The 2017 Qatar Open (also known as 2017 Qatar ExxonMobil Open for sponsorship reasons) was a men's

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s. It was the 25th edition of the Qatar Open, and part of the

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. It took place at the

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, from 2 January until 7 January 2017. Second-seeded

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won his second consecutive singles title at the event.

Finals

Singles

defeated

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, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 * It was Djokovic's 1st singles title of the year and the 67th of his

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Doubles

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defeated

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, 6–4, 7–6^(7–3)

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Prize money

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

*¹ Rankings as of December 26, 2016

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: *

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* Mubarak Shannan Zayid The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

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Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

*¹ Rankings as of December 26, 2016

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: *

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/ Mubarak Shannan Zayid *

Jabor Al-Mutawa Jabor Mohammed Ali Mutawa (born May 27, 1994) is a Qatari tennis player. Mutawa represented Qatar in the Davis Cup. He also represented Qatar at the 2014 Asian Games. Mutawa has competed multiple times in the Qatar ExxonMobil Open The Qatar ...

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References

External links

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ATP tournament profile
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