2020 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Novak Djokovic won the title, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final, 6–3, 6–4. Djokovic saved three match points in his semifinal match against Gaël Monfils.

Roger Federer was the defending champion, but withdrew from the tournament after undergoing surgery on his right knee.

Seeds
• #🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic (champion)

• # Stefanos Tsitsipas (final)

• #🇫🇷 Gaël Monfils (semifinals)

• #🇮🇹 Fabio Fognini (first round)

• #🇪🇸 Roberto Bautista Agut (first round)

• #🇷🇺 Andrey Rublev (quarterfinals)

• #🇷🇺 Karen Khachanov (quarterfinals)

• #🇫🇷 Benoît Paire (second round)

Seeds
• # 🇸🇪 Mikael Ymer (first round, retired)

• # 🇩🇪 Philipp Kohlschreiber (moved to main draw)

• # 🇯🇵 Yūichi Sugita (qualifying competition)

• # Lloyd Harris (qualified)

• # 🇦🇹 Dennis Novak (qualified)

• # 🇯🇵 Yasutaka Uchiyama (qualified)

• # 🇦🇺 Alexei Popyrin (first round)

• # 🇫🇮 Emil Ruusuvuori (qualifying competition, retired)

Qualifiers
• # 🇮🇹 Lorenzo Musetti

• # 🇦🇹 Dennis Novak

• # 🇯🇵 Yasutaka Uchiyama

• # Lloyd Harris