2019 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's Singles

Elina Svitolina was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Belinda Bencic.[1]

Women's Singles
2019 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion Belinda Bencic
Runner-up Petra Kvitová
Final score6–3, 1–6, 6–2
Seeds16
Main article: 2019 Dubai Tennis Championships

Bencic won the title, despite being six match points down in the third round against Aryna Sabalenka, beating Petra Kvitová in the final, 6–3, 1–6, 6–2. 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 for the first time in over two and a half years.

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

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

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

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

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

References
  1. "Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Overview". wtatennis.com. 2018-10-30.
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