2019 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Belinda Bencic defeated Petra Kvitová in the final, 6–3, 1–6, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2019 Dubai Tennis Championships. She saved six match points en route to the title, in the third round against Aryna Sabalenka. For the second time in her career, Bencic defeated four consecutive top-ten players en route to a Premier 5 title. This was her first WTA singles title since winning the Premier 5 Rogers Cup title in 2015, and lifted her back inside the top 25 in rankings for the first time in over two and a half years.

Women's singles
2019 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion	Belinda Bencic
Runner-up	Petra Kvitová
Score	6–3, 1–6, 6–2
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Main article: 2019 Dubai Tennis Championships

Elina Svitolina was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Bencic.

Seeds

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

1. Naomi Osaka (second round)
2. Petra Kvitová (final)
3. Simona Halep (quarterfinals)
4. Karolína Plíšková (quarterfinals)
5. Angelique Kerber (third round)
6. Elina Svitolina (semifinals)
7. Kiki Bertens (second round)
8. Aryna Sabalenka (third round)
9. Caroline Wozniacki (withdrew)
10. Anastasija Sevastova (first round)
11. Daria Kasatkina (second round)
12. Garbiñe Muguruza (third round)
13. Julia Görges (first round)
14. Caroline Garcia (second round)
15. Anett Kontaveit (first round)
16. Elise Mertens (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							Semifinals							Final
		Carla Suárez Navarro	2	3
	6	Elina Svitolina	6	6
								6	Elina Svitolina	2	6	63
									Belinda Bencic	6	3	77
	3	Simona Halep	6	4	2
		Belinda Bencic	4	6	6
																Belinda Bencic	6	1	6
															2	Petra Kvitová	3	6	2
		Hsieh Su-wei	6	1	7
	4	Karolina Plíšková	4	6	5
									Hsieh Su-wei	6	2	4
								2	Petra Kvitová	3	6	6
		Viktória Kužmová	4	0
	2	Petra Kvitová	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	N Osaka	3	3
		K Mladenovic	6	6					K Mladenovic	6	6
	WC	F Al-Nabhani	1	1												K Mladenovic	5	5
		B Strýcová	1	3												C Suárez Navarro	7	7
		C Suárez Navarro	6	6					C Suárez Navarro	6	6
		S Zhang	77	6					S Zhang	4	4
	15	A Kontaveit	63	3																			C Suárez Navarro	2	3
	12	G Muguruza	4	6	6																	6	E Svitolina	6	6
		D Yastremska	6	3	3			12	G Muguruza	7	6
		A Tomljanović	2	6	5				S Zheng	5	2
		S Zheng	6	4	7										12	G Muguruza	1	2
		O Jabeur	6	711											6	E Svitolina	6	6
		D Vekić	4	69					O Jabeur	64	0r
								6	E Svitolina	77	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	S Halep	77	6
	WC	E Bouchard	6	6				WC	E Bouchard	64	4
		V Lapko	3	4											3	S Halep	6	7
		L Tsurenko	6	2												L Tsurenko	3	5
		Y Putintseva	3	0r					L Tsurenko	6	65	6
	Q	L Zhu	5	6	7			Q	L Zhu	4	77	3
	16	E Mertens	7	4	5																	3	S Halep	6	4	2
	LL	P Hercog	3	2																			B Bencic	4	6	6
	LL	S Vögele	6	6				LL	S Vögele	1	1
		B Bencic	6	78					B Bencic	6	6
	Q	L Hradecká	4	66												B Bencic	6	2	79
	Q	I Jorović	4	6	6										8	A Sabalenka	4	6	67
	WC	S Errani	6	4	2			Q	I Jorović	4	0
								8	A Sabalenka	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	A Kerber	77	6
	LL	D Jakupović	1	6	6			LL	D Jakupović	64	3
	Q	Z Diyas	6	1	2										5	A Kerber	7	4	0
		E Makarova	6	5	4											S-w Hsieh	5	6	6
		A Sasnovich	0	7	6				A Sasnovich	1	2
		S-w Hsieh	6	6					S-w Hsieh	6	6
	10	A Sevastova	4	2																			S-w Hsieh	6	1	7
	13	J Görges	4	5																		4	Ka Plíšková	4	6	5
		A Riske	6	7					A Riske	6	6
		A Cornet	6	6					A Cornet	2	3
		T Babos	4	3												A Riske	63	65
	Q	L Arruabarrena	7	1	2										4	Ka Plíšková	77	77
		D Cibulková	5	6	6				D Cibulková	2	6	3
								4	Ka Plíšková	6	3	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	K Bertens	2	6	66
		V Kužmová	77	77					V Kužmová	6	4	78
	Q	B Pera	62	63												V Kužmová	1	7	6
		S Kenin	6	6												S Kenin	6	5	2
		M Buzărnescu	3	0					S Kenin	6	2	6
	Q	M Fręch	3	6	4			11	D Kasatkina	3	6	4
	11	D Kasatkina	6	3	6																		V Kužmová	4	0
	14	C Garcia	6	6																		2	P Kvitová	6	6
		A Pavlyuchenkova	2	0				14	C Garcia	4	5
	Q	J Brady	6	6				Q	J Brady	6	7
		J Ostapenko	4	0											Q	J Brady	5	6	3
		K Siniaková	6	6											2	P Kvitová	7	1	6
		P Martić	4	3					K Siniaková	77	4	4
								2	P Kvitová	63	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Bernarda Pera (qualified)
2. Stefanie Vögele (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
3. Dalila Jakupović (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
4. Polona Hercog (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
5. Kristýna Plíšková (first round)
6. Lara Arruabarrena (qualified)
7. Zarina Diyas (qualified)
8. Veronika Kudermetova (withdrew, still playing in Doha)
9. Tímea Babos (moved to main draw)
10. Monica Niculescu (qualifying competition)
11. Zhu Lin (qualified)
12. Ivana Jorović (qualified)
13. Jennifer Brady (qualified)
14. Misaki Doi (qualifying competition)
15. Anhelina Kalinina (qualifying competition)
16. Sabina Sharipova (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Bernarda Pera
2. Ivana Jorović
3. Jennifer Brady
4. Lucie Hradecká
5. Zhu Lin
6. Lara Arruabarrena
7. Zarina Diyas
8. Magdalena Fręch

Lucky losers

1. Dalila Jakupović
2. Stefanie Vögele
3. Polona Hercog

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Bernarda Pera	6	6
	WC	Nikita Uberoi	1	0
								1	Bernarda Pera	4	6	6
								15	Anhelina Kalinina	6	3	2
		Asia Muhammad	3	3
	15	Anhelina Kalinina	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Stefanie Vögele	6	6
		Xu Shilin	1	0
								2	Stefanie Vögele	4	4
								12	Ivana Jorović	6	6
		Valeriya Strakhova	0	0
	12	Ivana Jorović	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Dalila Jakupović	77	6
		Chloé Paquet	63	3
								3	Dalila Jakupović	0	3
								13	Jennifer Brady	6	6
		Alexandra Dulgheru	2	5
	13	Jennifer Brady	6	7

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Polona Hercog	5	79	6
	WC	Julia Elbaba	7	67	3
								4	Polona Hercog	6	5	0
								Alt	Lucie Hradecká	2	7	6
	WC	Eden Silva	6	2	1
	Alt	Lucie Hradecká	2	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Kristýna Plíšková	4	2
		Liudmila Samsonova	6	6
									Liudmila Samsonova	3	4
								11	Zhu Lin	6	6
		Irina Bara	7	0	5
	11	Zhu Lin	5	6	7

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Lara Arruabarrena	6	6
		Tereza Mrdeža	3	2
								6	Lara Arruabarrena	6	6
									Gabriela Dabrowski	4	3
		Gabriela Dabrowski	6	6
	16	Sabina Sharipova	2	1

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Zarina Diyas	6	6
	WC	Sabine Lisicki	1	2
								7	Zarina Diyas	6	6
								10	Monica Niculescu	4	4
		Ankita Raina	1	1
	10	Monica Niculescu	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Darija Jurak	3	1
		Magdalena Fręch	6	6
									Magdalena Fręch	4	6	6
								14	Misaki Doi	6	3	1
		Han Xinyun	4	6	0
	14	Misaki Doi	6	3	6

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw