Iga Swiatek has previously made this title hers with three in a row, she will aim for four over the next week. Elena Rybakina is slated to play in her first tournament after winning the Australian Open with the near entirety of the top 32 entered apart from Naomi Osaka who has had to withdraw due to an abdominal injury.
Qatar Open 2026 Schedule/Results
First Round
| Date/Time | Player 1 | v | Player 2 | Result |
| Iga Swiatek | v | Bye | ||
| Janice Tjen | v | Sorana Cîrstea | ||
| 8-2 15:30 | Daria Kasatkina | v | Moyuka Uchijima | |
| 8-2 13:00 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | v | Elise Mertens | 2-6, 1-6 |
| Linda Noskova | v | Maya Joint | ||
| 8-2 11:30 | Laura Siegemund | v | Varvara Gracheva | 6-7, 4-6 |
| Maria Sakkari | v | Zeynep Sönmez | ||
| Jasmine Paolini | v | Bye | ||
| Amanda Anisimova | v | Bye | ||
| 8-2 14:00 | Solana Sierra | v | Karolina Plíšková | 1-6, 2-6 |
| Alexandra Eala | v | Qualifier | ||
| 8-2 17:30 | Jaqueline Cristian | v | Karolina Muchova | |
| Emma Navarro | v | Tatjana Maria | ||
| Anna Kalinskaya | v | Jessica Bouzas Maneiro | ||
| Dayana Yastremska | v | Cristina Bucșa | ||
| Elina Svitolina | v | Bye | ||
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | v | Bye | ||
| Paula Badosa | v | Jelena Ostapenko | ||
| Emma Raducanu | v | Qualifier | ||
| Katerina Siniaková | v | Clara Tauson | ||
| 8-2 11:00 | Liudmila Samsonova | v | Magdalena Frech | 3-6, 6-4, 6-7 |
| 8-2 14:30 | Ann Li | v | Leylah Fernandez | 6-4, 6-3 |
| 8-2 13:00 | Elisabetta Cocciaretto | v | Elsa Jacquemot | 7-6, 6-2 |
| Coco Gauff | v | Bye | ||
| Mirra Andreeva | v | Bye | ||
| 8-2 14:30 | Sonay Kartal | v | Magda Linette | |
| 8-2 11:30 | Peyton Stearns | v | Vera Zvonareva | 6-2, 2-6, 3-6 |
| 8-2 16:00 | Marie Bouzková | v | Victoria Mboko | 5-7, 2-6 |
| 8-2 12:30 | Diana Shnaider | v | Alycia Parks | 6-1, 4-6, 6-7 |
| Qinwen Zheng | v | Sofia Kenin | ||
| Xinyu Wang | v | Emiliana Arango | ||
| Elena Rybakina | v | Bye |
Draw Qatar Open 2026
| Player 1 | v | Player 2 |
| Iga Swiatek | v | Bye |
| Janice Tjen | v | Sorana Cîrstea |
| Daria Kasatkina | v | Qualifier |
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | v | Elise Mertens |
| Linda Noskova | v | Maya Joint |
| Laura Siegemund | v | Qualifier |
| Maria Sakkari | v | Zeynep Sönmez |
| Jasmine Paolini | v | Bye |
| Amanda Anisimova | v | Bye |
| Qualifier | v | Karolina Plíšková |
| Alexandra Eala | v | Qualifier |
| Jaqueline Cristian | v | Karolina Muchova |
| Emma Navarro | v | Tatjana Maria |
| Anna Kalinskaya | v | Jessica Bouzas Maneiro |
| Dayana Yastremska | v | Cristina Bucșa |
| Elina Svitolina | v | Bye |
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | v | Bye |
| Paula Badosa | v | Jelena Ostapenko |
| Emma Raducanu | v | Qualifier |
| Katerina Siniaková | v | Clara Tauson |
| Liudmila Samsonova | v | Qualifier |
| Ann Li | v | Leylah Fernandez |
| McCartney Kessler | v | Elsa Jacquemot |
| Coco Gauff | v | Bye |
| Mirra Andreeva | v | Bye |
| Qualifier | v | Magda Linette |
| Peyton Stearns | v | Barbora Krejčíková |
| Marie Bouzková | v | Victoria Mboko |
| Diana Shnaider | v | Qualifier |
| Qinwen Zheng | v | Sofia Kenin |
| Xinyu Wang | v | Emiliana Arango |
| Elena Rybakina | v | Bye |
Entry List Qatar Open 2026
| # | Player | Age | Ctry |
| 1 | Aryna Sabalenka | 27 | BLR |
| 2 | Iga Świątek | 24 | POL |
| 3 | Elena Rybakina | 26 | KAZ |
| 4 | Amanda Anisimova | 24 | USA |
| 5 | Coco Gauff | 21 | USA |
| 6 | Jessica Pegula | 31 | USA |
| 7 | Mirra Andreeva | 18 | RUS |
| 8 | Jasmine Paolini | 30 | ITA |
| 9 | Belinda Bencic | 28 | SUI |
| 10 | Elina Svitolina | 31 | UKR |
| 11 | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 31 | RUS |
| 12 | Linda Nosková | 21 | CZE |
| 13 | Victoria Mboko | 19 | CAN |
| 15 | Madison Keys | 30 | USA |
| 16 | Clara Tauson | 23 | DEN |
| 17 | Emma Navarro | 24 | USA |
| 18 | Ludmilla Samsonova | 27 | RUS |
| 19 | Karolína Muchová | 29 | CZE |
| 20 | Iva Jovic | 18 | USA |
| 21 | Diana Shnaider | 21 | RUS |
| 22 | Elise Mertens | 30 | BEL |
| 24 | Jeļena Ostapenko | 28 | LAT |
| 25 | Leylah Fernandez | 23 | CAN |
| 26 | Qinwen Zheng | 23 | CHN |
| 27 | Sofia Kenin | 27 | USA |
| 28 | Maya Joint | 19 | AUS |
| 29 | Emma Raducanu | 23 | GBR |
| 30 | Anna Kalinskaya | 27 | RUS |
| 31 | Markéta Vondroušová | 26 | CZE |
| 32 | Mccartney Kessler | 26 | USA |
| 33 | Xinyu Wang | 24 | CHN |
| 34 | Loïs Boisson | 22 | FRA |
| 35 | Jaqueline Cristian | 27 | ROU |
| 36 | Sorana Cîrstea | 35 | ROU |
| 37 | Marie Bouzková | 27 | CZE |
| 38 | Veronika Kudermetova | 28 | RUS |
| 52 | Barbora Krejčíková | 30 | CZE |
| 54 | Tatjana Maria | 38 | GER |
| 65 | Paula Badosa | 28 | ESP |
| 100 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 34 | RUS |
| 416 | Karolína Plíšková | 33 | CZE |
When is the draw confirmed for Qatar Open?
The draw will be confirmed likely on around February 5, a few days before the tournament starts the following Monday.
When is the schedule confirmed for Qatar Open?
The schedule will likely be confirmed on February 7 ahead of the February 8 start. When confirmed it will be updated here.
Predictions
Samuel Gill, Head Editor for TennisUpToDate.com sees Amanda Anisimova retaining her title.
I don’t like foreseeing this but I would not be shocked for one if multiple big names end up not playing this at all anyway due to the proximity of the Australian Open.
Elena Rybakina I do expect though to be involved. Aryna Sabalenka and Madison Keys as previous winners of the Australian Open have taken breaks when it comes to the tournaments after and given her disappointment, I wouldn’t be shocked to see Sabalenka on a beach somewhere instead of in Qatar.
Amanda Anisimova had a bit of a meltdown in her loss in Melbourne which went semi-viral and I expect her to come back and win here. It began the year of Amanda last year and I expect her, Iga Swiatek due to her brilliance here as well as Mirra Andreeva to shine.
Andreeva has been terrific in 2026 sans the Svitolina loss in Australia so I expect a bounce back. Also expect Victoria Mboko and Belinda Bencic to perform well, the latter plays this week so will be ready for action.
*** Amanda Anisimova
** Elena Rybakina, Iga Swiatek
* Mirra Andreeva, Victoria Mboko, Belinda Bencic
Lucas Michael, Editor for TennisUpToDate.com otherwise sees Iga Swiatek returning to her best.
The usual suspects will be contesting for glory, with world number one Aryna Sabalenka looking to continue her incredible form in 2026 after reaching a fourth consecutive Australian Open final. Her and Elena Rybakina are currently the two standout players on the WTA Tour, separating themselves from the competition since the WTA Finals last year, and many people would not bet against one of them from taking home the title.
The same can be said for Amanda Anisimova. Last year’s champion has a lot of points to defend from the scene of her first WTA 1000 title. She will be hoping to recuperate as many of them as possible, but the title would be the dream. She is not the only American heavily touted for glory. Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula had mixed success Down Under, with Gauff’s struggles overshadowing another Grand Slam quarter-final. She will be hoping to put those right in similar fashion to her Wuhan Open triumph last year.
While she is not at her best, you can never count out Iga Swiatek. If she can find her A-game, she knows how to win in Qatar more than anyone else with her winning three titles in a row between 2022 and 2024.
It is a lottery between all of them, but I am going to stray away from the two standout players in Sabalenka and Rybakina and opt for Swiatek to repeat her form in the Middle East and win a fourth title in five years.
*** Iga Swiatek
** Aryna Sabalenka, Jessica Pegula
* Amanda Anisimova, Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff