ing is , ▁Mary ▁Pier ce , ▁Sand r ine ▁Test ud , ▁Ar ant xa ▁S ánchez ▁Vic ario ▁among ▁many ▁others . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁the ▁Sony ▁Eric sson ▁Championships ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁Q atar . ▁ ▁Tennis ▁in ▁Q atar ▁All ▁the ▁progress ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁tennis ▁in ▁the ▁nation ▁has ▁brought ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁the ▁increase ▁of ▁Q at ari ▁players , ▁their ▁participation ▁in ▁tennis ▁tournament s ▁and ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁come ▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁international ▁professional ▁players . ▁But ▁still ▁tennis ▁is ▁not ▁as ▁popular ▁as ▁football , ▁still ▁at ▁professional ▁level ▁there ▁are ▁not ▁so ▁much ▁players ▁from ▁Q atar . ▁Q TF ▁opened ▁its ▁Tennis ▁School ▁for ▁the ▁young ▁tennis ▁asp ir ants ▁of ▁age ▁group ▁ 5 ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁most ▁advance ▁and ▁professional ▁tennis ▁skills . ▁ ▁Tourn aments ▁Q TF ▁ann ually ▁organ izes ▁two ▁international ▁tournament s ▁for ▁men ▁and ▁women , ▁which ▁attract s ▁world ' s ▁top ▁players . ▁Q atar ▁Open ▁- ▁ATP ▁Tournament ▁for ▁men . ▁Q atar ▁Lad ies ▁Open ▁- ▁W TA ▁Tournament ▁for ▁women . ▁Q TF ▁has ▁also ▁organized ▁W TA ▁Tour ▁Championships ▁three ▁times ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁current ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁Q atar ▁Tennis ▁Federation