2016 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles

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

Women's Singles
2016 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion Sara Errani
Runner-up Barbora Strýcová
Final score6–0, 6–2
Main article: 2016 Dubai Tennis Championships

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.

  1. Simona Halep (Second round)
  2. Garbiñe Muguruza (Second round)
  3. Carla Suárez Navarro (Second round)
  4. Petra Kvitová (Second round)
  5. Belinda Bencic (First round)
  6. Karolína Plíšková (First round)
  7. Roberta Vinci (First round)
  8. Svetlana Kuznetsova (First 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
  1. Varvara Lepchenko (Qualifying competition)
  2. Anna-Lena Friedsam (Qualifying competition)
  3. Nao Hibino (First round)
  4. Denisa Allertová (Qualifying competition)
  5. Zarina Diyas (First round)
  6. Zheng Saisai (Qualified)
  7. Lucie Hradecká (Withdrew due to change of schedule)
  8. Kateryna Bondarenko (Second round)
  9. Carina Witthöft (First round)

Qualifiers
  1. Zheng Saisai
  2. Tsvetana Pironkova
  3. Jana Čepelová
  4. Yaroslava Shvedova

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
  1. "Dubai Championships: all eight seeds beaten in opening round for first time in tennis history"
  2. "Insider notebook: Upset analysis", WTA news, February 17, 2016
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