2021 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles

Muguruza dropped just one set during the tournament, to Aryna Sabalenka in the quarterfinals.

Women's singles
2021 Dubai Tennis Championships
Final
Champion	Garbiñe Muguruza
Runner-up	Barbora Krejčíková
Score	7–6(8–6), 6–3
Details
Draw	56 (8 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	16
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Simona Halep was the reigning champion, but withdrew before the tournament due to an injury.

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

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Barbora Krejčíková	6	6
	WC	Anastasia Potapova	0	2
									Barbora Krejčíková	7	6
									Jil Teichmann	5	2
		Jil Teichmann	6	6
	WC	Coco Gauff	3	3
																Barbora Krejčíková	66	3
															9	Garbiñe Muguruza	78	6
	9	Garbiñe Muguruza	3	6	6
	3	Aryna Sabalenka	6	3	2
								9	Garbiñe Muguruza	6	77
								10	Elise Mertens	4	65
	10	Elise Mertens	5	7	6
		Jessica Pegula	7	5	0

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	E Svitolina	6	4	1
		Q Wang	4	6	5				S Kuznetsova	2	6	6
		S Kuznetsova	6	1	7											S Kuznetsova	3	2
		PM Țig	3	3												B Krejčíková	6	6
		J Ostapenko	6	6					J Ostapenko	3	1
		B Krejčíková	6	77					B Krejčíková	6	6
	16	M Sakkari	2	64																			B Krejčíková	6	6
	11	M Keys	6	6																		WC	A Potapova	0	2
	Q	E-s Liang	1	1				11	M Keys	4	3
		L Siegemund	3	2				WC	A Potapova	6	6
	WC	A Potapova	6	6											WC	A Potapova	6	2	7
		A Pavlyuchenkova	63	2											6	B Bencic	1	6	5
		V Kudermetova	77	6					V Kudermetova	4	7	4
								6	B Bencic	6	5	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	P Kvitová	2	4r
	Q	K Zavatska	1	2					J Teichmann	6	3
		J Teichmann	6	6												J Teichmann	6	6
		O Jabeur	6	6												O Jabeur	3	3
		K Siniaková	2	3					O Jabeur	78	4	6
		S Zheng	0	4				14	E Rybakina	66	6	2
	14	E Rybakina	6	6																			J Teichmann	6	6
	12	M Vondroušová	6	6																		WC	C Gauff	3	3
	Q	A Bogdan	4	4				12	M Vondroušová	6	0	4
	WC	C Gauff	77	2	710			WC	C Gauff	3	6	6
		E Alexandrova	63	6	68										WC	C Gauff	6	6
	Q	T Martincová	77	66	6										Q	T Martincová	4	2
		Kr Plíšková	65	78	3			Q	T Martincová	6	6
								5	K Bertens	1	4

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								8	I Świątek	6	6
	LL	M Doi	6	4	6			LL	M Doi	2	4
		P Hercog	2	6	3										8	I Świątek	0	4
		A Anisimova	6	6											9	G Muguruza	6	6
	Q	A Konjuh	2	2					A Anisimova	4	2
	Q	I-C Begu	3	5				9	G Muguruza	6	6
	9	G Muguruza	6	7																		9	G Muguruza	3	6	6
	15	A Kontaveit	6	6																		3	A Sabalenka	6	3	2
	WC	T Babos	2	1				15	A Kontaveit	6	7
		S Cîrstea	6	6					S Cîrstea	4	5
	Q	L Tsurenko	4	4											15	A Kontaveit	3	2
		A Cornet	6	3	6										3	A Sabalenka	6	6
		D Kasatkina	4	6	1				A Cornet	2	4
								3	A Sabalenka	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								LL	M Trevisan	2	4
		A Kerber	6	2	4				C Garcia	6	6
		C Garcia	3	6	6											C Garcia	4	2
		S Rogers	77	6											10	E Mertens	6	6
	Q	K Kanepi	64	2					S Rogers	3	3
	LL	V Tomova	6	2	4			10	E Mertens	6	6
	10	E Mertens	4	6	6																	10	E Mertens	5	7	6
	13	P Martić	62	4																			J Pegula	7	5	0
		K Mladenovic	77	6					K Mladenovic	1	2
	PR	Y Shvedova	2	1					J Pegula	6	6
		J Pegula	6	6												J Pegula	6	6
		A Sevastova	6	6											2	Ka Plíšková	0	2
		B Pera	0	3					A Sevastova	3	77	2
								2	Ka Plíšková	6	65	6

Seeds

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Kaia Kanepi	6	63	6
	WC	Ena Shibahara	1	77	4
								1	Kaia Kanepi	6	65	6
								11	Vera Zvonareva	3	77	3
	PR	Akgul Amanmuradova	1	1
	11	Vera Zvonareva	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Irina-Camelia Begu	79	4	6
		Bethanie Mattek-Sands	67	6	0
								2	Irina-Camelia Begu	6	4
								15	Barbara Haas	0	0r
	WC	Gabriela Dabrowski	6	2	3
	15	Barbara Haas	2	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Misaki Doi	7	6
		Magdalena Fręch	5	3
								3	Misaki Doi	3	1
								PR	Liang En-shuo	6	6
	PR	Liang En-shuo	6	7
	13	Monica Niculescu	4	5

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Martina Trevisan	5	6	6
		Arina Rodionova	7	1	3
								4	Martina Trevisan	2	1
								12	Lesia Tsurenko	6	6
		Cristina Bucșa	2	2
	12	Lesia Tsurenko	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Zhu Lin	64	2
		Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove	77	6
									Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove	1	77	2
								9	Tereza Martincová	6	65	6
		Lucie Hradecká	3	6	2
	9	Tereza Martincová	6	4	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Ana Bogdan	6	6
		Çağla Büyükakçay	2	4
								6	Ana Bogdan	6	5	6
								16	Kamilla Rakhimova	2	7	0
		Jaqueline Cristian	5	5
	16	Kamilla Rakhimova	7	7

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Katarina Zavatska	7	6
		Laura Ioana Paar	5	3
								7	Katarina Zavatska	6	6
								10	Viktoriya Tomova	4	4
	WC	Angelina Gabueva	3	2
	10	Viktoriya Tomova	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Ysaline Bonaventure	7	3r
	WC	Ana Konjuh	5	5
								WC	Ana Konjuh	6	4	6
								PR	Aleksandra Krunić	2	6	2
	PR	Aleksandra Krunić	6	6
	14	Natalia Vikhlyantseva	2	3