From February 14 to 19, the Dubai WTA 500 will be played with a very high-level field on an outdoor hard court.
Tournament results and schedule
The current champion is Garbiñe Muguruza and she will be the fourth seed in the draw. The tournament will also feature three more champions such as Petra Kvitova, Simona Halep and Elina Svitolina. The Ukraine also knew how to lift the scepter on two consecutive occasions, as it was in 2017 and 2018. It is a tournament that is usually alternated with the one in Doha within the WTA 1000 and WTA 500 categories.
As the top seed we have World No.2 Aryna Sabalenka. After a rather uncertain start to the year where there were a lot of doubts and with the first blow, above all she had had many problems, she will face this tournament on this tour that will take place in the United Arab Emirates with the best players on the circuit, although the No.1 of the tournament will be missing. world Ashleigh Barty who intends to return to the courts in Indian Wells. Alison Riske, Mayar Sherif, Vera Zvonareva and Caroline Garcia have entered as invited tennis players to this final table of 32 players. From the previous phase, there will also be four other players who enter.
WTA 500 Dubai draw
First round
(1) Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) vs Qualy
Petra Kvitova (CZE) vs Camila Giorgi (ITA)
Sofia Kenin (USA) vs Jelena Ostapenko (LAT)
Daria Kasatkina (RUS) vs (6) Iga Swiatek (POL)
(3) Paula Badosa (ESP) vs. Qualy
(WC) Alison Riske (USA) vs Simona Halep (ROU)
Coco Gauff (USA) vs Jessica Pegula (USA)
(WC) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) vs (8) Ons Jabeur (TUN)
(7) Anett Kontaveit (EST) vs (WC) Mayar Sherif (EGY)
Elise Mertens (BEL) vs. Qualy
Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) vs Victoria Azarenka (BLR)
Danielle Collins (USA) vs (4) Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP)
(5) Maria Sakkari (GRE) vs Qualy
Qualy vs Elina Svitolina (UKR)
Irina Camelia Begu (ROU) vs Qualy
(WC) Caroline Garcia (FRA) vs (2) Barbora Krejcikova (CZE)
