2015 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Simona Halep defeated Karolína Plíšková in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2015 Dubai Tennis Championships.

Women's singles
2015 Dubai Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionRomania Simona Halep
Runner-upCzech Republic Karolína Plíšková
Score6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Details
Draw54
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Venus Williams was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Lucie Šafářová.

Seeds

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The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.    Simona Halep (champion)
02.    Petra Kvitová (third round)
03.    Caroline Wozniacki (semifinals)
04.    Ana Ivanovic (third round)
05.    Agnieszka Radwańska (third round)
06.    Ekaterina Makarova (quarterfinals)
07.    Angelique Kerber (third round)
08.    Venus Williams (third round)
09.    Andrea Petkovic (second round)
10.    Flavia Pennetta (quarterfinals)
11.    Lucie Šafářová (quarterfinals)
12.    Jelena Janković (second round)
13.    Carla Suárez Navarro (quarterfinals)
14.    Dominika Cibulková (withdrew because of Achilles injury)
15.    Alizé Cornet (third round)
16.    Peng Shuai (second round)
17.    Karolína Plíšková (final)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

The two Antwerp finalists also received a bye into the second round. They were as follows:

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Simona Halep 6 1 7
6   Ekaterina Makarova 3 6 5
1   Simona Halep 2 6 6
3   Caroline Wozniacki 6 1 1
3   Caroline Wozniacki 7 6
10/WC   Flavia Pennetta 5 0
1   Simona Halep 6 77
17   Karolína Plíšková 4 64
11   Lucie Šafářová 6 65 1
17   Karolína Plíšková 3 77 6
17   Karolína Plíšková 6 5 7
    Garbiñe Muguruza 4 7 5
    Garbiñe Muguruza 64 6 6
13   Carla Suárez Navarro 77 3 3

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   S Halep 6 6
  M Barthel 65 6 3 WC   D Hantuchová 2 0
WC   D Hantuchová 77 3 6 1   S Halep 6 6
  T Pironkova 6 4 6   T Pironkova 4 3
  K Koukalová 3 6 3   T Pironkova 3 6 77
LL   E Vesnina 5 1 16   S Peng 6 4 65
16   S Peng 7 6 1   S Halep 6 1 7
6   E Makarova 3 6 5
9   A Petkovic 5 3
  Z Diyas 6 6   Z Diyas 7 6
  A Beck 2 2   Z Diyas 3 4
  H Watson 4 5 6   E Makarova 6 6
Q   K Kozlova 6 7 Q   K Kozlova 3 3
6   E Makarova 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   C Wozniacki 4 6 7
Q   M Lučić-Baroni 3 1   S Stosur 6 1 5
  S Stosur 6 6 3   C Wozniacki 6 6
Q   G Dabrowski 2 79 4 15   A Cornet 4 0
WC   Ç Büyükakçay 6 67 6 WC   Ç Büyükakçay 2 4
  K Flipkens 0 78 3 15   A Cornet 6 6
15   A Cornet 6 66 6 3   C Wozniacki 7 6
10/WC   F Pennetta 2 77 6 10/WC   F Pennetta 5 0
LL   J Görges 6 63 4 10/WC   F Pennetta 6 7
Q   Q Wang 5 6 7 Q   Q Wang 3 5
  K Nara 7 1 5 10/WC   F Pennetta 6 3 6
  K Kanepi 1r 7   A Kerber 2 6 1
  S Kuznetsova 4   S Kuznetsova 69 4
7   A Kerber 711 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   V Williams 6 6
  B Bencic 6 6   B Bencic 1 2
  K Knapp 4 4 8   V Williams 4 2
LL   K Siniaková 3 4 11   L Šafářová 6 6
WC   C Dellacqua 6 6 WC   C Dellacqua 78 64 5
  M Puig 1 4 11   L Šafářová 66 77 7
11   L Šafářová 6 6 11   L Šafářová 6 65 1
17   Ka Plíšková 6 6 17   Ka Plíšková 3 77 6
  A Pavlyuchenkova 2 4 17   Ka Plíšková 6 6
  B Záhlavová-Strýcová 6 6   B Záhlavová-Strýcová 4 2
Q   Y Beygelzimer 4 2 17   Ka Plíšková 6 4 6
  S Lisicki 6 6 4   A Ivanovic 2 6 4
  M Niculescu 3 4   S Lisicki 0 3
4   A Ivanovic 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   A Radwańska 6 2 6
  C Garcia 6 6   C Garcia 3 6 3
Q   Ar Rodionova 3 2 5   A Radwańska 4 2
Q   J Gajdošová 6 1 2   G Muguruza 6 6
  G Muguruza 3 6 6   G Muguruza 6 6
Q   T Babos 3 6 1 12   J Janković 3 1
12   J Janković 6 4 6   G Muguruza 64 6 6
13   C Suárez Navarro 77 3 3
13   C Suárez Navarro 6 6
PR   V Zvonareva 4 2   C Giorgi 3 4
  C Giorgi 6 6 13   C Suárez Navarro 6 4 6
  C Vandeweghe 1r 2   P Kvitová 3 6 3
  E Svitolina 3   E Svitolina 6 3 2
2   P Kvitová 2 6 6

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Jarmila Gajdošová (qualified)
  2.   Mirjana Lučić-Baroni (qualified)
  3.   Tereza Smitková (first round, retired)
  4.   Zhang Shuai (first round, retired)
  5.   Julia Görges (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  6.   Elena Vesnina (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  7.   Kateřina Siniaková (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  8.   Zheng Saisai (withdrew)
  9.   Marina Erakovic (withdrew, still playing in Pattaya)
  10.   Tímea Babos (qualified)
  11.   Stefanie Vögele (first round)
  12.   Alexandra Dulgheru (qualifying competition)
  13.   Wang Qiang (qualified)
  14.   Ana Konjuh (first round)
  15.   Misaki Doi (withdrew)
  16.   Alla Kudryavtseva (first round)
  17.   Evgeniya Rodina (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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Draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
1   Jarmila Gajdošová 6 4 6
  Shahar Pe'er 2 6 3
1   Jarmila Gajdošová 6 6
  Misa Eguchi 2 2
  Misa Eguchi 4 6 6
11   Stefanie Vögele 6 1 4

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
2   Mirjana Lučić-Baroni 6 6
Alt   Raquel Kops-Jones 2 4
2   Mirjana Lučić-Baroni 5 6 6
12   Alexandra Dulgheru 7 2 2
  Yulia Putintseva 6 5 3
12   Alexandra Dulgheru 4 7 6

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Tereza Smitková 6 1 2r
WC   Arina Rodionova 4 6 4
WC   Arina Rodionova 6 0
WC   Anastasia Rodionova 2 1r
WC   Anastasia Rodionova 6 6
Alt   Alicja Rosolska 1 1

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
4   Zhang Shuai 3 4r
  Yuliya Beygelzimer 6 3
  Yuliya Beygelzimer 7 6
WC   Aleksandrina Naydenova 5 1
WC   Aleksandrina Naydenova w/o
15   Misaki Doi

Fifth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
5   Julia Görges 3 6 6
  Mandy Minella 6 4 3
5   Julia Görges 4 6 3
  Gabriela Dabrowski 6 3 6
  Gabriela Dabrowski 6 6
16   Alla Kudryavtseva 4 2

Sixth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
6   Elena Vesnina 77 6
Alt   Abigail Spears 63 3
6   Elena Vesnina 65 4
  Kateryna Kozlova 77 6
  Kateryna Kozlova 6 6
14   Ana Konjuh 4 3

Seventh qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
7   Kateřina Siniaková 6 4 6
  Ekaterina Bychkova 0 6 1
7   Kateřina Siniaková 1 6 1
10   Tímea Babos 6 4 6
  Alexandra Panova 4 4
10   Tímea Babos 6 6

Eighth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
17   Evgeniya Rodina 6 6
WC   Fatma Al-Nabhani 3 1
17   Evgeniya Rodina 1 6 2
13   Wang Qiang 6 4 6
  Kristína Kučová 2 6 2
13   Wang Qiang 6 4 6
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