QA, QDF celebrate Iga Swiatek’s victory in 20th edition of Qatar TotalEnergies Open

Doha: Qatar Airways and Qatar Responsibility Free (QDF), the Official Airline and Official Retail Sponsors of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open 2022, congratulate Iga Swiatek for successful her second Girls’s Tennis Affiliation (WTA) 1000 title in Doha on Saturday.

Within the twentieth version of the celebrated event, Swiatek of Poland lifted the coveted Falcon Trophy after her well-deserved 6-2, 6-0 victory towards Anett Kontaveit at Qatar’s conventional house of tennis, the Khalifa Worldwide Tennis and Squash Complicated. The WTA 1000 occasion contested a 56-player singles draw that featured eight of the highest 10 WTA stars, together with the likes of Aryna Sabalenka, Barbora Krejcikova and Paula Badosa.

Qatar Airways Group Chief Government, H E Akbar Al Baker stated: “The Qatar TotalEnergies Open event is a key sporting occasion within the annual Qatari sports activities calendar. The roster of athletes that participated on this 12 months’s version speaks for itself. I wish to congratulate each finalists for coming to this point and entertaining the followers with their splendid performances all through the championship.”

“Our numerous sponsorship portfolio strengthens our sports activities mission as we transfer nearer in the direction of internet hosting the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 later this 12 months. Followers and athletes can relaxation assured understanding that we’ll proceed our award-winning service that connects the State of Qatar to the world as a world sports activities hub,” he added. 

QDF Vice-President, Thabet Musleh stated: “Qatar Responsibility Free is proud to sponsor the twentieth version of this world-class event. We’re delighted to congratulate Iga Swiatek on her spectacular efficiency and victorious win on this 12 months’s Qatar TotalEnergies Open. We wish to thank all of the gamers for a really thrilling week of tennis.”

“2022 is marked as a major 12 months for sports activities in Qatar, with many extra main sporting occasions all year long. We look ahead to welcoming all of you again to the 2023 Qatar TotalEnergies Open tennis event,” he added.

The conclusion of the event’s 28-team doubles draw noticed the crowning of Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula as champions on Friday. 

Their victory over Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens  was clinched with a rating line of 3-6, 7-5, [10-5].

The tennis season is considered the cornerstone amongst Qatar’s annual sporting occasions, constructing a optimistic momentum of pleasure with slightly below 9 months to go till the showpiece FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

In December 2021, the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021 demonstrated but once more the nation’s readiness for the grandest upcoming stage in world soccer, the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Qatar Airways congratulated Algeria on lifting the celebrated trophy and followers have been left with a poignant ‘au revoir’ with screens on the last displaying the airline’s key messages ‘The World’s Finest Airline’ and ‘See You in Qatar 2022’.

Final 12 months, Qatar Airways sponsored the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup and the UEFA Euro 2020, and has a strong international sports activities partnership portfolio together with football-governing our bodies akin to FIFA, CONCACAF and CONMEBOL. The airline additionally sponsors a number of the world’s greatest soccer golf equipment, together with Al Sadd SC, Boca Juniors, FC Bayern München and Paris Saint-Germain.