2021 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
2021 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion	Garbiñe Muguruza
Runner-up	Barbora Krejčíková
Score	7–6(8–6), 6–3
Draw	56 (8 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	16

Main article: 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships

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							Semifinals							Final
		Barbora Krejčíková	6	6
	WC	Anastasia Potapova	0	2
									Barbora Krejčíková	7	6
									Jil Teichmann	5	2
		Jil Teichmann	6	6
	WC	Coco Gauff	3	3
																Barbora Krejčíková	66	3
															9	Garbiñe Muguruza	78	6
	9	Garbiñe Muguruza	3	6	6
	3	Aryna Sabalenka	6	3	2
								9	Garbiñe Muguruza	6	77
								10	Elise Mertens	4	65
	10	Elise Mertens	5	7	6
		Jessica Pegula	7	5	0

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							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	77					B Krejčíková	6	6
	16	M Sakkari	2	64																			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	63	2											6	B Bencic	1	6	5
		V Kudermetova	77	6					V Kudermetova	4	7	4
								6	B Bencic	6	5	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	P Kvitová	2	4r
	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	78	4	6
		S Zheng	0	4				14	E Rybakina	66	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	77	2	710			WC	C Gauff	3	6	6
		E Alexandrova	63	6	68										WC	C Gauff	6	6
	Q	T Martincová	77	66	6										Q	T Martincová	4	2
		Kr Plíšková	65	78	3			Q	T Martincová	6	6
								5	K Bertens	1	4

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							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							Second round							Third round							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	77	6											10	E Mertens	6	6
	Q	K Kanepi	64	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	62	4																			J Pegula	7	5	0
		K Mladenovic	77	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	77	2
								2	Ka Plíšková	6	65	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Kaia Kanepi (qualified)
2. Irina-Camelia Begu (qualified)
3. Misaki Doi (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
4. Martina Trevisan (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
5. Zhu Lin (first round)
6. Ana Bogdan (qualified)
7. Katarina Zavatska (qualified)
8. Ysaline Bonaventure (first round, retired)
9. Tereza Martincová (qualified)
10. Viktoriya Tomova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
11. Vera Zvonareva (qualifying competition)
12. Lesia Tsurenko (qualified)
13. Monica Niculescu (first round)
14. Natalia Vikhlyantseva (first round)
15. Barbara Haas (qualifying competition, retired)
16. Kamilla Rakhimova (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Kaia Kanepi
2. Irina-Camelia Begu
3. Liang En-shuo
4. Lesia Tsurenko
5. Tereza Martincová
6. Ana Bogdan
7. Katarina Zavatska
8. Ana Konjuh

Lucky losers

1. Misaki Doi
2. Viktoriya Tomova
3. Martina Trevisan

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Kaia Kanepi	6	63	6
	WC	Ena Shibahara	1	77	4
								1	Kaia Kanepi	6	65	6
								11	Vera Zvonareva	3	77	3
	PR	Akgul Amanmuradova	1	1
	11	Vera Zvonareva	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Irina-Camelia Begu	79	4	6
		Bethanie Mattek-Sands	67	6	0
								2	Irina-Camelia Begu	6	4
								15	Barbara Haas	0	0r
	WC	Gabriela Dabrowski	6	2	3
	15	Barbara Haas	2	6	6

Third qualifier

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

Fourth qualifier

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

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Zhu Lin	64	2
		Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove	77	6
									Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove	1	77	2
								9	Tereza Martincová	6	65	6
		Lucie Hradecká	3	6	2
	9	Tereza Martincová	6	4	6

Sixth qualifier

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

Seventh qualifier

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

Eighth qualifier

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

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw