The 2022 WTA1000 Qatar Open continued in Doha, where No. 4 seed Kontawirt defeated No. 16 seed Mertens 6-3, 0-6, 6-2 in three sets to end a three-game losing streak against the latter to reach the Tour Quarterfinals for the third time this year. The Estonian currently holds a wave of seven consecutive singles wins.
No. 8 seed Abdul-Jabbar defeated Czech Martinkova 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals in all three tournaments so far this season. She will play Contawirt again in the next round, when the two sides met once in Sydney earlier in the year, when Abdul-Jabbar was injured. The Tunisians lead with 3 wins and 2 losses in total hand-to-hand records, who will win this time?
No. 6 seed Sakkari defeated No. 9 seed Pegula 6-4, 7-5 after two fierce sets to avenge the defeat at this year's Australian Open, following St. Petersburg to reach the quarterfinals again. She will compete with Gauff for a semi-final spot after the two sides have met three times before, with the Greek leading 2-1.
Former tournament champion and top seed Sabalenka swept Teihiman 6-2, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the Tour for the first time this year. She will then take on No. 7 seed Svatek, who beat Casakina 6-3, 6-0 to beat her opponents in three consecutive stops to reach the quarterfinals for the third time this season. The only previous meeting between the two sides was last year's Finals, where Sabalenka reversed the victory.
Two-time runners-up and No. 5 seed Muguruza swept 6-0, 6-2 to Win Two Straight for the first time this season and reach the Quarter-Final Eight of the Tour after Sydney. This is the spaniard's fifth time in the quarter-finals, and she will compete with Ostapenko for tickets to the semi-finals. Muguruza led 3-1, but the last time the two sides met was in 2017.
In this way, the WTA1000 Doha quarter-final matchup is released, as follows: Sabalenka vs Svatek, Gauff vs. Sakkari, Jabbar vs. Kontaveit, Muguruza vs Ostapenko. Next, the quarter-finals are about to start, which four do you think of in the final four?
In addition, in the women's doubles quarterfinals in Doha, No. 2 seeds Zhang Shuai / Shibahara Eicho were reversed by Gauff / Pergula 6-3, 5-7 / 7-10, and did not qualify for the final four, and the American team will compete with Shuko Aoyama / Clunic for the final ticket. In the first half, Hradecka/Mirza received a retirement gift from top seeds Kregitskova/Syniakova on a 7-6 (5)/4-3 lead and will face No. 3 seeds Kudmetova/Mertens in the semi-finals.