Qatar Open Withdrawal List: Naomi Osaka and American Trio Among Players Who Have Pulled Out

Madison Keys and Jessica Pegula withdraw from 2026 Qatar Open

The entry list for the 2026 Qatar Open in Doha has been further weakened by the withdrawals of Madison Keys and Jessica Pegula. As usual, the Qatar Open will begin just a week after the Australian Open ended. Many believe that holding a mandatory WTA 1000 tournament so soon after a Grand Slam is har...

Five top 25 players withdraw from next week's Qatar Open, both Australian Open finalists remain for now

The Qatar Open takes place next week but in terms of big names, the event initially saw the whole of the top 32 enter in apart from Naomi Osaka who withdrew initially last week but has now confirmed to be fully out and more players have now withdrawn. Jessica Pegula is the leading one who won't play...

Qatar Open withdrawal list: Naomi Osaka and American trio among players who have pulled out

The Qatar Open will be the first WTA 1000 event of the season, but several big-name players will be absent from the tournament. The Middle East swing kicked off with this week’s Abu Dhabi Open, but the biggest names on the WTA Tour have skipped the event as they opted to take a longer break after the Australian Open with world No 9 Belinda Bencic the highest-ranked player in the main draw. Instead, most stars will return to action in Doha – whic…