DOHA (Qatar): The Qatar Open will be held from March 1 to 7, the WTA have said while announcing a provisional calendar for the women’s tour on Tuesday.
Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus won the title last year at the WTA 500 event defeating Petra Kvitova while in the previous edition Elise Mertens of Belgium emerged on top in the 2019 edition.
The past winners include Kvitova, Karolina Pliskova, Carla Suárez Navarro, Lucie Safarova, Simona Halep, Victoria Azarenka (2 times), Vera Zvonareva, Maria Sharapova (2 times), Justine Henin, Nadia Petrova, Anastasia Myskina ( 2 times) , Monica Seles and Martina Hingis.
The sport’s governing body had previously announced the first seven weeks of the tour, starting with the season-opening WTA 500 event in Abu Dhabi which started on January 5.
The new schedule has events lined up until the Wimbledon championships in June-July.
