The Qatar Open is an annual table tennis tournament in Doha, Qatar, run by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). It is currently part of the ITTF World Tour.
History
The tournament was first held in 1994, and has featured on the ITTF World Tour's schedule every year since 2005, and previously from 1997–99 and 2001-03.
Ma Long of China holds the record for most men's singles tournament wins, with four, while Zhang Yining of China holds the record for most women's singles tournament wins, also with four.
In August 2016, it was announced by the ITTF that Doha has been chosen as one of six cities to host a "World Tour Platinum" event in 2017. These events will replace the Super Series as the top tier of the ITTF World Tour.
Champions
1994–2018
Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles1994 Kim Taek-soo1996 Jean-Michel Saive1997 Jan-Ove Waldner Koji Matsushita Hiroshi Shibutani1998 Zoran Primorac Li Ju Wang Liqin Yan Sen Li Ju Wang Nan1999 Zoran Primorac Jing Tian-Zörner Chang Yen-shu Chiang Peng-lung Csilla Bátorfi Krisztina Tóth2001 Zoran Primorac Kim Hyon-hui Chang Yen-shu Chiang Peng-lung Kim Moo-kyo Ryu Ji-hae2002 Jean-Michel Saive Wang Nan Wang Liqin Yan Sen Li Jia Niu Jianfeng2003 Vladimir Samsonov Tamara Boros Kalinikos Kreanga Jörg Roßkopf Tatyana Logatzkaya Veronika Pavlovich2005 Wang Liqin Zhang Yining Kong Linghui Wang Hao Guo Yue Niu Jianfeng2006 Wang Liqin Zhang Yining Wang Hao Wang Liqin Wang Nan Zhang Yining2007 Ma Lin Li Xiaoxia Cho Eon-rae Lee Jung-woo Li Xiaoxia Wang Nan2008 Ma Lin Zhang Yining Chen Qi Ma Lin Guo Yue Zhang Yining2009 Timo Boll Zhang Yining Ma Long Xu Xin Guo Yue Zhang Yining2010 Wang Liqin Guo Yue Ma Lin Wang Hao Ding Ning Liu Shiwen2011 Xu Xin Liu Shiwen Wang Liqin Xu Xin Guo Yue Li Xiaoxia2012 Xu Xin Chen Meng Ma Lin Xu Xin Li Xiaodan Wen Jia2013 Ma Long Ding Ning Wang Hao Yan An Ding Ning Li Xiaoxia2014 Xu Xin Hu Limei Cho Eon-rae Joo Sae-hyuk Lee Ho Ching Ng Wing Nam2015 Vladimir Samsonov Elizabeta Samara Marcos Freitas Andrej Gaćina Jiang Huajun Tie Ya Na2016 Ma Long Liu Shiwen Fan Zhendong Zhang Jike Ding Ning Liu Shiwen2017 Ma Long Chen Meng Masataka Morizono Yuya Oshima Chen Meng Wang Manyu2018 Fan Zhendong Liu Shiwen Fan Zhendong Xu Xin Chen Ke Wang Manyu
2019–present Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles2019 Ma Long Wang Manyu Ho Kwan Kit Wong Chun Ting Sun Yingsha Wang Manyu Xu Xin Liu Shiwen2020 Fan Zhendong Chen Meng Ma Long Xu Xin Wang Manyu Zhu Yuling Jun Mizutani Mima Ito
See also Asian Table Tennis Union
References
External links International Table Tennis Federation Qatar Table Tennis Association