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Qatar Open (tennis)

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Location
  
Doha Qatar

Draw
  
32S/32Q/16D

Men's singles
  
Novak Djokovic

Founded
  
1993

Surface
  
Outdoor / Hard

Website
  
www.qatartennis.org

Prize money
  
1.237 million USD

Category
  
ATP World Series (1993–97) ATP International Series (1998–2008) ATP World Tour 250 series (2009–current)

Venue
  
Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex

Instances
  
2018 Qatar Open, 2017 Qatar Open

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The Qatar Open, currently known as the Qatar ExxonMobil Open for sponsorship reasons, is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour. It is held annually in January at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha, Qatar, since 1993.

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Records

  • Most singles titles: 3
  • Roger Federer (2005, 2006, 2011)
  • Most consecutive singles titles: 2
  • Stefan Edberg (1994–1995)
  • Roger Federer (2005–2006)
  • Andy Murray (2008–2009)
  • Novak Djokovic (2016-2017)
  • Most singles finals: 4
  • Andy Murray (2007, 2008, 2009, 2017)
  • Most consecutive singles finals: 3
  • Andy Murray (2007–2009)
  • Most doubles titles: 4
  • Rafael Nadal (2005, 2009, 2011, 2015)
  • Most doubles finals: 4
  • Mark Knowles (1996, 2000, 2001, 2003)
  • Daniel Nestor (1996, 2001, 2003, 2009)
  • Rafael Nadal (2005, 2009, 2011, 2015)

    • Season Opener

    The Qatar Open has been the site of the ceremonial opening of the ATP World Tour season since 2009. That year saw Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer (then-World No. 1 and 2, respectively) kick off the season on a tennis court situated on a boat off Doha Bay. The following year saw the duo return, this time playing on a "magic carpet" tennis court in the Souq Waqif. In 2011, the two came back and opened the new season on a court laid in the water of Doha Bay. The 2012 season was once again launched by both Federer and Nadal. This time, they played on a tennis court in the Katara amphitheatre at sunset, amidst more than 4000 burning Roman candles.

    References

    Qatar Open (tennis) Wikipedia
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