2016 Qatar Total Open
Tennis tournament
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The 2016 Qatar Total Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the event and part of the WTA Premier 5 series of the 2016 WTA Tour. It took place at the International Tennis and Squash complex in Doha, Qatar between 21 and 27 February 2016.
| 2016 Qatar Total Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 21–27 February |
| Edition | 14th |
| Category | WTA Premier 5 |
| Draw | 56S / 26D |
| Prize money | $2,818,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Doha, Qatar |
| Venue | Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Carla Suárez Navarro | |
| Doubles | |
 Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan | |
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | 900 | 585 | 350 | 190 | 105 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | 1 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $518,500[1] | $259,300 | $129,520 | $59,730 | $29,580 | $15,185 | $7,800 | $4,340[2] | $2,230 |
| Doubles * | $148,300[3] | $75,010 | $37,130 | $18,700 | $9,470 | $4,680 | N/a | N/a | N/a |
* per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 GER |
Angelique Kerber | 2 | 1 |
 ROU |
Simona Halep | 3 | 2 |
 POL |
Agnieszka Radwańska | 4 | 3 |
| ESP |
Garbiñe Muguruza | 5 | 4 |
 CZE |
Petra Kvitová | 8 | 5 |
 SUI |
Belinda Bencic | 9 | 6 |
| CZE |
Lucie Šafářová | 10 | 7 |
| ESP |
Carla Suárez Navarro | 11 | 8 |
 ITA |
Roberta Vinci | 13 | 9 |
| CZE |
Karolína Plíšková | 14 | 10 |
| SUI |
Timea Bacsinszky | 16 | 11 |
 RUS |
Svetlana Kuznetsova | 18 | 12 |
 DEN |
Caroline Wozniacki | 19 | 13 |
 SRB |
Jelena Janković | 20 | 14 |
 UKR |
Elina Svitolina | 21 | 15 |
| ITA |
Sara Errani | 22 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 15, 2016.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Mona Barthel → replaced by 
Daria Kasatkina
Irina-Camelia Begu → replaced by 
Misaki Doi
Alizé Cornet → replaced by 
Zheng Saisai
Camila Giorgi → replaced by 
Yaroslava Shvedova- Peng Shuai (right hand injury) → replaced by
Tsvetana Pironkova - Maria Sharapova (forearm injury) → replaced by
Bethanie Mattek-Sands - Serena Williams (flu) → replaced by
Denisa Allertová
Retirements
- Andrea Petkovic (left thigh injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUI |
Martina Hingis |  IND |
Sania Mirza | 2 | 1 |
 USA |
Bethanie Mattek-Sands |  KAZ |
Yaroslava Shvedova | 10 | 2 |
 FRA |
Caroline Garcia | FRA |
Kristina Mladenovic | 20 | 3 |
| TPE |
Chan Hao-ching | TPE |
Chan Yung-jan | 21 | 4 |
| CZE |
Andrea Hlaváčková | CZE |
Lucie Hradecká | 22 | 5 |
 HUN |
Tímea Babos | GER |
Julia Görges | 36 | 6 |
| USA |
Raquel Atawo | USA |
Abigail Spears | 39 | 7 |
 SLO |
Andreja Klepač | SLO |
Katarina Srebotnik | 49 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 15, 2016.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Fatma Al-Nabhani / Varvara Lepchenko- Simona Halep / Raluca Olaru
- Petra Kvitová / Barbora Strýcová
Ons Jabeur / 
Olla Mourad
Withdrawals
- During the tournament
- Petra Kvitová (right leg injury)
Champions
Singles
Carla Suárez Navarro def. 
Jeļena Ostapenko, 1–6, 6–4, 6–4
Doubles
Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan def. Sara Errani / Carla Suárez Navarro, 6–3, 6–3