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.

Women's singles
2021 Dubai Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionSpain Garbiñe Muguruza
Runner-upCzech Republic Barbora Krejčíková
Score7–6(8–6), 6–3
Details
Draw56 (8 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 2020 · Dubai Tennis Championships · 2022 →

Simona Halep was the reigning champion,[1] but withdrew before the tournament due to an injury.[2]

Seeds

edit

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

edit

Finals

edit
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

edit

Section 1

edit
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

edit
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

edit

Section 3

edit
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

edit
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

edit

Seeds

edit
  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

edit

Lucky losers

edit

Draw

edit

First qualifier

edit
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

edit
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

edit
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

edit
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

edit
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

edit
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

edit
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

edit
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

References

edit
  1. ^ "Dubai Tennis Championships: Simona Halep wins title for second time". bbc.com. 2020-02-22.
  2. ^ "Simona Halep withdraws from Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships". dubaidutyfreetennischampionships.com. 2021-03-05.
edit