title: 2023 Qatar ExxonMobil Open – Singles
text: # 2023 Qatar ExxonMobil Open – Singles
  
  Daniil Medvedev defeated Andy Murray in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2023 ATP Qatar Open. It was his second ATP Tour title in as many weeks. En route to the final, Murray saved eight match points - three in his first-round match against Lorenzo Sonego and five in the semifinals against Jiří Lehečka.
  
  Roberto Bautista Agut was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Christopher O'Connell.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
  * Andrey Rublev (quarterfinals)
  * Félix Auger-Aliassime (semifinals)
  * Daniil Medvedev (champion)
  * Alexander Zverev (second round)
  * Roberto Bautista Agut (second round)
  * Dan Evans (first round)
  * Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (quarterfinals)
  * Botic van de Zandschulp (second round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Jiří Lehečka | 0 | 6 | $6^6$ | | | | |
  | WC | Andy Murray | 6 | 3 | $7^8$ | | | | |
  | WC | Andy Murray | 6 | 3 | $7^8$ | WC | Andy Murray | 4 | 4 |
  | | | | | | 3 | Daniil Medvedev | 6 | 6 |
  | 3 | Daniil Medvedev | 6 | $7^9$ | | 3 | Daniil Medvedev | 6 | 6 |
  | 2 | Félix Auger-Aliassime | 4 | $6^7$ | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | A Rublev | 1 | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Griekspoor | $7^7$ | 4 | $7^7$ | | T Griekspoor | 6 | 1 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Q Halys | $6^4$ | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | | | 1 | A Rublev | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | Q | D Džumhur | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | J Lehečka | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | J Lehečka | 6 | $7^7$ | | | J Lehečka | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Ruusuvuori | 7 | 6 | | | E Ruusuvuori | 2 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | D Evans | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Lehečka | 0 | 6 | $6^6$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | A Murray | 6 | 3 | $7^8$ |
  | | | | | | 4 | A Zverev | $6^5$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Sonego | 6 | 1 | $6^4$ | WC | A Murray | $7^7$ | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Murray | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | WC | A Murray | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | LL | N Basilashvili | $6^3$ | $7^{10}$ | 4 | | | | | | Q | A Müller | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
  | Q | A Müller | $7^7$ | $6^8$ | 6 | Q | A Müller | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Ivashka | 2 | 5 | | 8 | B van de Zandschulp | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | B van de Zandschulp | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | R Bautista Agut | $7^9$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Fucsovics | $6^7$ | 7 | 4 | 5 | R Bautista Agut | 6 | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | F Verdasco | 1 | 6 | 0 | | C O'Connell | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C O'Connell | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | C O'Connell | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
  | Q | O Krutykh | 0 | 6 | $6^2$ | | | | | | 3 | D Medvedev | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | |
  | Q | L Broady | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ | Q | L Broady | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | D Medvedev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | D Medvedev | 6 | $7^9$ |
  | 7 | A Davidovich Fokina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | F Auger-Aliassime | 4 | $6^7$ |
  | | C Lestienne | 4 | 3 | | 7 | A Davidovich Fokina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Shelbayh | 3 | 6 | 4 | | S-w Kwon | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S-w Kwon | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | A Davidovich Fokina | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | |
  | | A Karatsev | $6^4$ | $0^r$ | | | | | | | 2 | F Auger-Aliassime | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | J Kubler | $7^7$ | 1 | | | J Kubler | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | F Auger-Aliassime | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Nikoloz Basilashvili (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Zhang Zhizhen (first round)
  * Francesco Passaro (first round)
  * Matteo Arnaldi (first round)
  * Alexander Shevchenko (first round)
  * Tomáš Macháč (qualifying competition)
  * Pavel Kotov (qualifying competition)
  * Liam Broady (qualified)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Liam Broady
  * Alexandre Müller
  * Damir Džumhur
  * Oleksii Krutykh
  
  ### Lucky loser
  
  * Nikoloz Basilashvili
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | WC | Cem İlkel | 3 | 5 | | | | |
  | WC | Cem İlkel | 3 | 5 | 1 | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 4 | 3 |
  | | | | | 8 | Liam Broady | 6 | 6 |
  | WC | Mubarak Shannan Zayid | 1 | 1 | 8 | Liam Broady | 6 | 6 |
  | 8 | Liam Broady | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Zhang Zhizhen | 6 | $6^5$ | 0 | | | | | |
  | | Alexandre Müller | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Alexandre Müller | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | Alexandre Müller | 4 | $7^9$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | 6 | Tomáš Macháč | 6 | $6^7$ | 1 |
  | | Vít Kopřiva | $6^2$ | $6^7$ | | 6 | Tomáš Macháč | 6 | $6^7$ | 1 |
  | 6 | Tomáš Macháč | $7^7$ | $7^9$ | | | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Francesco Passaro | 4 | 6 | $6^2$ | | | |
  | | Damir Džumhur | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ | | | |
  | | Damir Džumhur | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ | Damir Džumhur | 6 | 7 |
  | | | | | | Otto Virtanen | 3 | 5 |
  | | Otto Virtanen | 6 | 6 | | Otto Virtanen | 3 | 5 |
  | 5 | Alexander Shevchenko | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Matteo Arnaldi | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | Oleksii Krutykh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | Oleksii Krutykh | 6 | 6 | | | Oleksii Krutykh | 1 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 7 | Pavel Kotov | 6 | 3 | 3 |
  | Alt | Yuki Bhambri | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | Pavel Kotov | 6 | 3 | 3 |
  | 7 | Pavel Kotov | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  