2020 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

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

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

References

  1. ^ "Belinda Bencic beats Petra Kvitova to win Dubai Championships title". espn.com. 2019-02-23.
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