2020 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

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, 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.

Seeds
The top two seeds received a bye into the second round. • #🇷🇴 Simona Halep (champion)

• #🇨🇿 Karolína Plíšková (quarterfinals)

• #🇺🇦 Elina Svitolina (first round)

• # Belinda Bencic (first round)

• #🇺🇸 Sofia Kenin (first round)

• # Kiki Bertens (withdrew)

• #🇧🇾 Aryna Sabalenka (quarterfinals)

• # Petra Martić (semifinals)

• #🇪🇸 Garbiñe Muguruza (quarterfinals)

Seeds
• # 🇩🇪 Julia Görges (second round)

• # 🇨🇳 Zhang Shuai (second round)

• # 🇨🇳 Zheng Saisai (first round)

• # 🇫🇷 Kristina Mladenovic (qualified)

• # 🇷🇺 Veronika Kudermetova (qualified)

• # Hsieh Su-wei (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

• # Polona Hercog (qualifying competition)

• # 🇧🇪 Alison Van Uytvanck (qualifying competition)

• # 🇺🇸 Jennifer Brady (qualified)

• # 🇷🇺 Anna Blinkova (second round)

• # 🇪🇸 Carla Suárez Navarro (qualifying competition)

• # 🇦🇺 Ajla Tomljanović (first round)

Qualifiers
• # 🇷🇴 Sorana Cîrstea

• # 🇧🇾 Aliaksandra Sasnovich

• # 🇨🇿 Kateřina Siniaková

• # 🇫🇷 Kristina Mladenovic

• # 🇷🇺 Veronika Kudermetova

• # 🇺🇸 Jennifer Brady

Lucky loser
• # Hsieh Su-wei