2017 Qatar ExxonMobil Open – Singles

Defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray in the final, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2017 Qatar Open. Djokovic saved five match points en route to the title, in the semifinals against Fernando Verdasco.

Singles
2017 Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Final
Champion	Novak Djokovic
Runner-up	Andy Murray
Score	6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Details
Draw	32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Murray became the first player to reach the ATP Qatar Open final four times; however, his loss in the final ended his 28-match winning streak dating back to the 2016 Davis Cup semifinals.^[1][2]

Murray vs Berdych during the semifinal round

Seeds

1.   Andy Murray (final)
2.   Novak Djokovic (champion)
3.   Tomáš Berdych (semifinals)
4.   David Goffin (second round)
5.   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals)
6.   Ivo Karlović (quarterfinals)
7.   Philipp Kohlschreiber (second round)
8.   Marcos Baghdatis (first round, retired)

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Andy Murray	6	6
	3	Tomáš Berdych	3	4
								1	Andy Murray	3	7	4
								2	Novak Djokovic	6	5	6
		Fernando Verdasco	6	6^7	3
	2	Novak Djokovic	4	7^9	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	A Murray	6	7^7
		J Chardy	0	6^2				1	A Murray	7^8	7
		G Melzer	6^2	6	6				G Melzer	6^6	5
		P-H Mathieu	7^7	3	2										1	A Murray	7^7	7
		P Lorenzi	6^2	6	3											N Almagro	6^4	5
		N Almagro	7^7	4	6				N Almagro	7^7	7^8
		M Jaziri	2	6^3				7	P Kohlschreiber	6^5	6^6
	7	P Kohlschreiber	6	7^7																		1	A Murray	6	6
	3	T Berdych	7^7	6																		3	T Berdych	3	4
	Q	A Giannessi	6^1	2				3	T Berdych	7^7	1	6
	WC	A Yüksel	3	3					J Veselý	6^5	6	1
		J Veselý	6	6											3	T Berdych	7	6
		F Bagnis	1	7^7	4										5	J-W Tsonga	5	3
		D Brown	6	6^2	6				D Brown	1	3
		A Kuznetsov	1	6	2			5	J-W Tsonga	6	6
	5	J-W Tsonga	6	4	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	I Karlović	7^7	7^7
		I Marchenko	6^5	6^0				6	I Karlović	7^7	7^7
	WC	MS Zayid	1	3					K Khachanov	6^3	6^3
		K Khachanov	6	6											6	I Karlović	2	5
	Q	V Pospisil	5	0												F Verdasco	6	7
		F Verdasco	7	6					F Verdasco	6	7^8
		R Haase	6^4	2				4	D Goffin	1	6^6
	4	D Goffin	7^7	6																			F Verdasco	6	6^7	3
	8	M Baghdatis	4	3^r																		2	N Djokovic	4	7^9	6
	Q	R Štěpánek	6	5				Q	R Štěpánek	6	6
	WC	A De Greef	6^8	7	6			WC	A De Greef	3	2
	Q	M Safwat	7^10	5	4										Q	R Štěpánek	3	3
		H Zeballos	6^3	6	7^11										2	N Djokovic	6	6
		F Mayer	7^7	4	6^9				H Zeballos	3	4
		J-L Struff	6^1	3				2	N Djokovic	6	6
	2	N Djokovic	7^7	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1.   Nikoloz Basilashvili (qualifying competition)
2.   Radek Štěpánek (qualified)
3.   Marco Chiudinelli (first round)
4.   Thomas Fabbiano (first round)
5.   Evgeny Donskoy (first round)
6.   Taro Daniel (first round)
7.   Alessandro Giannessi (qualified)
8.   Vasek Pospisil (qualified)

Qualifiers

1.   Vasek Pospisil
2.   Radek Štěpánek
3.   Alessandro Giannessi
4.   Mohamed Safwat

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Nikoloz Basilashvili	6	7
		Luca Vanni	1	5
								1	Nikoloz Basilashvili	2	1
								8	Vasek Pospisil	6	6
	WC	Jabor Al-Mutawa	2	2
	8	Vasek Pospisil	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Radek Štěpánek	5	7	6
		Lorenzo Giustino	7	5	4
								2	Radek Štěpánek	6	6
									Enrique López-Pérez	1	4
		Enrique López-Pérez	6	6
	5	Evgeny Donskoy	4	4

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Marco Chiudinelli	4	6	1
		Mirza Bašić	6	0	6
									Mirza Bašić	4	2
								7	Alessandro Giannessi	6	6
	WC	Mousa Shanan Zayed	2	1
	7	Alessandro Giannessi	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Thomas Fabbiano	7^7	3	1
		Vincent Millot	6^3	6	6
									Vincent Millot	3	6	2
									Mohamed Safwat	6	0	6
		Mohamed Safwat	7^7	6
	6	Taro Daniel	6^1	2

References

1. "Sir Andy Murray to face Novak Djokovic in Qatar Open final after Serb survives Fernando Verdasco test". The telegraph. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
2. "Murray Feeling Positive Despite Doha Final Loss". 7 January 2017.

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw