The Qatar Open semifinals were completed this Friday, deciding the finalists of the tournament. After the quarterfinals saw the exit of the two favorites—Elena Rybakina and Iga Swiatek—this round

She entered the tournament as the top seed thanks to her current No. 2 position in the world rankings, with No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka opting to take a break and skip the WTA

Karolina Muchova and Karolina Pliskova’s round of 16 clash at the Qatar Open featured some largely empty stands.

The Canadian teenager opened up about struggling with injuries as a junior after dismissing Jelena Ostapenko in Doha.

Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani fell short of their third WTA 1000 final as a team, losing out to No. 4 seeds Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Krunic 6-3, 6-4 in the Qatar TotalEnergies Open semifinals on Friday.

The world number four was forced to work for a 6-0 2-6 6-2 win in her second consecutive final, having been beaten by Aryna Sabalenka at the US Open last month

The No. 3 seed could face former world No. 1 Karolina Pliskova and Alexander Eala to kick off her title defense.

The 2026 Qatar Open runs from February 8–14 at Doha’s International Tennis and Squash Complex, with Amanda Anisimova returning to defend her crown. But before the on-court battles begin, Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek,

Karolina Muchova has never won a WTA 1000 title. Despite the class she possesses on court this category of tournaments are still out of reach for the Czech athlete, but not for the want of trying.