2016 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles explained

Champ:	Sara Errani
Runner:	Barbora Strýcová
Score:	6–0, 6–2
Draw:	28
Seeds:	8

See main article: 2016 Dubai Tennis Championships.

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

Bottom half

Qualifying

Qualifying draw

Fourth qualifier

External links

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw

Notes and References

1. http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/tennis/dubai-championships-all-eight-seeds-beaten-in-opening-round-for-first-time-in-tennis-history/news-story/32728926f88baeaf94b15088924299af "Dubai Championships: all eight seeds beaten in opening round for first time in tennis history"
2. http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/5355558 "Insider notebook: Upset analysis"