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Home / News / Sports News / Djokovic beats Nadal to win Qatar Open
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    Djokovic beats Nadal to win Qatar Open

    Written by
    Prachi
    Edited by
    Gaurav Jeyaraman
    Last updated on Jan 10, 2016, 04:26 pm
    Djokovic beats Nadal to win Qatar Open
    Credits:
  • Reigning world number 1 Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal 6-1, 6-2, at the Qatar Open final 2016 to win his first Qatar Open title.

    Djokovic won the title without dropping a single set in the entire tournament.

    The win gives Djokovic a lead over Nadal in their head-to-head encounters, with Djokovic winning 24 matches compared to Nadal's 23 victories.

  • In this article
    About the Qatar Open Quatar Open inaugrated, partnership with ExxonMobil Qatar's women's tennis tournament Quatar Open in recent years Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2016 Qatar Open voted ' Tournament of the Year' Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez clinch doubles title Djokovic beats Nadal to win Qatar Open
  • Introduction

    About the Qatar Open

    About the Qatar Open
    Credits:
  • The Qatar Open (now known as the Qatar ExxonMobil Open) is a professional men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, hosted by the Qatar Tennis Federation every year in Doha.

    It is part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series, the highest prize-money event in the series.

    The tournament takes place every year in January, kick-starting the ATP World Tour.

  • Beginning

    Quatar Open inaugrated, partnership with ExxonMobil

    Quatar Open inaugrated, partnership with ExxonMobil
    Credits:
  • The first Qatar Open was held in 1993 at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha.

    Germany's Boris Becker became its first winner, followed by Sweden's Stefan Edberg who won 2 consecutive titles.

    In 1995, ExxonMobil became the official sponsor of the Qatar Open, a partnership that has lasted for 20 years, and came to be called Qatar ExxonMobil Open.

  • Information

    Qatar's women's tennis tournament

  • The Qatar Tennis Federation launched a women inclusive tournament only in 2001 as women's sporting events were not popular in the country previously. The tournament is known as Qatar Total Open and happens annually.

  • 2005-15

    Quatar Open in recent years

    Quatar Open in recent years
    Credits:
  • After his win in 2005, Roger Federer went on to win the most singles' titles at the tournament, bagging the title in 2006 and 2011.

    Rafael Nadan won the Qatar Open in 2014 and has won the most number of doubles' titles at the event.

    Andy Murray won two consecutive titles in 2008 and 2009.

    In 2015, the championship was won by David Ferrer.

  • 4 Jan 2016

    Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2016

    Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2016
    Credits:
  • The 24th Qatar Open kicked off in Doha with a field of 4 Top-10 players.

    World No.1 Novak Djokovic led the draw, followed by World No.5 Rafael Nadal and World No. 6 Tomas Berdych.

    The defending champion David Ferrer was seeded seven in the draw.

    32 players are competing in the singles events and 16 teams in the doubles events.

  • Personal

    Qatar Open voted ' Tournament of the Year'

  • The Qatar ExxonMobil Award was declared as the 'Tournament of the Year' in the ATP World Tour Awards 2015 by ATP players' votes.

  • 8 Jan 2016

    Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez clinch doubles title

    Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez clinch doubles title
    Credits:
  • Spanish duo Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez won the doubles title at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open.

    They defeated fourth seeds Philipp Petzschner and Alexander Peya 6-4, 6-3 in a 66-minute doubles final in Doha.

    They split $64,420 in prize money and earned 250 Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings points.

    This is the first ATP world tour title that the duo has managed to win.

  • 10 Jan 2016

    Djokovic beats Nadal to win Qatar Open

    Djokovic beats Nadal to win Qatar Open
    Credits:
  • Reigning world number 1 Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal 6-1, 6-2, at the Qatar Open final 2016 to win his first Qatar Open title.

    Djokovic won the title without dropping a single set in the entire tournament.

    The win gives Djokovic a lead over Nadal in their head-to-head encounters, with Djokovic winning 24 matches compared to Nadal's 23 victories.

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