Simona Halep (30 years old, 23rd WTA) lost in the semi-finals of the WTA tournament in Dubai to Jelena Ostapenko , but she has a new chance to win her second title in 2022 in Doha .
The former world leader will debut at the competition broadcast live on Digi Sport, from February 20-26, in the company of French athlete Caroline Garcia (70th WTA). Simona Halep has an excellent record against the player from Hexagon, seven wins and one loss. If she passes this, the Romanian will meet in the second round an opponent from the USA, Shelby Rogers (44 WTA) or Cori Gauff (20 WTA).
- Simona Halep won the Doha tournament in 2014, score 6-2, 6-3 with Angelique Kerber. In 2019, she played another final against Elise Mertens, score 6-3, 4-6, 3-6.
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Simona Halep could meet Jelena Ostapenko again in the final of the WTA tournament in Doha
In the quarters, Halep could come across Paula Badosa (5 WTA), Belinda Bencic (24 WTA) or Clara Tauson (33 WTA), and in the penultimate act players like Aryna Sabalenka (2 WTA), Alize Cornet (37 WTA), Angelique Kerber (18 WTA) or Elena Rybakina (16 WTA).
If she reaches the final, Simona Halep could duel with the trophy on the table with Barbora Krejcikova (3 WTA), Anett Kontaveit (6 WTA), Garbine Muguruza (7 WTA) or with Jelena Ostapenko (21 WTA), the Latvian who beat her in Dubai.
Irina Begu (54 WTA) will play in the first round in Doha against Czech Petra Kvitova (25 WTA). On 10 February, Begu defeated Kvitova in the round of 16 of the St. Petersburg tournament, 6–4, 6–0. However, the athlete from the Czech Republic won five of the six confrontations with the Romanian.
- Irina Begu (31 years old) never made it past the first round in Doha.
- Sorana Cîrstea (30 WTA) will play in the first round in Doha against the Egyptian Mayar Sherif (65 WTA).
How the list of favorites from Doha looks, according to the bookies:
- Anett Kontaveit 7.50
- Simona Halep 8.50
- Aryna Sabalenka 12.00
- Iga Swiatek 12.00
- Maria Sakkari 15.00
- Paula Badosa 18.00
- Garbine Mugurza 18.00
- Ons Jabeur 20.00
- Barbora Krejcikova 20.00
- Jelena Ostapenko 25.00
