2026 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

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

Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 ==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. } Mirra Andreeva ∆ 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 Withdrawn seeded players The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began. } Aryna Sabalenka ==Other entry information==

Wildcards Protected ranking Withdrawals ‡ – withdrew from entry list § – withdrew from main draw ==Qualifying==

Seeds Qualifiers Lucky losers Qualifying draw First qualifier Second qualifier Third qualifier Fourth qualifier Fifth qualifier Sixth qualifier Seventh qualifier Eighth qualifier == References ==