WTA Dubai Tennis Championships 2021 Draw, Results & Schedule

Garbiñe Muguruza won the 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships, defeating Barbora Krejcikova 7-6(6) 6-3 in the final. The WTA 1000 event was played on hard courts in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from March 7 to March 13, 2021. The match log contains 78 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Dubai Tennis Championships bring the ATP and WTA tours to the same hard-court venue in consecutive events.

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Champion
Garbiñe Muguruza
def. Barbora Krejcikova , 7-6(6) 6-3
Dates
Mar 7 — Mar 13
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Category
WTA 1000
Surface
Hard
Prize money
$1,835,490
Dubai Tennis Championships 2021 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Garbiñe Muguruza #16 7-6(6) 6-3 Barbora Krejcikova #63 H2H Match data Mar 13, 2021* F
SF (2)
Garbiñe Muguruza #16 6-4 7-6(5) Elise Mertens #18 H2H Match data Mar 12, 2021* SF
Barbora Krejcikova #63 7-5 6-2 Jil Teichmann #54 H2H Match data Mar 12, 2021* SF
QF (4)
Garbiñe Muguruza #16 3-6 6-3 6-2 Aryna Sabalenka #8 H2H Match data Mar 12, 2021* QF
Jil Teichmann #54 6-3 6-3 Coco Gauff #40 H2H Match data Mar 12, 2021* QF
Elise Mertens #18 5-7 7-5 6-0 Jessica Pegula #36 H2H Match data Mar 12, 2021* QF
Barbora Krejcikova #63 6-0 6-2 Anastasia Potapova #88 H2H Match data Mar 12, 2021* QF
R16 (8)
Garbiñe Muguruza #16 6-0 6-4 Iga Swiatek #15 H2H Match data Mar 11, 2021* R16
Barbora Krejcikova #63 6-3 6-2 Svetlana Kuznetsova #41 H2H Match data Mar 11, 2021* R16
Jil Teichmann #54 6-3 6-3 Ons Jabeur #31 H2H Match data Mar 11, 2021* R16
Coco Gauff #40 6-4 6-2 Tereza Martincova #125 H2H Match data Mar 11, 2021* R16
Anastasia Potapova #88 6-1 2-6 7-5 Belinda Bencic #12 H2H Match data Mar 11, 2021* R16
Jessica Pegula #36 6-0 6-2 Karolina Pliskova #6 H2H Match data Mar 11, 2021* R16
Elise Mertens #18 6-4 6-2 Caroline Garcia #47 H2H Match data Mar 11, 2021* R16
Aryna Sabalenka #8 6-3 6-2 Anett Kontaveit #24 H2H Match data Mar 11, 2021* R16
R32 (16)
Karolina Pliskova #6 6-3 6-7(5) 6-2 Anastasija Sevastova #55 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2021* R32
Anett Kontaveit #24 6-4 7-5 Sorana Cirstea #67 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2021* R32
Belinda Bencic #12 6-4 5-7 6-4 Veronika Kudermetova #34 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2021* R32
Anastasia Potapova #88 6-4 6-3 Madison Keys #19 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2021* R32
Aryna Sabalenka #8 6-2 6-4 Alizé Cornet #59 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2021* R32
Elise Mertens #18 6-3 6-3 Shelby Rogers #49 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2021* R32
Ons Jabeur #31 7-6(6) 4-6 6-2 Elena Rybakina #23 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2021* R32
Jessica Pegula #36 6-1 6-2 Kristina Mladenovic #53 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2021* R32
Caroline Garcia #47 6-2 6-4 Martina Trevisan #90 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2021* R32
Jil Teichmann #54 6-2 3-4 (ret.) Petra Kvitova #10 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2021* R32 Upset: winner had a 20 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Coco Gauff #40 3-6 6-0 6-4 Marketa Vondrousova #20 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2021* R32
Barbora Krejcikova #63 6-3 6-1 Jelena Ostapenko #51 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2021* R32
Iga Swiatek #15 6-2 6-4 Misaki Doi #77 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2021* R32
Garbiñe Muguruza #16 6-4 6-2 Amanda Anisimova #32 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2021* R32
Svetlana Kuznetsova #41 2-6 6-4 6-1 Elina Svitolina #5 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2021* R32
Tereza Martincova #125 6-1 6-4 Kiki Bertens #11 H2H Match data Mar 10, 2021* R32
R64 (24)
Kristina Mladenovic #53 7-6(2) 6-4 Petra Martic #21 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2021* R64
Amanda Anisimova #32 6-2 6-2 Ana Konjuh #401 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2021* R64
Anett Kontaveit #24 6-2 6-1 Timea Babos #106 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2021* R64
Coco Gauff #40 7-6(3) 2-6 7-6(8) Ekaterina Alexandrova #33 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2021* R64
Jessica Pegula #36 6-2 6-1 Yaroslava Shvedova #827 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2021* R64
Tereza Martincova #125 7-6(5) 6-7(6) 6-3 Kristyna Pliskova #75 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2021* R64
Jelena Ostapenko #51 6-3 6-3 Patricia Maria Tig #61 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2021* R64
Caroline Garcia #47 3-6 6-2 6-4 Angelique Kerber #26 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2021* R64
Marketa Vondrousova #20 6-4 6-4 Ana Bogdan #101 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2021* R64
Madison Keys #19 6-1 6-1 En-Shuo Liang #239 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2021* R64
Jil Teichmann #54 6-1 6-2 Katarina Zavatska #128 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2021* R64
Elena Rybakina #23 6-0 6-4 Saisai Zheng #48 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2021* R64
Veronika Kudermetova #34 7-6(3) 6-2 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #43 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2021* R64
Anastasia Potapova #88 6-3 6-2 Laura Siegemund #56 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2021* R64
Alizé Cornet #59 6-4 3-6 6-1 Daria Kasatkina #58 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2021* R64
Barbora Krejcikova #63 6-2 7-6(4) Maria Sakkari #25 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2021* R64
Elise Mertens #18 4-6 6-2 6-4 Viktoriya Tomova #140 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2021* R64
Svetlana Kuznetsova #41 6-4 1-6 7-5 Qiang Wang #35 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2021* R64
Misaki Doi #77 6-2 4-6 6-3 Polona Hercog #57 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2021* R64
Ons Jabeur #31 6-2 6-3 Katerina Siniakova #68 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2021* R64
Shelby Rogers #49 7-6(4) 6-2 Kaia Kanepi #62 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2021* R64
Garbiñe Muguruza #16 6-3 7-5 Irina-Camelia Begu #73 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2021* R64
Anastasija Sevastova #55 6-0 6-3 Bernarda Pera #65 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2021* R64
Sorana Cirstea #67 6-4 6-4 Lesia Tsurenko #142 H2H Match data Mar 9, 2021* R64
Q2 Q (8)
Irina-Camelia Begu #72 6-0 4-0 (ret.) Barbara Haas #151 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2021 Q2 Q
Ana Konjuh #399 6-2 4-6 6-2 Aleksandra Krunic #225 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2021 Q2 Q
En-Shuo Liang #237 6-3 6-1 Misaki Doi #83 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2021 Q2 Q
Katarina Zavatska #124 6-4 6-4 Viktoriya Tomova #140 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2021 Q2 Q
Tereza Martincova #129 6-1 6-7(5) 6-2 Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove #180 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2021 Q2 Q
Ana Bogdan #100 6-2 5-7 6-0 Kamilla Rakhimova #153 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2021 Q2 Q
Kaia Kanepi #62 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 Vera Zvonareva #145 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2021 Q2 Q
Lesia Tsurenko #146 6-2 6-1 Martina Trevisan #90 H2H Match data Mar 7, 2021 Q2 Q
Q1 Q (15)
Irina-Camelia Begu #72 7-6(7) 4-6 6-0 Bethanie Mattek-Sands #299 H2H Match data Mar 6, 2021 Q1 Q
Misaki Doi #83 7-5 6-3 Magdalena Frech #161 H2H Match data Mar 6, 2021 Q1 Q
Katarina Zavatska #124 7-5 6-3 Laura Ioana Paar #204 H2H Match data Mar 6, 2021 Q1 Q
En-Shuo Liang #237 6-4 7-5 Monica Niculescu #147 H2H Match data Mar 6, 2021 Q1 Q
Tereza Martincova #129 6-3 4-6 6-2 Lucie Hradecka #427 H2H Match data Mar 6, 2021 Q1 Q
Viktoriya Tomova #140 6-3 6-2 Angelina Gabueva #469 H2H Match data Mar 6, 2021 Q1 Q
Aleksandra Krunic #225 6-2 6-3 Natalia Vikhlyantseva #148 H2H Match data Mar 6, 2021 Q1 Q
Martina Trevisan #90 5-7 6-1 6-3 Arina Rodionova #171 H2H Match data Mar 6, 2021 Q1 Q
Barbara Haas #151 2-6 6-2 6-3 Gabriela Dabrowski #496 H2H Match data Mar 6, 2021 Q1 Q
Lesia Tsurenko #146 6-2 6-2 Cristina Bucsa #166 H2H Match data Mar 6, 2021 Q1 Q
Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove #180 7-6(4) 6-2 Lin Zhu #99 H2H Match data Mar 6, 2021 Q1 Q
Vera Zvonareva #145 6-1 6-1 Akgul Amanmuradova #425 H2H Match data Mar 6, 2021 Q1 Q
Kaia Kanepi #62 6-1 6-7(3) 6-4 Ena Shibahara #503 H2H Match data Mar 6, 2021 Q1 Q
Ana Bogdan #100 6-2 6-4 Cagla Buyukakcay #179 H2H Match data Mar 6, 2021 Q1 Q
Kamilla Rakhimova #153 7-5 7-5 Jaqueline Cristian #160 H2H Match data Mar 6, 2021 Q1 Q

Most Titles

Players with the most Dubai Tennis Championships titles
PlayerTitles
Justine Henin 4
Venus Williams 3
Elina Svitolina 2
Simona Halep 2

Recent Finals

Recent Dubai Tennis Championships finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Jessica Pegula #5 6-2 6-4 Elina Svitolina #9 H2H Match data 2026 Hard
Mirra Andreeva #15 7-6(1) 6-1 Clara Tauson #39 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Jasmine Paolini #26 4-6 7-5 7-5 Anna Kalinskaya #40 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Barbora Krejcikova #30 6-4 6-2 Iga Swiatek #1 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Jelena Ostapenko #21 6-0 6-4 Veronika Kudermetova #31 H2H Match data 2022 Hard

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Dubai Tennis Championships held?
Dubai Tennis Championships is held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Who won the most recent Dubai Tennis Championships?
The 2026 Dubai Tennis Championships was won by Jessica Pegula 6-2 6-4.
Who has won the most Dubai Tennis Championships titles?
Justine Henin has won 4 Dubai Tennis Championships titles, the most by any player.
When was the first Dubai Tennis Championships played?
The first edition of Dubai Tennis Championships was held in 2001.
What surface is Dubai Tennis Championships played on?
Dubai Tennis Championships is played on hard courts.