2026 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
2026 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion Jessica Pegula
Runner-up Elina Svitolina
Score6–2, 6–4
Draw56 (8Q / 4WC)
Seeds16
Further information: 2026 Dubai Tennis Championships

Jessica Pegula defeated Elina Svitolina in the final, 6–2, 6–4 to win the womens' singles tennis title at the 2026 Dubai Tennis Championships.[1] It was her fourth WTA 1000 singles title and 10th WTA Tour singles title overall.[2]

Mirra Andreeva was the defending champion,[3][4] but lost in the quarterfinals to Amanda Anisimova.[5]

By reaching the final, Svitolina set the record for the longest gap (7 years, 277 days) between successive appearances in a WTA 1000-level final since the format was established in 2009, her previous final at such a level having been at the 2018 Italian Open.[6]

Seeds

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

1.   Elena Rybakina (third round, retired)
2.   Amanda Anisimova (semifinals)
3.   Coco Gauff (semifinals)
4.   Jessica Pegula (champion)
5.   Mirra Andreeva (quarterfinals)
6.   Jasmine Paolini (second round)
7.   Elina Svitolina (final)
8.   Ekaterina Alexandrova (second round)
9.   Belinda Bencic (third round)
10.   Linda Nosková (second round)
11.   Victoria Mboko (withdrew)
12.   Clara Tauson (quarterfinals)
13.   Liudmila Samsonova (first round)
14.   Emma Navarro (second round)
15.   Karolína Muchová (withdrew)
16.   Iva Jovic (third round)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
LL Antonia Ružić 6 2 3
7 Elina Svitolina 3 6 6
7 Elina Svitolina 6 613 6
3 Coco Gauff 4 715 4
3 Coco Gauff 6 6
Alexandra Eala 0 2
7 Elina Svitolina 2 4
4 Jessica Pegula 6 6
12 Clara Tauson 3 6 4
4 Jessica Pegula 6 2 6
4 Jessica Pegula 1 6 6
2 Amanda Anisimova 6 4 3
5 Mirra Andreeva 6 5 64
2 Amanda Anisimova 2 7 77

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 E Rybakina 6 6
T Maria 4 6 5 Q K Birrell 1 2
Q K Birrell 6 3 7 1 E Rybakina 7 4 0r
LL A Ružić 6 5 6 LL A Ružić 5 6 1
E Raducanu 1 7 2 LL A Ružić 6 62 6
Q M Uchijima 2 4 LL A Zakharova 1 77 1
LL A Zakharova 6 6 LL A Ružić 6 2 3
9 B Bencic 2 6 6 7 E Svitolina 3 6 6
J Bouzas Maneiro 6 1 2 9 B Bencic w/o
WC Z Sönmez 2 2 WC S Bejlek
WC S Bejlek 6 6 9 B Bencic 6 1 3
K Siniaková 3 5 7 E Svitolina 4 6 6
P Badosa 6 7 P Badosa 4 0r
7 E Svitolina 6 0

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 C Gauff 6 6
J Ostapenko 6 1 4 A Kalinskaya 4 4
A Kalinskaya 2 6 6 3 C Gauff 2 711 6
M Bouzková 2 2 E Mertens 6 69 3
E Mertens 6 6 E Mertens 6 6
Q E-G Ruse 4 5 14 E Navarro 2 2
14 E Navarro 6 7 3 C Gauff 6 6
10 L Nosková 6 5 6 A Eala 0 2
A Li 3 7 4 10 L Nosková 1 4
S Cîrstea 6 78 S Cîrstea 6 6
Q A Sasnovich 3 66 S Cîrstea 5 4
LL H Baptiste 4 1r A Eala 7 6
A Eala 6 0 A Eala 6 77
6 J Paolini 1 65

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 E Alexandrova 2 6 1
WC L Sun 6 4 1 M Linette 6 4 6
M Linette 4 6 6 M Linette 4 2
LL P Stearns 6 6 12 C Tauson 6 6
LL M Fręch 4 2 LL P Stearns 2 4
S Kenin 64 2 12 C Tauson 6 6
12 C Tauson 77 6 12 C Tauson 3 6 4
16 I Jovic 6 1 6 4 J Pegula 6 2 6
LL K Rakhimova 1 6 1 16 I Jovic 6 1 6
D Shnaider 6 6 D Shnaider 4 6 0
M Joint 4 1 16 I Jovic 4 2
Q V Gracheva 7 1 6 4 J Pegula 6 6
Q R Šramková 5 6 4 Q V Gracheva 4 0
4 J Pegula 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 M Andreeva w/o
L Siegemund 2 3 D Kasatkina
D Kasatkina 6 6 5 M Andreeva 7 6
Q E Seidel 6 6 J Cristian 5 3
C Bucșa 1 4 Q E Seidel 0 0r
J Cristian 6 6 J Cristian 6 0
LL P Marčinko 1 1 5 M Andreeva 6 5 64
13 L Samsonova 7 5 3 2 A Anisimova 2 7 77
L Fernandez 5 7 6 L Fernandez 65 4
D Yastremska 4 1 WC J Tjen 77 6
WC J Tjen 6 6 WC J Tjen 1 3
A Pavlyuchenkova 4 4 2 A Anisimova 6 6
PR B Krejčíková 6 6 PR B Krejčíková
2 A Anisimova w/o

Seeded players

The following are the seeded players. Seedings are based on WTA rankings as of 9 February 2026. Rankings and points before are as of 16 February 2026.[7]

‡ Champion
† Runner-up
Seed Rank Player Points before Points dropping Points won Points after Status
1 3 Elena Rybakina 7,523 390 120 7,253 Third round retired against Antonia Ružić [LL]
2 6 Amanda Anisimova 5,690 10 390 6,070 Semifinals lost to Jessica Pegula [4]
3 4 Coco Gauff 6,423 10 390 6,803 Semifinals lost to Elina Svitolina [7]
4 5 Jessica Pegula‡ 5,888 120 1,000 6,768 Champion, defeated Elina Svitolina [7]
5 7 Mirra Andreeva 4,786 1,000 215 4,001 Quarterfinals lost to Amanda Anisimova [2]
6 8 Jasmine Paolini 4,157 120 10 4,047 Second round lost to Alexandra Eala
7 9 Elina Svitolina† 3,260 65 650 3,845 Runner-up, lost to Jessica Pegula [4]
8 12 Ekaterina Alexandrova 2,918 (108)∆ (108)Ω 2,918 Second round lost to Magda Linette
9 13 Belinda Bencic 2,843 65 120 2,898 Third round lost to Elina Svitolina [7]
10 14 Linda Nosková 2,571 215 65 2,421 Second round lost to Sorana Cîrstea
11 10 Victoria Mboko 3,246 (32)∆ (32)Ω 3,246 Withdrew due to right elbow injury
12 15 Clara Tauson 2,530 650 215 2,095 Quarterfinals lost to Jessica Pegula [4]
13 18 Liudmila Samsonova 2,105 65 10 2,050 First round lost to Leylah Fernandez
14 19 Emma Navarro 2,100 120 65 2,045 Second round lost to Elise Mertens
15 11 Karolína Muchová 3,058 390 0 2,668 Withdrew due to schedule change
16 20 Iva Jovic 2,008 (33)^ 120 2,095 Third round lost to Jessica Pegula [4]

∆ The player is defending points from her 18th best result.
Ω The player is keeping her 18th best result as it is higher than the Dubai result, which does not need to be counted in her ranking points.
^ The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2025 and is defending points from an ITF tournament instead.

Withdrawn seeded players

The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.

Rank Player Points before Points defending Points after Withdrawal reason
1 Aryna Sabalenka 10,990 120 10,870 Fatigue[8]
2 Iga Świątek 7,803 215 7,653 Schedule change[8]
16 Naomi Osaka 2,356 0 2,356 Abdominal injury[9]
17 Madison Keys 2,351 0 2,351 Fatigue[10]

Other entry information

Wildcards

Protected ranking

Withdrawals

‡ – withdrew from entry list
§ – withdrew from main draw

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Hailey Baptiste (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  2. Tereza Valentová (first round, retired)
  3. Sonay Kartal (qualifying competition)
  4. Peyton Stearns (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  5. Elisabetta Cocciaretto (qualified, withdrew)
  6. Magdalena Fręch (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  7. Elsa Jacquemot (first round)
  8. Solana Sierra (first round)
  9. Anna Bondár (first round)
  10. Antonia Ružić (first round, lucky loser)
  11. Petra Marčinko (first round, lucky loser)
  12. Elena-Gabriela Ruse (qualified)
  13. Varvara Gracheva (qualified)
  14. Anastasia Potapova (first round)
  15. Alycia Parks (first round)
  16. Julia Grabher (first round)

Qualifiers

  1. Rebecca Šramková
  2. Kimberly Birrell
  3. Aliaksandra Sasnovich
  4. Elena-Gabriela Ruse
  5. Elisabetta Cocciaretto
  6. Varvara Gracheva
  7. Moyuka Uchijima
  8. Ella Seidel

Lucky losers

  1. Hailey Baptiste
  2. Peyton Stearns
  3. Magdalena Fręch
  4. Anastasia Zakharova
  5. Kamilla Rakhimova
  6. Antonia Ružić
  7. Petra Marčinko

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Hailey Baptiste 6 6
  Zhang Shuai 4 4
1 Hailey Baptiste 3 5
  Rebecca Šramková 6 7
  Rebecca Šramková 5 7 6
10 Antonia Ružić 7 5 1

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Tereza Valentová 6 3 0r
  Kimberly Birrell 0 6 5
  Kimberly Birrell 6 6
  Katie Volynets 3 1
  Katie Volynets 77 6
15 Alycia Parks 65 0

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Sonay Kartal 6 6
WC Storm Hunter 4 1
3 Sonay Kartal 4 3
  Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6 6
  Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6 6
11 Petra Marčinko 4 4

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Peyton Stearns 6 3 6
WC Vera Zvonareva 4 6 4
4 Peyton Stearns 2 6 4
12 Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6 4 6
  Yuliia Starodubtseva 2 77 1
12 Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6 63 6

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Elisabetta Cocciaretto 0 6 6
  Donna Vekić 6 3 2
5 Elisabetta Cocciaretto 6 63 7
  Anastasia Zakharova 2 77 5
  Anastasia Zakharova 6 6
16 Julia Grabher 2 4

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Magdalena Fręch 6 6
WC Ekaterina Yashina 4 2
6 Magdalena Fręch 4 6 5
13 Varvara Gracheva 6 4 7
WC Priscilla Hon 4 4
13 Varvara Gracheva 6 6

Seventh qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
7 Elsa Jacquemot 3 6 0
  Veronika Erjavec 6 3 6
  Veronika Erjavec 65 3
  Moyuka Uchijima 77 6
  Moyuka Uchijima 6 6
9 Anna Bondár 3 1

Eighth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
8 Solana Sierra 3 64
  Kamilla Rakhimova 6 77
  Kamilla Rakhimova 6 65 4
  Ella Seidel 1 77 6
  Ella Seidel 6 6
14 Anastasia Potapova 4 3

References

  1. ^ "Dubai: Jessica Pegula beats fatigued Elina Svitolina for title without much drama". Tennis World USA. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Pegula defeats Svitolina in Dubai to win 10th title, fourth WTA 1000". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Andreeva wins Dubai; becomes youngest-ever WTA 1000 champ and cracks Top 10". Women's Tennis Association. 22 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Andreeva upsets Rybakina in Dubai to become youngest-ever WTA 1000 finalist". WTATennis. 21 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Anisimova Dethrones Dubai Champion Andreeva to Set Up All-American SF vs. Pegula". Tennis Now. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Svitolina outlasts Gauff in marathon to return to Dubai final after eight years". WTATennis. 20 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Players". dubaidutyfreetennischampionships.com. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  8. ^ a b "Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek pull out of Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships just days before tournament begins". tennisuptodate.com. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  9. ^ "Osaka, Kostyuk withdraw from Doha with injuries". wtatennis.com. 28 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Naomi Osaka and Madison Keys withdraw from another event as injury struggles continue". Tennis Infinity. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
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