# 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Defending champion Venus Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka in the final, 6–3, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Caroline Wozniacki (third round)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
* Venus Williams (champion)
* Victoria Azarenka (final)
* Elena Dementieva (second round, retired due to a right shoulder injury)
* Jelena Janković (third round)
* Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)
* Li Na (quarterfinals, retired due to a right back injury)
* Samantha Stosur (first round)
* Flavia Pennetta (third round)
* Marion Bartoli (third round)
* Vera Zvonareva (quarterfinals)
* Yanina Wickmayer (first round)
* Francesca Schiavone (second round)
* Nadia Petrova (first round)
* Zheng Jie (first round)

## 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 |
| | Shahar Pe'er | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Li Na | 5 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Li Na | 5 | 0$^r$ | | | Shahar Pe'er | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | Venus Williams | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Victoria Azarenka | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Vera Zvonareva | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Victoria Azarenka | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| 7 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | Regina Kulikova | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Shvedova | 4 | 4 | | | D Cibulková | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | C Wozniacki | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | V Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Pe'er | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | S Sfar | 2 | 2 | | | V Razzano | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pe'er | 3 | 6 | 7 | | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Pe'er | 7 | 3 |
| 11 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | N Li | 5 | 0$^r$ |
| Q | E Makarova | 2 | 0 | | 11 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Schnyder | 2 | 2 | | | A Dulgheru | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dulgheru | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | M Bartoli | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | N Li | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| LL | A Brianti | 4 | 6 | 3 | | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6$^7$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | N Li | 7 | 2 | 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 |
| | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | S Lisicki | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y-j Chan | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | O Govortsova | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| | O Govortsova | 6 | 6 | | | O Govortsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 2 | 5 | | 14 | F Schiavone | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | F Schiavone | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | V Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | S Stosur | 6 | 2 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 3 | 4 |
| | T Garbin | 3 | 6 | 7 | | T Garbin | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | K Srebotnik | 2 | 1 | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Hantuchová | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | V Manasieva | 4 | 4 | | | D Hantuchová | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | E Dementieva | 4 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| | | | | | 6 | J Janković | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bammer | 3 | 7 | 5 | | A Rezaï | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rezaï | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | 6 | J Janković | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | T Bacsinszky | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 12 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | K Flipkens | 6 | 6 | | Q | K Flipkens | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | V Zvonareva | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | J Zheng | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 |
| Q | A Molik | 6 | 4 | 6 | Q | A Molik | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kleybanova | 6 | 5 | 2 | Q | A-L Grönefeld | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A-L Grönefeld | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | Q | A-L Grönefeld | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | V Azarenka | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Rybáriková | 3 | 1 | | | K Bondarenko | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | V Azarenka | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Sevastova | 6 | 5 | 7 | Q | A Sevastova | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Dushevina | 2 | 7 | 5 | | | | | 7 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | A Petkovic | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 10/WC | F Pennetta | 3 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | A Bondarenko | 6 | 4 | 3 | | A Petkovic | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Czink | 4 | 1 | | 10/WC | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10/WC | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Radwańska | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | N Petrova | 6$^5$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | Q | R Kulikova | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| WC | S Vögele | 7 | 7 | | WC | S Vögele | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Kirilenko | 3 | 0 | | Q | R Kulikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Kulikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | R Kulikova | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Mirza | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | S Kuznetsova | 7 | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | A Medina Garrigues | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | S Kuznetsova | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |