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. The final marked Djokovic and Murray's 36th and final professional meeting; Djokovic won to end their head-to-head at 25–11 in his favor.

Singles
2017 Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Champion	Novak Djokovic
Runner-up	Andy Murray
Score	6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Draw	32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8

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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	67	3
	2	Novak Djokovic	4	79	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	A Murray	6	77
		J Chardy	0	62				1	A Murray	78	7
		G Melzer	62	6	6				G Melzer	66	5
		P-H Mathieu	77	3	2										1	A Murray	77	7
		P Lorenzi	62	6	3											N Almagro	64	5
		N Almagro	77	4	6				N Almagro	77	78
		M Jaziri	2	63				7	P Kohlschreiber	65	66
	7	P Kohlschreiber	6	77																		1	A Murray	6	6
	3	T Berdych	77	6																		3	T Berdych	3	4
	Q	A Giannessi	61	2				3	T Berdych	77	1	6
	WC	A Yüksel	3	3					J Veselý	65	6	1
		J Veselý	6	6											3	T Berdych	7	6
		F Bagnis	1	77	4										5	J-W Tsonga	5	3
		D Brown	6	62	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	77	77
		I Marchenko	65	60				6	I Karlović	77	77
	WC	MS Zayid	1	3					K Khachanov	63	63
		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	78
		R Haase	64	2				4	D Goffin	1	66
	4	D Goffin	77	6																			F Verdasco	6	67	3
	8	M Baghdatis	4	3r																		2	N Djokovic	4	79	6
	Q	R Štěpánek	6	5				Q	R Štěpánek	6	6
	WC	A De Greef	68	7	6			WC	A De Greef	3	2
	Q	M Safwat	710	5	4										Q	R Štěpánek	3	3
		H Zeballos	63	6	711										2	N Djokovic	6	6
		F Mayer	77	4	69				H Zeballos	3	4
		J-L Struff	61	3				2	N Djokovic	6	6
	2	N Djokovic	77	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	77	3	1
		Vincent Millot	63	6	6
									Vincent Millot	3	6	2
									Mohamed Safwat	6	0	6
		Mohamed Safwat	77	6
	6	Taro Daniel	61	2