The 2023 QTerminals Qatar Classic will feature a women’s draw for the first time since 2015 when the PSA World Tour Platinum event takes place at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex in Doha between September 9-16.
With the now-retired Laura Massaro winning the event eight years ago, it is guaranteed that a new name will be etched onto the women’s trophy and its World No.1 Nouran Gohar, who will headline the 48-women draw for the second PSA World Tour Platinum event of the 2023-24 campaign.
Gohar will receive a bye into round two, coming up against either Emily Whitlock of Wales or Ineta Mackevica of Latvia. From there, she is seeded against World No.9 Olivia Fiechter and World No.7 Amanda Sobhy before a mouthwatering semi-final with arch-rival Hania El Hammamy.
On the opposite side of the draw are World Champion and No.2 seed Nour El Sherbini, who reached the final of the Qatar Classic in 2015. World No.10 Rowan Elaraby, World No.6 Nele Gilis, and World No.4 Joelle King will stand between El Sherbini and the final.
Malaysia’s former World No.5 Low Wee Wern and Egypt’s World No.62 Malak Khafagy have taken the wildcard spots in the women’s draw. They will face World No.28 Nada Abbas and World No.31 Lucy Turmel, respectively, in round one.
