Karolína Muchová defeated Victoria Mboko in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 2026 WTA Qatar Open.[1] It was her first WTA 1000 title, second WTA Tour title overall, and first title since 2019.[2] By reaching the final, Mboko made her top 10 debut in the WTA rankings.[3]
Amanda Anisimova was the defending champion,[4][5] but retired from her second round match against Karolína Plíšková.[6]
Seeds
The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Draw
Key
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Seeded players
The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 2 February 2026. Rankings and points before are as of 9 February 2026.[7]
| ‡ |
Champion
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| † |
Runner-up
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| ▼ |
Eliminated
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| Seed
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Rank
|
Player
|
Points before
|
Points dropping
|
Points won
|
Points after
|
Status
|
| 1
|
2
|
Iga Świątek
|
7,978
|
390
|
215
|
7,803
|
Quarterfinals lost to Maria Sakkari
|
| 2
|
3
|
Elena Rybakina
|
7,523
|
215
|
215
|
7,523
|
Quarterfinals lost to Victoria Mboko [10]
|
| 3
|
4
|
Amanda Anisimova
|
6,680
|
1,000
|
10
|
5,690
|
Second round retired against Karolína Plíšková [PR]
|
| 4
|
5
|
Coco Gauff
|
6,423
|
10
|
10
|
6,423
|
Second round lost to Elisabetta Cocciaretto [LL]
|
| 5
|
7
|
Mirra Andreeva
|
4,731
|
65
|
120
|
4,786
|
Third round lost to Victoria Mboko [10]
|
| 6
|
8
|
Jasmine Paolini
|
4,267
|
120
|
10
|
4,157
|
Second round lost to Maria Sakkari
|
| 7
|
9
|
Elina Svitolina
|
3,205
|
65
|
120
|
3,260
|
Third round lost to Anna Kalinskaya
|
| 8
|
10
|
Ekaterina Alexandrova
|
3,200
|
390
|
(108)§
|
2,918
|
Second round lost to Jeļena Ostapenko
|
| 9
|
12
|
Linda Nosková
|
2,626
|
120
|
65
|
2,571
|
Second round lost to Varvara Gracheva [Q]
|
| 10
|
13
|
Victoria Mboko†
|
2,606
|
(10)†
|
650
|
3,246
|
Runner-up, lost to Karolína Muchová [14]
|
| 11
|
14
|
Clara Tauson
|
2,530
|
10
|
10
|
2,530
|
First round lost to Kateřina Siniaková
|
| 12
|
18
|
Emma Navarro
|
2,095
|
(60)†
|
65
|
2,100
|
Second round lost to Anna Kalinskaya
|
| 13
|
17
|
Liudmila Samsonova
|
2,116
|
65
|
(54)§
|
2,105
|
First round lost to Magdalena Fręch [LL]
|
| 14
|
19
|
Karolína Muchová‡
|
2,058
|
0
|
1,000
|
3,058
|
Champion, defeated Victoria Mboko [10]
|
| 15
|
21
|
Diana Shnaider
|
1,953
|
(60)
|
(60)‡
|
1,953
|
First round lost to Alycia Parks [Q]
|
| 16
|
22
|
Elise Mertens
|
1,936
|
120
|
65
|
1,881
|
Second round lost to Daria Kasatkina
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† The player is defending points from her 18th best result.
‡ The player is keeping her 18th best result as it is higher than the Doha result, which does not need to be counted in her ranking points.
§ The player is substituting her next best result as it is higher than the Doha result, which does not need to be counted in her ranking points.
Withdrawn seeded players
The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.
| Rank
|
Player
|
Points before
|
Points defending
|
Points after
|
Withdrawal reason
|
| 1
|
Aryna Sabalenka
|
10,990
|
0
|
10,990
|
Fatigue
|
| 6
|
Jessica Pegula
|
6,103
|
215
|
5,888
|
Fatigue
|
| 11
|
Belinda Bencic
|
2,843
|
0
|
2,843
|
Illness
|
| 15
|
Naomi Osaka
|
2,366
|
(10)†
|
2,356
|
Abdominal injury[8]
|
| 16
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Madison Keys
|
2,351
|
0
|
2,351
|
Fatigue
|
† The player is defending points from her 18th best result.
Other entry information
Wildcards
Protected ranking
Withdrawals
‡ – withdrew from entry list
§ – withdrew from main draw
Qualifying
Seeds
Qualifiers
Lucky losers
Qualifying draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
Fifth qualifier
Sixth qualifier
Seventh qualifier
Eighth qualifier
References
External links
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| Grand Slam events | |
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| WTA 1000 tournaments |
- Doha (S, D)
- Dubai (S, D)
- Indian Wells (S, D, X)
- Miami (S, D)
- Madrid (S, D)
- Rome (S, D)
- Montreal (S, D)
- Cincinnati (S, D)
- Beijing (S, D)
- Wuhan (S, D)
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| WTA 500 tournaments |
- Brisbane (S, D)
- Adelaide (S, D)
- Abu Dhabi (S, D)
- Mérida (S, D)
- Charleston (S, D)
- Linz (S, D)
- Stuttgart (S, D)
- Strasbourg (S, D)
- London (S, D)
- Berlin (S, D)
- Bad Homburg (S, D)
- Washington DC (S, D)
- Monterrey (S, D)
- Guadalajara (S, D)
- Singapore (S, D)
- Ningbo (S, D)
- Tokyo (S, D)
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| WTA 250 tournaments |
- Auckland (S, D)
- Hobart (S, D)
- Cluj-Napoca (S, D)
- Ostrava (S, D)
- Austin (S, D)
- Bogotá (S, D)
- Rouen (S, D)
- Rabat (S, D)
- Rosmalen (S, D)
- Nottingham (S, D)
- Eastbourne (S, D)
- Hamburg (S, D)
- Iași (S, D)
- Prague (S, D)
- Cleveland (S, D)
- São Paulo (S, D)
- Seoul (S, D)
- Osaka (S, D)
- Guangzhou (S, D)
- Chennai (S, D)
- Jiujiang (S, D)
- Hong Kong (S, D)
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