2013 Qatar Open

2013 Qatar Open 31 December 2012 – 5 January 2013 21st ATP World Tour 250 series $1,024,000 32S / 16D Hard / outdoor Doha, Qatar ATP Qatar Open Qatar Open FRA Richard Gasquet GER Christopher Kas / GER Philipp Kohlschreiber Qatar ExxonMobil 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 31 December 2012, through 5 January 2013. Second-seeded Richard Gasquet on the singles title. Finals Singles 2013 Qatar Open – Singles FRA Richard Gasquet defeated RUS Nikolay Davydenko, 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 It was Gasquet's 1st singles title of the year and the 8th of his career. Doubles 2013 Qatar Open – Doubles GER Christopher Kas / GER Philipp Kohlschreiber defeated AUT Julian Knowle / SVK Filip Polášek, 7–5, 6–4 Singles main-draw entrants Seeds Country PlayerRank1SeedESPDavid Ferrer51FRARichard Gasquet102GERPhilipp Kohlschreiber203RUSMikhail Youzhny254FRAJérémy Chardy325SRBViktor Troicki386ESPFeliciano López407ESPPablo Andújar428 1 Rankings as of December 24, 2012. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: QAT Jabor Mohammed Ali Mutawa EGY Mohamed Safwat QAT Mousa Shanan Zayed The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: GER Daniel Brands GER Dustin Brown CZE Jan Hernych GER Tobias Kamke Withdrawals Before the tournament BEL Xavier Malisse ESP Rafael Nadalhttp://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2012-12-29/201212281356705033061.html 28 December 2012 Nadal withdraws from Australian Open Doubles main-draw entrants Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedSWERobert LindstedtSRBNenad Zimonjić281AUTJulian KnowleSVKFilip Polášek692ITADaniele BraccialiAUTOliver Marach723CZEFrantišek ČermákSVKMichal Mertiňák724 1 Rankings as of December 24, 2012. Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: QAT Abdulrahman Harib / QAT Mousa Shanan Zayed QAT Jabor Mohammed Ali Mutawa / EGY Mohamed Safwat References General atpworldtour.com atpworldtour.com Doha tournament profile http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Tournaments/Doha.aspx 2011-11-29 Specific External links Official website ATP tournament profile