2016 Dubai Tennis Championships
The 2016 Dubai Tennis Championships was an ATP 500 event on the 2016 ATP World Tour and a WTA Premier on the 2016 WTA Tour. Both events were held at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The women's tournament took place from 15 to 20 February 2016, while the men's tournament took place from 22 to 27 February 2016.
Finals
Men's singles
- Stan Wawrinka defeated Marcos Baghdatis 6–4, 7–6
Women's singles
- Sara Errani defeated Barbora Strýcová 6–0, 6–2
Men's doubles
- Simone Bolelli / Andreas Seppi defeated Feliciano López / Marc López 6–2, 3–6,
Women's doubles
- Chuang Chia-jung / Darija Jurak defeated Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic 6–4, 6–4
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings were as of February 15, 2016.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
;Before the tournament- Roger Federer → replaced by Simone Bolelli
- Janko Tipsarević → replaced by Denis Istomin
Retirements
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings were as of February 15, 2016.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings were as of February 8, 2016.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
;Before the tournament- Timea Bacsinszky → replaced by CoCo Vandeweghe
- Angelique Kerber → replaced by Camila Giorgi
- Peng Shuai → replaced by Caroline Garcia
- Agnieszka Radwańska → replaced by Lesia Tsurenko
- Lucie Šafářová → replaced by Madison Brengle
- Serena Williams → replaced by Barbora Strýcová
- Caroline Wozniacki → replaced by Daria Gavrilova
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings were as of February 8, 2016.