▁introduction ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁of ▁tennis ▁program mes ▁into ▁the ▁major ▁sport ing ▁clubs ▁of ▁Q atar . ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁Tennis ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁both ▁a ▁sport ing ▁interest ▁for ▁the ▁State ▁but ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁mechanism ▁for ▁prom oting ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁on ▁the ▁political ▁and ▁sport ing ▁circ uits ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁demonstr ation ▁matches ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁show c asing ▁V ij ay ▁Am rit raj , ▁Mans our ▁Bah ram i ▁and ▁others . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁facilities ▁at ▁the ▁Q atar ▁Tennis ▁Federation ▁had ▁increased ▁including ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁tennis ▁courts ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁the ▁ult ra ▁modern ▁K hal ifa ▁International ▁Tennis ▁and ▁S qu ash ▁Complex ▁in ▁D oh a ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁by ▁Ham ad ▁bin ▁K hal ifa ▁Al ▁Th ani , ▁The ▁Em ir ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Q atar . ▁The ▁first ▁ATP ▁Q atar ▁Open ▁for ▁men ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁major ▁development ▁in ▁the ▁sport ▁for ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁the ▁Q atar ▁Tennis ▁Federation ▁took ▁a ▁major ▁steps ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁women ▁tennis ▁in ▁Q atar ▁and ▁organized ▁the ▁first ▁women ▁tennis ▁championship ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East . ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁the ▁Q atar ▁Open ▁attract ed ▁the ▁greatest ▁women ▁players ▁from ▁the ▁W TA ▁Tour ▁including ; ▁Mart ina ▁H