# 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Garbiñe Muguruza defeated Barbora Krejčíková in the final, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis event at the 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships. Muguruza dropped just one set during the tournament, to Aryna Sabalenka in the quarterfinals.
Simona Halep was the reigning champion, but withdrew before the tournament due to an injury.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
    01. Elina Svitolina (second round)
    02. Karolína Plíšková (third round)
    03. Aryna Sabalenka (quarterfinals)
    04. Petra Kvitová (second round, retired)
    05. Kiki Bertens (second round)
    06. Belinda Bencic (third round)
    07. Victoria Azarenka (withdrew)
    08. Iga Świątek (third round)
    09. Garbiñe Muguruza (champion)
    10. Elise Mertens (semifinals)
    11. Madison Keys (second round)
    12. Markéta Vondroušová (second round)
    13. Petra Martić (first round)
    14. Elena Rybakina (second round)
    15. Anett Kontaveit (third round)
    16. Maria Sakkari (first round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Barbora Krejčíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Anastasia Potapova | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Anastasia Potapova | 0 | 2 | | | Barbora Krejčíková | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jil Teichmann | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| | Jil Teichmann | 6 | 6 | | | Jil Teichmann | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Coco Gauff | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Coco Gauff | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | Barbora Krejčíková | 6$^6$ | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 9 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| 9 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 9 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| 3 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Aryna Sabalenka | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Elise Mertens | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| 10 | Elise Mertens | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | Elise Mertens | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | Jessica Pegula | 7 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | 7$^7$ | | | B Krejčíková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | M Sakkari | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | B Bencic | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | V Kudermetova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | V Kudermetova | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | B Bencic | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | P Kvitová | 2 | 4$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 7$^8$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zheng | 0 | 4 | | 14 | E Rybakina | 6$^6$ | 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 | 7$^7$ | 2 | 7$^{10}$ | WC | C Gauff | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Alexandrova | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | WC | C Gauff | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | T Martincová | 7$^7$ | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | Q | T Martincová | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Kr Plíšková | 6$^5$ | 7$^8$ | 3 | Q | T Martincová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | K Bertens | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 10 | E Mertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | K Kanepi | 6$^4$ | 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 | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Pegula | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| | K Mladenovic | 7$^7$ | 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 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Kaia Kanepi (qualified)
* Irina-Camelia Begu (qualified)
* Misaki Doi (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Martina Trevisan (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Zhu Lin (first round)
* Ana Bogdan (qualified)
* Katarina Zavatska (qualified)
* Ysaline Bonaventure (first round, retired)
* Tereza Martincová (qualified)
* Viktoriya Tomova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Vera Zvonareva (qualifying competition)
* Lesia Tsurenko (qualified)
* Monica Niculescu (first round)
* Natalia Vikhlyantseva (first round)
* Barbara Haas (qualifying competition, retired)
* Kamilla Rakhimova (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Kaia Kanepi
* Irina-Camelia Begu
* Liang En-shuo
* Lesia Tsurenko
* Tereza Martincová
* Ana Bogdan
* Katarina Zavatska
* Ana Konjuh

### Lucky losers

* Misaki Doi
* Viktoriya Tomova
* Martina Trevisan

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Kaia Kanepi | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Ena Shibahara | 1 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | Ena Shibahara | 1 | 7$^7$ | 4 | 1 | Kaia Kanepi | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 11 | Vera Zvonareva | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3 |
| PR | Akgul Amanmuradova | 1 | 1 | | 11 | Vera Zvonareva | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3 |
| 11 | Vera Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Irina-Camelia Begu | 7$^9$ | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6$^7$ | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6$^7$ | 6 | 0 | 2 | Irina-Camelia Begu | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | 15 | Barbara Haas | 0 | 0$^r$ |
| WC | Gabriela Dabrowski | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | Barbara Haas | 0 | 0$^r$ |
| 15 | Barbara Haas | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

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

#### Fourth qualifier

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

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Zhu Lin | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove | 1 | 7$^7$ | 2 |
| | | | | | 9 | Tereza Martincová | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 |
| | Lucie Hradecká | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | Tereza Martincová | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 |
| 9 | Tereza Martincová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

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

#### Seventh qualifier

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

#### Eighth qualifier

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