We're 10 events into the 2024 WTA Tour, and there's already been plenty of shocks along the way so far this year, as a selection of the world's best female tennis players arrive in Doha for the Qatar TotalEnergies Open.
Surprise results reached new heights at the Australian Open in January, with only four seeded players making it past the round of 16, and world number one Iga Swiatek —who won both the 2022 and 2023 Qatar Open titles — being dumped out in the third round.
With the tournament having already gotten underway on Sunday, February 11, highly-seeded players such as Swiatek, US teenage sensation Coco Gauff and recent Abu Dhabi Open winner Elena Rykabina will all be looking to make good progress to the latter stages, with a handsome pot of prize money up for grabs in the Qatar capital.
The shock results haven't stopped despite a change of scenery though, with British number one Emma Raducanu losing 0-6 6-7 to Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinin in the first round. 11th seed Daria Kasatkina is the highest-ranked player to be eliminated so far, also losing in round one to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Culminating with the final on Saturday, February 17, the 22nd edition of the WTA Qatar TotalEnergies Open could see Swiatek become the first player to win the tournament three times. However, second seed Gauff will be right on her coat-tails, and after winning the doubles title here in 2023, as well as reaching the last four of the Australian Open, don't discount the Floridian from making a sizeable impact.
How to watch the Qatar TotalEnergies Open: TV channel, live stream
While not one of the major events on the WTA Tour, this year's Qatar Open is still being shown on terrestrial TV across all the major regions, with Sky Sports providing exclusive coverage in the UK and TVA doing likewise in Canada.
In the US, the Tennis Channel are providing live TV coverage, while fans Stateside can also watch the action using Fubo's streaming service. With access to the Tennis Channel's broadcast of the tournament, new users of Fubo can sign up for a free 7-day trial today.
| Country | TV channel | Live stream |
| US | Tennis Channel | Fubo |
| UK | Sky Sports | Sky Go |
| Canada | TVA | — |
| Australia | BeIn Sports | — |
When is the 2024 Qatar TotalEnergies Open?
Play is already underway at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Qatar's capital, Doha, with the round of 64 having started on the morning of Sunday, February 11 after two prior days of qualifiers.
The final of the tournament takes place on Saturday, February 17, and while the order of play in terms of timings is yet to be confirmed, the first serves of the earlier rounds will be getting underway from 5:00 p.m. local time (AST).
| Date | Start time (AST) | US (ET) | UK (GMT) | Canada (ET) | Australia (AEDT) |
| Sunday, Feb. 11 | 5:00 p.m. | 9:00 a.m. | 2:00 p.m. | 9:00 a.m. | 01:00 a.m. Mon, Feb 12 |
| Monday, Feb. 12 | 5:00 p.m. | 9:00 a.m. | 2:00 p.m. | 9:00 a.m. | 01:00 a.m. Tue, Feb 13 |
| Tuesday, Feb. 13 | 5:00 p.m. | 9:00 a.m. | 2:00 p.m. | 9:00 a.m. | 01:00 a.m. Wed, Feb 14 |
| Wednesday, Feb. 14 | 5:00 p.m. | 9:00 a.m. | 2:00 p.m. | 9:00 a.m. | 01:00 a.m. Thu, Feb 15 |
| Thursday, Feb. 15 | 5:00 p.m. | 9:00 a.m. | 2:00 p.m. | 9:00 a.m. | 01:00 a.m. Fri, Feb 16 |
| Friday, Feb. 16 | 5:00 p.m. | 9:00 a.m. | 2:00 p.m. | 9:00 a.m. | 01:00 a.m. Sat, Feb 17 |
| Saturday, Feb. 17 | 5:00 p.m. | 9:00 a.m. | 2:00 p.m. | 9:00 a.m. | 01:00 a.m. Sun, Feb 18 |
2024 Qatar TotalEnergies Open prize money
Despite this being the 22nd WTA Tour event to be held in Qatar, the first being back in 2001, the prize money on offer for the tournaments has reached new heights in 2024. The total purse of prize money for all players was $780,637 in 2023, but this year that figure has more than tripled to $3,211,715.
The winner of the 2024 Qatar TotalEnergies Open will win $523,485 alone, raising the stakes further for each and every one of the 63 qualifiers who are out to deny world number one Iga Swiatek a third straight title in Doha!
First round: $14,800
Second round: $20,650
Round of 16: $36,454
Quarterfinal: $72,965
Semifinal: $158,944
Finalist: $308,320
Champion: $523,485
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