2016 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
2016 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion	Sara Errani
Runner-up	Barbora Strýcová
Final score	6–0, 6–2
Details
Draw	28
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Simona Halep was the defending champion, but lost to Ana Ivanovic in the second round.

Sara Errani won the title, defeating Barbora Strýcová in the final, 6–0, 6–2.

This was the first time at either a WTA or ATP event that all seeded players lost their first match.^[1][2]

Seeds[]

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

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	Semifinals							Final
		Barbora Strýcová	6	3	6
		Caroline Garcia	2	6	3
									Barbora Strýcová	0	2
									Sara Errani	6	6
		Sara Errani	6	6
		Elina Svitolina	4	4

Top half[]

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1/WC	S Halep	62	2
		A Ivanovic	6	6					A Ivanovic	77	6
		D Gavrilova	1	0												A Ivanovic	65	3
		B Strýcová	6	6												B Strýcová	77	6
	Q	T Pironkova	4	3					B Strýcová	2	6	6
	WC	J Görges	6	6				WC	J Görges	6	3	1
	8	S Kuznetsova	0	1																			B Strýcová	6	3	6
																							C Garcia	2	6	3
								3	C Suárez Navarro	6	4	3
		AK Schmiedlová	4	1					C Garcia	4	6	6
		C Garcia	6	6												C Garcia	6	6
		C Giorgi	2	1												A Petkovic	3	4
		A Petkovic	6	6					A Petkovic	6	6
		J Janković	4	7	6				J Janković	3	2
	5	B Bencic	6	5	4

Bottom half[]

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	R Vinci	0	6	3
	Q	Y Shvedova	6	4	6			Q	Y Shvedova	3	0
	Q	S Zheng	5	3					S Errani	6	6
		S Errani	7	6												S Errani	4	6	6
		M Brengle	6	7												M Brengle	6	1	4
		E Makarova	4	5					M Brengle	0	77	6
								4/WC	P Kvitová	6	61	3
																							S Errani	6	6
	6/WC	Ka Plíšková	65	1																			E Svitolina	4	4
		C Vandeweghe	77	6					C Vandeweghe	7	3	6
		L Tsurenko	2	61					K Mladenovic	5	6	4
		K Mladenovic	6	77												C Vandeweghe	4	6	2
		E Svitolina	6	6												E Svitolina	6	1	6
	Q	J Čepelová	3	1					E Svitolina	77	6
								2	G Muguruza	63	3

Qualifying[]

Seeds[]

Qualifiers[]

Qualifying draw[]

First qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Varvara Lepchenko	6	6
	WC	Ons Jabeur	4	1
								1	Varvara Lepchenko	6	77
									Sesil Karatantcheva	0	61
	PR	María José Martínez Sánchez	4	6	0
		Sesil Karatantcheva	6	4	6
															1	Varvara Lepchenko	5	1
															6	Zheng Saisai	7	6
		Andrea Hlaváčková	77	2	6
		Magda Linette	63	6	2
									Andrea Hlaváčková	6	3	0
								6	Zheng Saisai	1	6	6
		Çağla Büyükakçay	1	0
	6	Zheng Saisai	6	6

Second qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Anna-Lena Friedsam	7	6
		Evgeniya Rodina	5	1
								2	Anna-Lena Friedsam	77	2	78
									Wang Qiang	62	6	66
		Wang Qiang	6	6
	WC	Fatma Al-Nabhani	4	4
															2	Anna-Lena Friedsam	7	5	3
																Tsvetana Pironkova	5	7	6
		Kristýna Plíšková	1	64
		Tsvetana Pironkova	6	77
									Tsvetana Pironkova	6	6
								8	Kateryna Bondarenko	2	1
		Anastasija Sevastova	3	3
	8	Kateryna Bondarenko	6	6

Third qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Nao Hibino	4	4
		Jeļena Ostapenko	6	6
									Jeļena Ostapenko	3	3
									Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6	6
		Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6	6
		Ana Konjuh	2	3
																Bethanie Mattek-Sands	4	6	3
																Jana Čepelová	6	1	6
		Alison Riske	6	6
		Aliaksandra Sasnovich	3	2
									Alison Riske	3	77	5
									Jana Čepelová	6	61	7
		Jana Čepelová	613	6	6
	9	Carina Witthöft	715	2	4

Fourth qualifier[]

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Denisa Allertová	6	6
	Alt	Gabriela Dabrowski	2	3
								4	Denisa Allertová	6	6
									Kateřina Siniaková	4	3
		Kateřina Siniaková	6	6
		Olga Savchuk	2	2
															4	Denisa Allertová	4	6	66
																Yaroslava Shvedova	6	4	78
		Kristína Kučová	3	6	2
		Wang Yafan	6	4	6
									Wang Yafan	0	3
									Yaroslava Shvedova	6	6
		Yaroslava Shvedova	6	3	6
	5	Zarina Diyas	4	6	4

References[]

External links[]

• WTA tournament draws