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Two unseeded players in the Dubai final – with Jelena Ostapenko perhaps the less surprising of the two.

Veronika Kudermetova got a free pass, after opponent Marketa Vondrousova, the former French Open finalist who came out of the qualifying, gave her a walkover.

With 500 points for the winner, it’s a great week for Ostapenko.

ATP Tour – Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022 order of play

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Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championships
Dates: Feb. 14 – 20, 2022
Location: Dubai, UAE
Surface: Outdoor Hard (WTA 500)
Prize money: $703,580
Draws: S32 – D16

Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022
Final results

Singles final

Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) def Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) 60 64

Doubles final

[2] Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) / Elise Mertens (BEL) def Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 61 63

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Qatar TotalEnergies Open
Dates: Feb. 20 – 27, 2022
Location: Doha, Qatar
Surface: Outdoor Hard (WTA 1000)
Prize money: $2,331,698
Draws: S56 – D28

Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022
Final results
Qualifying, final round

(1st-round opponents in brackets)

[16] Océane Dodin (FRA) def. [5] Jacqueline Cristian (ROU) 62 76 (4) ([15] Jelena Ostapenko)
[8] Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA)def. [9] Kristina Kucova (SVK) 46 61 62 (Amanda Anisimova)
[14] Kaja Juvan (SLO) def. [7] Maryna Zanevska (BEL) 26 61 75 ([Q] Stefanie Voegele)
[1] Marta Kostyuk (UKR) def. [15] Claire Liu (USA) 75 64 (Ana Konjuh)
[2] Andrea Petkovic (GER) def. [10] Anna Bondar (HUN) 60 62 (Viktorija Golubic)
[3] Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) def. Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) 63 62 ([Q] Zhang Shuai)
Stefanie Voegele (SUI) def. [6] Arantxa Rus (NED) 62 26 61 ([Q] Kaja Juvan)
[4] Zhang Shuai (CHN) def. Marina Melnikova (RUS) 60 63 ([Q] Aliaksandra Sasnovich)