 After a two-year break the tournament returned in 2011 and is held at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex.The first tournament was held in 2001 as "Qatar Total FinaElf Open" for the prize money of $170,000, as a Tier III tournament.In 2004, the tournament got Tier II category because of an increase in prize money to $585,000, and in 2007 to $600,000.