2013 Qatar Open

The 2013 Qatar Open (also known as 2013 Qatar ExxonMobil Open for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 21st edition of the Qatar Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2013 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha, Qatar, from December 31, 2012 through January 5, 2013.

2013 Qatar Open
DateDecember 31 – January 6
Edition21st
CategoryATP World Tour 250 series
Draw32S/16D
Prize money$1,024,000
SurfaceHard / Outdoor
LocationDoha, Qatar
Champions
Singles
Richard Gasquet
Doubles
Christopher Kas / Philipp Kohlschreiber

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank1 Seed
 ESP David Ferrer 5 1
 FRA Richard Gasquet 10 2
 GER Philipp Kohlschreiber 20 3
 RUS Mikhail Youzhny 25 4
 FRA Jérémy Chardy 32 5
 SRB Viktor Troicki 38 6
 ESP Feliciano López 40 7
 ESP Pablo Andújar 42 8
  • 1 Rankings as of December 24, 2012.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 SWE Robert Lindstedt  SRB Nenad Zimonjić 28 1
 AUT Julian Knowle  SVK Filip Polášek 69 2
 ITA Daniele Bracciali  AUT Oliver Marach 72 3
 CZE František Čermák  SVK Michal Mertiňák 72 4
  • 1 Rankings as of December 24, 2012.

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Champions

Singles

Doubles

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References

General
  • "atpworldtour.com Doha tournament profile". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
Specific
  1. "Nadal withdraws from Australian Open". Retrieved 28 December 2012.
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