ANNNOUNCER ANDY TAYLOR’S 12TH SEASON HOSTING QATAR TOTALENERGIES OPEN
Since the 2011 Doha Arab Games, announcer Andy Taylor has been a fixture with the QTF. From the Qatar TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil Open – to the Qatar Classic Squash Championship, the PSA Men’s World Championship, World Padel Championship, and Ooredoo Qatar Major.
For over a decade, he has regularly returned to this gleaming city on the Arabian Gulf; working closely with the Qatar Tennis Federation to showcase world-renowned athletes in professional Tennis, Squash and Padel. In the sports community, announcer Andy Taylor is known best as the Voice of the US Open; where his sound has anchored the presentation inside New York’s Arthur Ashe Stadium for 23 consecutive years.
A versatile host, emcee and Stadium Announcer – with his individual style and delivery, Andy writes and narrates every player’s introduction, celebrating their career accomplishments, providing context for fans before each match. Afterwards, he interviews the victors, providing fans and international broadcasters further insight on each player’s performance and career. Additionally, as a voice talent, announcer Andy Taylor narrates video content used in the stadium and at special events throughout the tournament.
QATAR TOTAL ENERGIES OPEN | SINGLES CHAMPIONS
QATAR TOTAL ENERGIES OPEN | DOUBLES CHAMPIONS
2025 QATAR TOTALENERGIES OPEN: 3-TIME DEFENDING CHAMPION RETURNS
Last year, in her 90th week as the World #1, Poland’s Iga Swiatek became the first player in tournament history to lift the falcon three times – a record in both Singles and Doubles. In fact, the 23-year-old hasn’t lost a match in Qatar since her teenage debut 5-years-ago, when she fell in Round-2 to Svetlana Kuznetsova.
With last year’s triumphs over Sorana Cirstea, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Victoria Azarenka and World #4 Elena Rybakina . . . Swiatek has now earned 12 consecutive Doha match victories. The 2024 championship match with Rybakina was top-shelf, start to finish. Packed with twists, turns, shifts in momentum, bloody shins and exhausting rallies – everything fans crave in a Final.
EVERY TOP-10 TALENT EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN 2025
In fact, nearly all top-50 WTA talents have signed-on for the 23rd installment of the season’s first WTA-1000 event. The only names missing . . . Americans Madison Keys, who just captured her first Major title at the Australian Open, and Danielle Collins, who’s dealing with a lingering foot injury.
In all, the field of talent features 11 former Doha champions:
- IGA SWIATEK – 2022, 2023, 2024 Singles Champion
- ARYNA SABALENKA – 2020 Singles Champion
- ELISE MERTENS– 2019 Singles Champion
- VICTORIA AZARENKA – 2012, 2013 Singles Champion
- COCO GAUFF – 2022, 2023 Doubles Champion
- DEMI SCHUURS – 2021, 2024 Doubles Champion
- NICOLE MELICHAR-MARTINEZ – 2021 Doubles Champion
- SU-WEI HSIEH – 2014, 2020 Doubles Champion
- JELENA OSTAPENKO – 2018 Doubles Champion
- CHAN HAO-CHING – 2016, 2019 Doubles Champion
- SARA ERRANI – 2013 Doubles Champion
JESSICA PEGULA RETURNS TO DOHA
Two-time Doha Doubles Champion and 2023 Singles Finalist Jessica Pegula is back, after missing last year’s tournament with a neck injury. In 2023, Jess became only the fifth player in tournament history to reach Doha’s championship match in both Singles and Doubles.
Others who’ve accomplished the feat . . . Sadrine Testud (2001 Doubles Champion, Singles Finalist), Svetlana Kuznetsova (2004 Doubles Champion, Singles Finalist), Alicia Molik (Doubles Champion, Singles Finalist), and Carla Suarez Navarro (2016 Singles Champion, Doubles Finalist).
To this day, no player has won both titles in the same year.
QATAR TOTALENERGIES OPEN NOW A PERMANENT WTA-1000 FIXTURE
The Singles main draw includes 44 direct entries, along with 8 Qualifiers and 4 Wild Cards. Meanwhile, the Doubles draw includes 25 teams, including three Wild Card tandems.
We are delighted to welcome the world’s finest players back to the 2025 Qatar TotalEnergies Open. Our dedicated team is committed to delivering a world-class experience for players and fans alike, ensuring every detail—from state-of-the-art facilities to exceptional logistics—meets the highest expectations. [TotalEnergies Qatar’s] partnership underscores a deep commitment to social responsibility, community development, and fostering opportunities for women in sports on a global stage.
SAAD AL MOHANNADI, TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR. QATAR TOTAL ENERGIES OPEN
9-FEB to 15-FEB | KHALIFA INTERNATIONAL TENNIS AND SQUASH COMPLEX
QUALIFYING for the 23nd edition of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open begins Friday, February 9th with a field of 32 talents, including four qualifying Wild Cards. As a WTA-1000 tournament, 8 qualifiers will earn entry into the main draw. After the first round on Friday, the final round of qualifying will conclude on Saturday before Day-1 of main draw action Sunday.
In the MAIN DRAW, WTA-1000 tournaments include a “field of 64.” However, the top-8 seeds receive a 1st-Round Bye – in other words, the top-8 talents don’t play until Round-2. Therefore, in reality, Doha’s main draw features a field of 56 talents.
The top-8 talents need five consecutive match victories to lift Doha’s prized falcon. The rest of the direct-entry players require six. Meanwhile, qualifiers will have to win eight straight matches to emerge the 2025 Qatar TotalEnergies Open champion.
Round-1 (24 matches) will be played on Sunday and Monday . . . followed by Round-2 (16 matches) on Monday and Tuesday . . . Round-3 (8 matches) on Wednesday . . . Quarterfinals on Thursday . . . Singles and Doubles Semifinals Friday . . . then Championship matches on Saturday.
Additionally, the DOUBLES draw includes a field of 28 teams. For talents competing in both singles and doubles, daily matches will be strategically scheduled throughout the week to ensure these players first compete in singles before playing their doubles match.
This year, the singles champion pockets nearly $600,000, while the doubles champions split $175,000. Total prize purse for the 2025 Qatar TotalEnergies Open: $3,654,963.
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