 94 minutes. It gave Muchova her first WTA 1000 trophy and her second tour singles title, following Seoul in 2019. Those are two different milestones: describing Doha as her first tour title would erase that earlier victory.
Mboko led 4–2 in the second set, so the straight-set score hides a meaningful turn. Muchova recovered to 4–4, broke again for 6–5 and served out the championship. The WTA's final report follows that sequence. A replay viewer can concentrate on the latter half of the second set to see how the title was decided, rather than assuming the winner controlled every stage.
The routes Muchova and Mboko took to the final
Muchova's semifinal required a comeback against Maria Sakkari, ending 3–6, 6–4, 6–1. Sakkari had also led 2–0 in the second set. Mboko's semifinal was a 6–3, 6–2 win over Jelena Ostapenko; before that, she had defeated Elena Rybakina 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 in the quarterfinals. The semifinal report and official final preview provide the round-by-round context.
Muchova also advanced when Karolina Pliskova retired at 5–2 in their third-round match. That entry belongs in her tournament route, but it is not a completed two-set win. If you compare the finalists' weeks, separate matches finished on court from advances by retirement, and compare the actual opponents rather than just counting rounds.
The final result answers who won Doha. It does not tell you who leads the tour now, whether either finalist has a match today, or how a later head-to-head stands. Use WTA rankings for the current list and the match schedule for their next appearances. Keeping those questions separate makes a completed tournament guide useful throughout the season.
Danilina and Krunic's doubles comeback
Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Krunic won the doubles final 0–6, 7–6(3), [10–8] against Hsieh Su-wei and Jelena Ostapenko. They recovered from losing the opening set without a game and falling behind 5–2 in the second. They also saved a championship point at 5–3. The February 14 match brought their first WTA 1000 title together, according to the official doubles final report.
Read the final score from the winners' side. The opening 0–6 is a set they lost; the 7–6 is the set they won. The small “3” describes the losing pair's points in that set's tiebreak. The bracketed 10–8 is a deciding match tiebreak, not a third set played to ten games. The WTA's finals guide confirms the doubles format, which differs from the singles final's best-of-three tiebreak sets.
The champions had beaten Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani 6–3, 6–4 in the semifinals. Their results are preserved in the official doubles draw. Open that draw rather than the singles bracket when following a partnership: a player may appear in both competitions, but the matches and elimination paths are separate.
For a replay, the second set's closing games and the deciding tiebreak are the key stretches. For a quick result lookup, keep the pair names visible alongside all three score components. Reducing this final to “2–1” loses both the extraordinary opening set and the distinction between games and tiebreak points.
How to read the Doha draw and daily schedule
The draw answers “Who can face whom?” The order of play answers “Who is scheduled on which court today?” Start with the 2026 singles draw to locate a player and follow her branch toward the final. Then check the day's schedule for the court and the sequence of matches. A potential quarterfinal opponent is not a confirmed match until both players have advanced.
The archived February 14 order of play placed both finals on Centre Court: doubles at 3:30 p.m. and singles not before 6 p.m., in Doha time. “Not before” establishes the earliest scheduled start, not a promise that play begins at that minute. The document also allows matches to be moved at the supervisor's discretion. For any future edition, use its own newly issued schedule instead of carrying these 2026 times forward.
Byes, qualifiers and late changes
The singles field had 56 players, with first-round byes for the top eight seeds. A bye advances a player without an opening match; it is not an opponent who withdrew. Qualifiers marked “Q” earned places through qualifying, wildcards marked “WC” received invitations, and “LL” identifies a lucky loser entering after a qualifying defeat when a main-draw place became available.
Elisabetta Cocciaretto provides a useful 2026 example. She lost to Varvara Gracheva in qualifying, entered after McCartney Kessler withdrew, and then beat Coco Gauff 6–4, 6–2. The WTA's match report explains that change. An initial entry list would not tell the whole story of her main-draw participation.
Finally, distinguish a withdrawal before play from a retirement during a match. A retirement can leave a partial score beside the advancing player, as in Muchova's match with Pliskova. Follow the winner's name into the next column and read the status alongside the numbers; a partial score alone cannot explain the result.
Doha ranking points and prize money
The 2026 singles champion's award was 1,000 ranking points and US$665,000. The runner-up received 650 points and US$385,001. The following amounts come from the completed official singles draw; they describe the 2026 edition, not a guaranteed payout for a later year.
| Singles finish | Points | Prize money, US$ |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | 1,000 | 665,000 |
| Runner-up | 650 | 385,001 |
| Semifinal | 390 | 197,000 |
| Quarterfinal | 215 | 98,500 |
| Round of 16 | 120 | 49,250 |
| Round of 32 | 65 | 26,000 |
| Opening round | 10 | 18,300 |
Read the table by finishing round, rather than adding every row a player passed through. A title does not earn the champion's points plus another award for each earlier round. The doubles awards belong to a separate competition: the doubles draw lists US$195,000 for the winning team and US$110,010 for the runners-up. Those are team prize amounts, not that amount for each partner.
The rankings published on February 16 show the immediate aftermath. Mboko moved from No. 13 to No. 10 and Muchova from No. 19 to No. 11, as confirmed by the WTA's dated rankings report. These positions are a historical snapshot. They should not be presented as either player's current ranking months later.
Tournament points and ranking places measure different things. A player receives points for a result, but her place on the list depends on her wider record and the players around her. Even the winner and runner-up need not move by similar numbers of places. When comparing the finalists, use the tournament table for their Doha awards and the dated ranking list for the resulting positions. The doubles rankings are also separate from the singles list, so a partnership's Doha trophy should not be used to explain a singles ranking change.
Watching Doha tennis or attending a session
The February 2026 tournament has finished. For that edition, look for results, highlights or an available replay; for a later edition, check its announced dates and current viewing arrangements before subscribing or booking travel.
Official TV and streaming options
Start with the WTA's official viewing guide and choose your region. A platform available in another country may not carry the same tournament where you live. The site's free WTA 125 streaming offer applies to that lower tournament category; it does not by itself establish free access to Doha's WTA 1000 matches.
For a verified UK example, Sky's February 14 final coverage directs viewers to Sky Sports Tennis, Sky Sports+, NOW and the Sky Sports app, and includes final highlights. That historical coverage is useful when finding the 2026 match, but it does not confirm a future edition's exact channel or replay catalogue.
Before paying, check that the package includes women's tennis, the match you want and the relevant court. A short highlight clip is different from a full replay, and a scheduled television programme may differ from a stream covering several courts. Use WTA on TV today for current viewing information, then open the listed platform's own programme guide to confirm the match and access conditions.
Tickets, local start times and the stadium
The 2026 ticket conditions published by Qatar Airways distinguish Centre Court tickets from ground passes. Ground passes allowed outside-court and public-village access but did not include Centre Court; outside-court seats were subject to availability. Check the court, date and stand printed on your ticket rather than assuming every ticket admits you to a final.
That page explicitly says its 2026 travel packages have ended. For a future trip, follow the tournament's official visitor and ticket links and read the new edition's terms. Choose the women's tournament name, allow time to enter the venue, and check the order of play again before leaving for the stadium.
The 2026 singles final's 6 p.m. Doha listing corresponded to 3 p.m. GMT and 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on February 14. Convert the actual match date, not just the city: overseas daylight-saving changes can alter the difference later in the year. If your calendar or score app already displays your local time, avoid applying the conversion a second time.
Doha's champions and place in the WTA season
Doha was the first WTA 1000 event of 2026, making it an early opportunity for a major points award after the Australian Open. It is part of the Middle East swing, but its results should be kept separate from Dubai's. A player can have a strong week in one city and a different outcome in the next; the shared hard-court setting does not create a combined tournament or a shared trophy.
Iga Swiatek won Doha three consecutive times from 2022 through 2024. In the last of those finals, she defeated Elena Rybakina 7–6(8), 6–2, as recorded in the 2024 championship report. Amanda Anisimova then won the 2025 title, beating Jelena Ostapenko 6–4, 6–3 for her first WTA 1000 crown. The 2025 final report belongs to that edition, while Muchova is the 2026 singles champion.
Other previous singles winners include Vera Zvonareva in 2011, Karolina Pliskova in 2017 and Elise Mertens in 2019. The 2026 WTA preview identifies those past champions. Searching by winner and year is a practical way to find the correct older final without confusing an archive clip with this season's match.
Older pages can also carry a different tournament category. The WTA's 2024 calendar announcement confirmed that Doha and Dubai would both be WTA 1000 tournaments each year, having previously alternated. A historical WTA 500 label for Doha therefore need not be a mistake. Check that edition's classification before comparing its draw size, points or prize money with 2026.
When following the season onward, keep Doha's completed bracket as a record of this title run and use the current calendar for the next event. A tournament guide, an up-to-date ranking and today's match list answer different questions; choosing the right one saves you from expecting another Doha match after the final has already been played.