2020 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Simona Halep defeated Elena Rybakina in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2020 Dubai Tennis Championships. Halep saved a match point en route to the title, against Ons Jabeur in the second round.

Women's singles
2020 Dubai Tennis Championships
ChampionRomania Simona Halep
Runner-upKazakhstan Elena Rybakina
Score3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Draw30 (6 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds8

Belinda Bencic was the defending champion,[1] but lost in the first round to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

This tournament marked the return of former world No. 1 Kim Clijsters, who lost to Garbiñe Muguruza in the first round. It was Clijsters' first professional match since August 29, 2012.

Seeds

The top two seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Romania Simona Halep (champion)
  2. Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (quarterfinals)
  3. Ukraine Elina Svitolina (first round)
  4. Switzerland Belinda Bencic (first round)
  5. United States Sofia Kenin (first round)
  6. Netherlands Kiki Bertens (withdrew)
  7. Belarus Aryna Sabalenka (quarterfinals)
  8. Croatia Petra Martić (semifinals)
  9. Spain Garbiñe Muguruza (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Romania Simona Halep 6 6
Q United States Jennifer Brady 2 0
1 Romania Simona Halep 3 6 77
SE Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 6 3 65
8 Croatia Petra Martić 65 62
SE Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 77 77

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Romania S Halep 1 6 79
  United States A Riske 63 6 3 WC Tunisia O Jabeur 6 2 67
WC Tunisia O Jabeur 77 1 6 1 Romania S Halep 3 6 6
  Belgium E Mertens 6 6 7 Belarus A Sabalenka 6 2 2
  China Q Wang 3 0 Belgium E Mertens 4 3
  Greece M Sakkari 2 6 1 7 Belarus A Sabalenka 6 6
7 Belarus A Sabalenka 6 4 6 1 Romania S Halep 6 6
3/WC Ukraine E Svitolina 2 1 Q United States J Brady 2 0
Q United States J Brady 6 6 Q United States J Brady 4 6 6
  Czech Republic M Vondroušová 6 6 Czech Republic M Vondroušová 6 4 1
  Latvia A Sevastova 3 2 Q United States J Brady 65 6 6
Q Russia V Kudermetova 5 6 77 9/WC Spain G Muguruza 77 3 4
  Ukraine D Yastremska 7 3 62 Q Russia V Kudermetova 5 6 4
WC Belgium K Clijsters 2 66 9/WC Spain G Muguruza 7 4 6
9/WC Spain G Muguruza 6 78

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Croatia P Martić 6 6
LL Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh 4 3 8 Croatia P Martić 6 6
  United States A Anisimova 63 6 4 Czech Republic B Strýcová 3 3
  Czech Republic B Strýcová 77 2 6 8 Croatia P Martić 77 6
Q Romania S Cîrstea 1 3 Estonia A Kontaveit 64 1
  Estonia A Kontaveit 6 6 Estonia A Kontaveit 77 7
  Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 1 6 6 Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 65 5
4 Switzerland B Bencic 6 1 1 8 Croatia P Martić 65 62
5 United States S Kenin 77 3 3 SE Kazakhstan E Rybakina 77 77
SE Kazakhstan E Rybakina 62 6 6 SE Kazakhstan E Rybakina 6 6
  Czech Republic K Muchová 4 6 0 Q Czech Republic K Siniaková 3 3
Q Czech Republic K Siniaková 6 4 6 SE Kazakhstan E Rybakina 77 6
Q France K Mladenovic 6 6 2 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 61 3
Q Belarus A Sasnovich 4 3 Q France K Mladenovic 1 2
2 Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 6 6

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Germany Julia Görges (second round)
  2. China Zhang Shuai (second round)
  3. China Zheng Saisai (first round)
  4. France Kristina Mladenovic (qualified)
  5. Russia Veronika Kudermetova (qualified)
  6. Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  7. Slovenia Polona Hercog (qualifying competition)
  8. Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck (qualifying competition)
  9. United States Jennifer Brady (qualified)
  10. Russia Anna Blinkova (second round)
  11. Spain Carla Suárez Navarro (qualifying competition)
  12. Australia Ajla Tomljanović (first round)

Qualifiers

Lucky loser

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Germany Julia Görges 6 6
Italy Camila Giorgi 2 4
1 Germany Julia Görges 7 4 64
Romania Sorana Cîrstea 5 6 77
Russia Margarita Gasparyan 4 3
Romania Sorana Cîrstea 6 6
Romania Sorana Cîrstea 6 1 6
11 Spain Carla Suárez Navarro 2 6 4
Kazakhstan Anna Danilina 2 6 6
Russia Varvara Flink 6 4 4
Kazakhstan Anna Danilina 3 1
11 Spain Carla Suárez Navarro 6 6
Netherlands Bibiane Schoofs 1 4
11 Spain Carla Suárez Navarro 6 6

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2 China Zhang Shuai 6 6
Japan Misaki Doi 4 3
2 China Zhang Shuai 6 4 610
Romania Ana Bogdan 3 6 712
Romania Ana Bogdan 6 6
Czech Republic Barbora Krejčíková 4 4
Romania Ana Bogdan 4 64
Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6 77
Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich 77 2 6
WC Brazil Luisa Stefani 61 6 2
Belarus Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6 6
10 Russia Anna Blinkova 1 2
Poland Magdalena Fręch 4 6 3
10 Russia Anna Blinkova 6 2 6

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3 China Zheng Saisai 68 4
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková 710 6
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková 6 6
Italy Giulia Gatto-Monticone 1 4
Bulgaria Elitsa Kostova 5 1
Italy Giulia Gatto-Monticone 7 6
Czech Republic Kateřina Siniaková 5 6 7
8 Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck 7 2 5
Slovakia Kristína Kučová 3 6 6
Ukraine Katarina Zavatska 6 2 3
Slovakia Kristína Kučová 4 63
8 Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck 6 77
Russia Angelina Gabueva 1 4
8 Belgium Alison Van Uytvanck 6 6

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 France Kristina Mladenovic 6 6
Italy Jasmine Paolini 1 4
4 France Kristina Mladenovic 6 6
Russia Daria Kasatkina 3 3
Russia Natalia Vikhlyantseva 3 2
Russia Daria Kasatkina 6 6
4 France Kristina Mladenovic 6 6
7 Slovenia Polona Hercog 3 1
Belgium Ysaline Bonaventure 62 6 2
China Han Xinyun 77 2 6
China Han Xinyun 2 4
7 Slovenia Polona Hercog 6 6
China You Xiaodi 3 3
7 Slovenia Polona Hercog 6 6

Fifth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
5 Russia Veronika Kudermetova 6 6
WC United Kingdom Sarah Beth Grey 2 4
5 Russia Veronika Kudermetova 5 6 6
Czech Republic Tereza Martincová 7 3 4
Czech Republic Tereza Martincová 7 6
Switzerland Jil Teichmann 5 4
5 Russia Veronika Kudermetova 6 6
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands 4 2
Belgium Kirsten Flipkens 6 7
Switzerland Viktorija Golubic 3 5
Belgium Kirsten Flipkens 1 1
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6 6
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6 3 79
12 Australia Ajla Tomljanović 4 6 67

Sixth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
6 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei 6 6
France Chloé Paquet 2 2
6 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei 77 6
Russia Liudmila Samsonova 61 2
WC Croatia Tena Lukas 4 3
Russia Liudmila Samsonova 6 6
6 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei 2 2
9 United States Jennifer Brady 6 6
WC United Kingdom Vera Pursnani 0 0
Canada Gabriela Dabrowski 6 6
Canada Gabriela Dabrowski 4 3
9 United States Jennifer Brady 6 6
Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková 3 63
9 United States Jennifer Brady 6 77

References

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