Amanda Anisimova defeated Jeļena Ostapenko in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2025 Qatar Open.[1] It was her first WTA 1000 title, and third career title.[2] Anisimova was the first unseeded champion since Elise Mertens in 2019, and was the first time since 2015 that the final was contested by two unseeded players.

Iga Świątek was the three-time defending champion,[3] but lost in the semifinals to Ostapenko.[4] Ostapenko improved her record against Świątek to 5–0.[5]

Seeds

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

1.   Aryna Sabalenka (second round)
2.  Poland Iga Świątek (semifinals)
3.  United States Coco Gauff (second round)
4.  Italy Jasmine Paolini (third round)
5.  Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina (quarterfinals)
6.  United States Jessica Pegula (quarterfinals)
7.  China Zheng Qinwen (second round)
8.  United States Emma Navarro (second round)
9.  Spain Paula Badosa (second round)
10.   Daria Kasatkina (third round)
11.   Diana Shnaider (first round)
12.   Mirra Andreeva (second round)
13.  Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia (first round)
14.   Anna Kalinskaya (first round)
15.  Croatia Donna Vekić (first round)
16.   Liudmila Samsonova (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
Ekaterina Alexandrova 4 6 6
6 United States Jessica Pegula 6 1 1
Ekaterina Alexandrova 3 3
United States Amanda Anisimova 6 6
Ukraine Marta Kostyuk 6 5 4
United States Amanda Anisimova 4 7 6
United States Amanda Anisimova 6 6
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 4 3
Tunisia Ons Jabeur 2 2
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 6 6
Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko 6 6
2 Poland Iga Świątek 3 1
5 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 2 5
2 Poland Iga Świątek 6 7

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 A Sabalenka 6 3 65
WC United Kingdom E Raducanu 3 5 E Alexandrova 3 6 77
E Alexandrova 6 7 E Alexandrova 6 6
Belgium E Mertens 6 0 Belgium E Mertens 4 2
Denmark C Tauson 0 0r Belgium E Mertens 6 6
Q Spain C Bucșa 63 7 6 Q Spain C Bucșa 2 3
14 A Kalinskaya 77 5 4 E Alexandrova 4 6 6
10 D Kasatkina 6 6 6 United States J Pegula 6 1 1
LL P Kudermetova 0 0 10 D Kasatkina 6 6
Armenia E Avanesyan 77 1 77 Armenia E Avanesyan 2 3
China Xin Wang 63 6 65 10 D Kasatkina 3 5
Czech Republic M Vondroušová 6 2 5 6 United States J Pegula 6 7
Ukraine E Svitolina 0 6 7 Ukraine E Svitolina 3 63
6 United States J Pegula 6 77

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 United States C Gauff 2 5
Ukraine M Kostyuk 6 6 Ukraine M Kostyuk 6 7
WC Turkey Z Sönmez 3 3 Ukraine M Kostyuk 6 6
Q V Kudermetova 6 0 4 Poland M Linette 4 2
Poland M Linette 3 6 6 Poland M Linette 7 5 6
Poland M Fręch 6 3 6 Poland M Fręch 5 7 4
13 Brazil B Haddad Maia 4 6 2 Ukraine M Kostyuk 6 5 4
9 Spain P Badosa 6 4 6 United States A Anisimova 4 7 6
LL Mexico R Zarazúa 3 6 2 9 Spain P Badosa 4 3
United States A Anisimova 6 7 United States A Anisimova 6 6
V Azarenka 3 5 United States A Anisimova 6 6
Q Belgium G Minnen 1 2 Canada L Fernandez 3 0
Canada L Fernandez 6 6 Canada L Fernandez 6 6
8 United States E Navarro 2 2

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 China Q Zheng 4 2
United States M Kessler 2 0 Tunisia O Jabeur 6 6
Tunisia O Jabeur 6 6 Tunisia O Jabeur 6 6
United States A Krueger 4 4 WC United States S Kenin 3 4
WC United States S Kenin 6 6 WC United States S Kenin 77 3 6
Q United States A Parks 6 77 Q United States A Parks 63 6 2
11 D Shnaider 4 62 Tunisia O Jabeur 2 2
16 L Samsonova 6 6 Latvia J Ostapenko 6 6
New Zealand L Sun 3 3 16 L Samsonova 65 5
Q Japan A Ito 2 1 Latvia J Ostapenko 77 7
Latvia J Ostapenko 6 6 Latvia J Ostapenko 6 6
China Y Yuan 1 65 4 Italy J Paolini 2 2
WC France C Garcia 6 77 WC France C Garcia 3 4
4 Italy J Paolini 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Kazakhstan E Rybakina 6 6
Ukraine D Yastremska 5 3 United States P Stearns 2 4
United States P Stearns 7 6 5 Kazakhstan E Rybakina 77 6
Ukraine A Kalinina 2 3 Slovakia R Šramková 61 2
Slovakia R Šramková 6 6 Slovakia R Šramková 3 6 7
Q United States K Volynets 6 64 4 12 M Andreeva 6 3 5
12 M Andreeva 4 77 6 5 Kazakhstan E Rybakina 2 5
15 Croatia D Vekić 2 4 2 Poland I Świątek 6 7
Czech Republic L Nosková 6 6 Czech Republic L Nosková 6 6
Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 6 65 6 Kazakhstan Y Putintseva 2 3
Q Japan M Uchijima 2 77 3 Czech Republic L Nosková 77 4 4
Greece M Sakkari 4 6 4 2 Poland I Świątek 61 6 6
Q Romania E-G Ruse 6 3 0r Greece M Sakkari 3 2
2 Poland I Świątek 6 6

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 3 February 2025. Rankings and points before are as of 10 February 2025.

Under the 2025 Rulebook, points from one of the three non-combined WTA 1000 tournaments (which include Doha) are required to be counted in a player's ranking.[6]

The points dropping column reflects (a) the points from the 2024 tournament or (b) the player's best 18th result. The points won column reflects (a) the points of the 2025 tournament, (b) the player's 18th best result or (c) the player's 19th best result.

Seed Rank Player Points before Points dropping Points won Points after Status
1 1 Aryna Sabalenka 8,956 0 10 8,966 Second round lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova
2 2 Poland Iga Świątek 8,770 1,000 390 8,160 Semifinals lost to Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
3 3 United States Coco Gauff 6,538 (108) (108) 6,538 Second round lost to Ukraine Marta Kostyuk
4 4 Italy Jasmine Paolini 5,288 10 120 5,398 Third round lost to Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko
5 7 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 4,588 650 215 4,153 Quarterfinals lost to Poland Iga Świątek [2]
6 5 United States Jessica Pegula 4,861 0 215 5,076 Quarterfinals lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova
7 8 China Zheng Qinwen 4,095 120 10 3,985 Second round lost to Tunisia Ons Jabeur
8 9 United States Emma Navarro 3,709 120 (60)§ 3,649 Second round lost to Canada Leylah Fernandez
9 10 Spain Paula Badosa 3,588 65 65 3,588 Second round lost to United States Amanda Anisimova
10 12 Daria Kasatkina 3,056 (60) 120 3,116 Third round lost to United States Jessica Pegula [6]
11 13 Diana Shnaider 2,873 30 10 2,853 First round lost to United States Alycia Parks [Q]
12 15 Mirra Andreeva 2,665 0 65 2,730 Second round lost to Slovakia Rebecca Šramková
13 16 Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia 2,369 10 10 2,369 First round lost to Poland Magdalena Fręch
14 18 Anna Kalinskaya 2,304 10 10 2,304 First round lost to Spain Cristina Bucșa [Q]
15 19 Croatia Donna Vekić 2,273 10 10 2,273 First round lost to Czech Republic Linda Nosková
16 23 Liudmila Samsonova 1,945 10 65 2,000 Second round lost to Latvia Jeļena Ostapenko

† 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 rankings.
§ The player is adding her 19th best result as it is higher than the Doha result, which does not need to be counted in her rankings.

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
6 United States Madison Keys 4,680 0 4,680 Hamstring injury[7]
11 United States Danielle Collins 3,122 245 2,877 Foot injury
14 Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková 2,675 0 2,675 Back injury

Other entry information

Wild cards

Withdrawals

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Veronika Kudermetova (qualified)
  2. China Yuan Yue (moved to main draw)
  3. Polina Kudermetova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  4. Japan Moyuka Uchijima (qualified)
  5. Mexico Renata Zarazúa (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  6. United States Katie Volynets (qualified)
  7. Kamilla Rakhimova (first round)
  8. France Varvara Gracheva (qualifying competition)
  9. Erika Andreeva (qualifying competition)
  10. Germany Laura Siegemund (qualifying competition)
  11. United States Taylor Townsend (first round)
  12. Belgium Greet Minnen (qualified)
  13. United States Alycia Parks (qualified)
  14. United Kingdom Sonay Kartal (qualifying competition)
  15. United States Hailey Baptiste (first round, retired)
  16. Hungary Anna Bondár (first round)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Veronika Kudermetova 6 6
  Italy Sara Errani 4 1
1 Veronika Kudermetova 6 68 6
9 Erika Andreeva 1 710 3
  Japan Nao Hibino 1 0
9 Erika Andreeva 6 6

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
Alt Norway Ulrikke Eikeri 1 0
  Spain Cristina Bucșa 6 6
  Spain Cristina Bucșa 6 77
10 Germany Laura Siegemund 2 62
  Ukraine Yuliia Starodubtseva 6 2 4
10 Germany Laura Siegemund 2 6 6

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Polina Kudermetova 6 6
WC China Zheng Saisai 1 3
3 Polina Kudermetova 3 2
13 United States Alycia Parks 6 6
PR Belgium Ysaline Bonaventure 1 0
13 United States Alycia Parks 6 6

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Japan Moyuka Uchijima 6 2 6
  Anastasia Zakharova 3 6 3
4 Japan Moyuka Uchijima 6 6
14 United Kingdom Sonay Kartal 4 3
  France Chloé Paquet 1 5
14 United Kingdom Sonay Kartal 6 7

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Mexico Renata Zarazúa 6 2
  Latvia Darja Semeņistaja 2 1r
5 Mexico Renata Zarazúa 1 6 1
12 Belgium Greet Minnen 6 3 6
  Germany Jule Niemeier 3 1
12 Belgium Greet Minnen 6 6

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 United States Katie Volynets 6 6
WC Turkey İpek Öz 2 1
6 United States Katie Volynets 6 66 6
  Switzerland Rebeka Masarova 1 78 1
  Switzerland Rebeka Masarova 7 0
15 United States Hailey Baptiste 5 0r

Seventh qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
7 Kamilla Rakhimova 1 3
  Australia Daria Saville 6 6
  Australia Daria Saville 3 4
  Romania Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6 6
  Romania Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6 64 6
11 United States Taylor Townsend 3 77 2

Eighth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
8 France Varvara Gracheva 6 6
  Slovakia Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 4 1
8 France Varvara Gracheva 2 4
  Japan Aoi Ito 6 6
  Japan Aoi Ito 4 6 6
16 Hungary Anna Bondár 6 3 3

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