2016 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
2016 Dubai Tennis Championships
2015 Champion	Simona Halep

Main article: 2016 Dubai Tennis Championships

Simona Halep was the defending champion, but lost to Ana Ivanovic in the second round.

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

Seeds

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

2

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
	Barbora Strýcová		6	3	6
	Caroline Garcia		2	6	3
								Barbora Strýcová
								Sara Errani
	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
																							C Garcia	2	6
								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

2

Qualifiers

2

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

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw