Women's singles
2016 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion	Sara Errani
Runner-up	Barbora Strýcová
Score	6–0, 6–2
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Sara Errani defeated Barbora Strýcová in the final, 6–0, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2016 Dubai Tennis Championships.

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

This was the first time at either a WTA Tour or ATP Tour event that all seeded players lost their opening match.^[1][2]

Seeds

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

Draw

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

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

External links

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw