WTA - Doha 1R start

First round commenced in Doha.

2025 Qatar TotalEnergies Open, a WTA 1000 tournament, on Hard Outdoor, Doha, Qatar, 9-15 February 2025.

Defending champion:

Iga Swiatek (1) who defeated Elena Rybakina (3) 7-6(8) 6-2

Anastasia Potapova withdrew after the main draw was published due to a change in schedule, and was replaced by lucky loser Polina Kudermetova.

Katerina Siniakova withdrew after the main draw was published due to a hamstring injury, and was replaced by lucky loser Renata Zarazua.

First round results:

- Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated wildcard Emma Raducanu 6-3 7-5

- Elise Mertens defeated Clara Tauson 6-0 (retired)

- Qualifier Cristina Bucsa defeated Anna Kalinskaya (14) 6-7(3) 7-5 6-4

- Elina Avanesyan defeated Wang Xinyu 7-6(3) 1-6 7-6(5)

- Marta Kostyuk defeated wildcard Zeynep Sonmez 6-3 6-3

- Magdalena Frech defeated Beatriz Haddad Maia (13) 6-4 3-6 6-2

- Amanda Anisimova defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-3 7-5

- Leylah Fernandez defeated qualifier Greet Minnen 6-1 6-2

- Qualifier Alycia Parks defeated Diana Shnaider (11) 6-4 7-6(2)

- Liudmila Samsonova (16) defeated Lulu Sun 6-3 6-3

- Wildcard Caroline Garcia defeated Yuan Yue 6-1 7-6(5)

- Mirra Andreeva (12) defeated qualifier Katie Volynets 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4

- Maria Sakkari defeated qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse 4-6 6-3 4-0 (retired)