The 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) was an ATP 500 event on the 2021 ATP Tour and a WTA 1000 tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour. Both events were originally scheduled for February 15 to 21 and February 22 to 28 for women's and men's tournaments, respectively. They were rescheduled to March 7 to 13 and March 14 to 20 due to the Australian Open reschedule and were held at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Champions
Men's singles
Aslan Karatsev def. Lloyd Harris, 6–3, 6–2
This was Karatsev's first ATP Tour singles title.
Women's singles
Garbiñe Muguruza def. Barbora Krejčíková, 7–6(8–6), 6–3
Men's doubles
Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah def. Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić, 7–6(7–0), 7–6(7–4)
Women's doubles
Alexa Guarachi / Darija Jurak def. Xu Yifan / Yang Zhaoxuan, 6–0, 6–3
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Ranking1 SeedDominic Thiem41Andrey Rublev82Denis Shapovalov113Roberto Bautista Agut134David Goffin145Pablo Carreño Busta166Stan Wawrinka207Karen Khachanov218Alex de Minaur239Borna Ćorić2410Dušan Lajović2711Dan Evans2812Hubert Hurkacz3013Filip Krajinović3214Taylor Fritz3315Jannik Sinner3416Lorenzo Sonego3517 Rankings are as of March 8, 2021.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Malek Jaziri Aslan Karatsev Dennis Novak Alexei Popyrin
The following player received entry using as a special exempt: Matthew Ebden
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Yuki Bhambri Lloyd Harris Mikhail Kukushkin Christopher O'Connell Emil Ruusuvuori Bernabé Zapata Miralles
The following players received entry as lucky losers: Radu Albot Lorenzo Giustino
Withdrawals Before the tournament Matteo Berrettini → replaced by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina Borna Ćorić → replaced by Lorenzo Giustino Roger Federer → replaced by Yoshihito Nishioka Nick Kyrgios → replaced by Aljaž Bedene Gaël Monfils → replaced by Márton Fucsovics Stan Wawrinka → replaced by Radu Albot
Retirements Matthew Ebden Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedJuan Sebastián CabalRobert Farah31Nikola MektićMate Pavić72Wesley KoolhofŁukasz Kubot193Ivan DodigFilip Polášek194 Rankings are as of March 8, 2021.
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Omar Alawadhi / Hamad Abbas Janahi Vasek Pospisil / Nenad Zimonjić
The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw: Lorenzo Sonego / Andrea Vavassori
Withdrawals Before the tournament Henri Kontinen / Édouard Roger-Vasselin → replaced by Henri Kontinen / Jordan Thompson Sander Gillé / Joran Vliegen → replaced by David Goffin / Joran Vliegen Karen Khachanov / Andrey Rublev → replaced by Marcelo Arévalo / Matwé Middelkoop
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Ranking1 SeedElina Svitolina51Karolína Plíšková62Aryna Sabalenka83Petra Kvitová104Kiki Bertens115Belinda Bencic126Victoria Azarenka147Iga Świątek158Garbiñe Muguruza169Elise Mertens1810Madison Keys1911Markéta Vondroušová2012Petra Martić2113Elena Rybakina2314Anett Kontaveit2415Maria Sakkari2516 Rankings are as of March 1, 2021.
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Tímea Babos Coco Gauff Anastasia Potapova
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking: Yaroslava Shvedova
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Irina-Camelia Begu Ana Bogdan Kaia Kanepi Ana Konjuh Liang En-shuo Tereza Martincová Lesia Tsurenko Katarina Zavatska
The following players received entry as lucky losers: Misaki Doi Viktoriya Tomova Martina Trevisan
Withdrawals Before the tournament Bianca Andreescu → replaced by Alizé Cornet Victoria Azarenka → replaced by Martina Trevisan Paula Badosa → replaced by Misaki Doi Ashleigh BartyWomen's Singles Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Official website Retrieved 05 March 2021 → replaced by Kateřina Siniaková Jennifer Brady → replaced by Bernarda Pera Danielle Collins → replaced by Kristýna Plíšková Fiona Ferro → replaced by Viktoriya Tomova Simona Halep → replaced by Jessica Pegula Sofia Kenin → replaced by Kristina Mladenovic Magda Linette → replaced by Jil Teichmann Karolína Muchová → replaced by Barbora Krejčíková Yulia Putintseva → replaced by Paula Badosa Alison Riske → replaced by Anastasija Sevastova Barbora Strýcová → replaced by Laura Siegemund Donna Vekić → replaced by Patricia Maria Țig Zhang Shuai → replaced by Shelby Rogers
Retirements Petra Kvitová (right adductor)
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedElise MertensAryna Sabalenka31Barbora KrejčíkováKateřina Siniaková152Nicole MelicharDemi Schuurs233Shuko AoyamaEna Shibahara294Tímea BabosVeronika Kudermetova325Gabriela DabrowskiCoco Gauff576Hayley CarterLuisa Stefani617Alexa GuarachiDarija Jurak638 Rankings are as of March 1, 2021.
Other entrants The following pairs received a wildcard into the doubles main draw: Sarah Behbehani / Çağla Büyükakçay Eden Silva / Rosalie van der Hoek
The following pairs received entry into the doubles main draw using protected rankings: Natela Dzalamidze / Cornelia Lister Andreja Klepač / Sania Mirza Aleksandra Krunić / Alexandra Panova Elena Rybakina / Yaroslava Shvedova
Withdrawals Before the tournament Zhang Shuai / Zheng Saisai → replaced by Shelby Rogers / Zheng Saisai Sharon Fichman / Monica Niculescu → replaced by Monica Niculescu / Anastasia Potapova
Retirements Monica Niculescu / Anastasia Potapova (eye injury)
References
External links Official website Women's Singles Qualifying Draw