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Tickets for the Qatar Total Open 2016 – celebrating 16 years of professional women’s tennis in Doha – are currently on sale online and in the malls.
Tickets are available in the malls at City Center, Landmark, Lagoona and the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex. The event will be held from February 21st to 27th and will bring the biggest names in the world of women’s tennis to Doha.
Players coming to Doha this year are a virtual who’s who in the sport including world No. 1 Serena Williams, 2014 Champion Simona Halep, Garbine Muguruza, Angieszka Radwanska, two-time Doha champion, Maria Sharapova, defending Champion Lucie Safarova, Petra Kvitova, Carla Navaro and Jelena Jancovic.
Tournament director, Saad al-Mohannadi, says of the upcoming event, “The Qatar Total Open is a cornerstone in the Qatar sports calendar. The event began in 2001 and the stars that have played here include legends of the game. As a WTA Premier 5 event, the tournament brings with it the greatest names in the sport including three past champions –Maria Sharapova, Simona Haleo and Lucie Safarova– along with the world No. 1 American star Serena Williams and all of the Top 8 players in the game.”
To purchase tickets and find all tournament information at www.qatartennis.org.
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