2020 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
2020 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion	Simona Halep
Runner-up	Elena Rybakina
Score	3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Draw	30 (6 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	8

Main article: 2020 Dubai Tennis Championships

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.

Belinda Bencic was the defending champion, 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. Simona Halep (champion)
2. Karolína Plíšková (quarterfinals)
3. Elina Svitolina (first round)
4. Belinda Bencic (first round)
5. Sofia Kenin (first round)
6. Kiki Bertens (withdrew)
7. Aryna Sabalenka (quarterfinals)
8. Petra Martić (semifinals)
9. Garbiñe Muguruza (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

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

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	S Halep	1	6	79
		A Riske	63	6	3			WC	O Jabeur	6	2	67
	WC	O Jabeur	77	1	6										1	S Halep	3	6	6
		E Mertens	6	6											7	A Sabalenka	6	2	2
		Q Wang	3	0					E Mertens	4	3
		M Sakkari	2	6	1			7	A Sabalenka	6	6
	7	A Sabalenka	6	4	6																	1	S Halep	6	6
	3/WC	E Svitolina	2	1																		Q	J Brady	2	0
	Q	J Brady	6	6				Q	J Brady	4	6	6
		M Vondroušová	6	6					M Vondroušová	6	4	1
		A Sevastova	3	2											Q	J Brady	65	6	6
	Q	V Kudermetova	5	6	77										9/WC	G Muguruza	77	3	4
		D Yastremska	7	3	62			Q	V Kudermetova	5	6	4
	WC	K Clijsters	2	66				9/WC	G Muguruza	7	4	6
	9/WC	G Muguruza	6	78

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	P Martić	6	6
	LL	S-w Hsieh	4	3				8	P Martić	6	6
		A Anisimova	63	6	4				B Strýcová	3	3
		B Strýcová	77	2	6										8	P Martić	77	6
	Q	S Cîrstea	1	3												A Kontaveit	64	1
		A Kontaveit	6	6					A Kontaveit	77	7
		A Pavlyuchenkova	1	6	6				A Pavlyuchenkova	65	5
	4	B Bencic	6	1	1																	8	P Martić	65	62
	5	S Kenin	77	3	3																	SE	E Rybakina	77	77
	SE	E Rybakina	62	6	6			SE	E Rybakina	6	6
		K Muchová	4	6	0			Q	K Siniaková	3	3
	Q	K Siniaková	6	4	6										SE	E Rybakina	77	6
	Q	K Mladenovic	6	6											2	Ka Plíšková	61	3
	Q	A Sasnovich	4	3				Q	K Mladenovic	1	2
								2	Ka Plíšková	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

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

Qualifiers

1. Sorana Cîrstea
2. Aliaksandra Sasnovich
3. Kateřina Siniaková
4. Kristina Mladenovic
5. Veronika Kudermetova
6. Jennifer Brady

Lucky loser

1. Hsieh Su-wei

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

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

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Zhang Shuai	6	6
		Misaki Doi	4	3
								2	Zhang Shuai	6	4	610
									Ana Bogdan	3	6	712
		Ana Bogdan	6	6
		Barbora Krejčíková	4	4
																Ana Bogdan	4	64
																Aliaksandra Sasnovich	6	77
		Aliaksandra Sasnovich	77	2	6
	WC	Luisa Stefani	61	6	2
									Aliaksandra Sasnovich	6	6
								10	Anna Blinkova	1	2
		Magdalena Fręch	4	6	3
	10	Anna Blinkova	6	2	6

Third qualifier

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

Fourth qualifier

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

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	5	Veronika Kudermetova	6	6
	WC	Sarah Beth Grey	2	4
								5	Veronika Kudermetova	5	6	6
									Tereza Martincová	7	3	4
		Tereza Martincová	7	6
		Jil Teichmann	5	4
															5	Veronika Kudermetova	6	6
																Bethanie Mattek-Sands	4	2
		Kirsten Flipkens	6	7
		Viktorija Golubic	3	5
									Kirsten Flipkens	1	1
									Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6	6
		Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6	3	79
	12	Ajla Tomljanović	4	6	67

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	6	Hsieh Su-wei	6	6
		Chloé Paquet	2	2
								6	Hsieh Su-wei	77	6
									Liudmila Samsonova	61	2
	WC	Tena Lukas	4	3
		Liudmila Samsonova	6	6
															6	Hsieh Su-wei	2	2
															9	Jennifer Brady	6	6
	WC	Vera Pursnani	0	0
		Gabriela Dabrowski	6	6
									Gabriela Dabrowski	4	3
								9	Jennifer Brady	6	6
		Kristýna Plíšková	3	63
	9	Jennifer Brady	6	77

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw