| Champ: |  Simona Halep |
| Runner: |  Elena Rybakina |
| Score: | 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
| Draw: | 30 (6 / 4) |
| Seeds: | 8 |
See main article: 2020 Dubai Tennis Championships.
Simona Halep defeated Elena Rybakina in the final, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–5) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2020 Dubai Tennis Championships. Halep saved a match point en route to the title, against Ons Jabeur in the second round.
Belinda Bencic was the defending champion,[1] but lost in the first round to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
This tournament marked the return of former world No. 1 Kim Clijsters, who lost to Garbiñe Muguruza in the first round. It was Clijsters' first professional match since August 29, 2012.
The top two seeds received a bye into the second round.