The No. 3 seed will face former world No. 1 Karolina Pliskova or Alexander Eala to kick off her title defense.
Three-time Doha champion Swiatek learns her possible path to another Doha triumph.
Gauff gets the No. 4 seeding as she learns her possible path to making it all the way in Doha for the first time.
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