2018 Qatar Total Open
The 2018 Qatar Total Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 16th edition of the event and a WTA Premier 5 tournament on the 2018 WTA Tour. It took place at the International Tennis and Squash complex in Doha, Qatar between 12 and 17 February 2018.Point distribution
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 56 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $591,750 | $295,900 | $147,750 | $68,125 | $33,750 | $17,325 | $8,900 | $4,955 | $2,550 |
| $169,280 | $85,600 | $42,360 | $21,235 | $10,805 | $5,335 | | | |
*per teamSeeds
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
;Before the tournament
;During the tournament
- Simona Halep
Retirements
- Julia Görges
- Daria Kasatkina
- Magdaléna Rybáriková
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings are as of February 5, 2018.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
;Before the tournament
Singles
- Petra Kvitová def. Garbiñe Muguruza, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
It was Kvitova's first Doha title and second of the year and 22nd WTA title overall.Doubles
