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Bencic dethrones Svitolina in dramatic Dubai semifinal

Belinda Bencic back to her best in Dubai: 'I had no problem with being in the shadow'

20 years on: Remembering Jana Novotna's final WTA title

100 Club: Dalila Jakupovic credits new focus for career surge

Stephens and Collins headline Acapulco field

Dubai 2019: The final countdown

2019 Dubai highlights: Bencic dethrones Svitolina in dramatic...

Bencic aims to emulate Federer calm ahead of Dubai final

2019 Dubai highlights: Kvitova fights back to sink Hsieh

Kvitova solves Hsieh to reach second Dubai final

No.2 seed Petra Kvitova moved into the final at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis...

Simona Halep, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Dubai

Halep - 'I take only positive things' from Middle East Swing, eyes No.1 return

Reigning Roland Garros champion Simona Halep has a return to the World No.1...

Marketa Vondrousova, 2019 Budapest (Peter Zador/Hungarian Ladies Open)

Budapest 2019: Saturday's Order of Play and Match Points

Marketa Vondrousova will take on Anastasia Potapova in an all-teenage semifinal...

2019 Dubai Shot of the Day: Bencic stretches for the forehand winner

2019 Dubai highlights: Bencic dethrones Svitolina in dramatic semifinal

Unseeded Belinda Bencic's dream week continued in Dubai, as she ended...

2013 Dubai highlights: When Petra Kvitova won the title

Petra Kvitova beats Sara Errani 6-2, 1-6, 6-1 to clinch her first Dubai...

2019 Dubai highlights: Kvitova fights back to sink Hsieh

No.2 seed Petra Kvitova moved into the final at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis...

2019 Dubai highlights: Svitolina sweeps past Suárez Navarro

Two-time defending champion Elina Svitolina is through to the semifinals at the...

2019 Dubai Shot of the Day: Svitolina’s spectacular defense

2019 Dubai highlights: Bencic stuns Halep for spot in semifinals

Unseeded Belinda Bencic played inspired tennis to knock out former World No.1...

2019 Dubai highlights: Kvitova cruises past Kuzmova into semifinals

No.2 seed Petra Kvitova won the final eight games of her quarterfinal encounter...

2019 Dubai highlights: Hsieh continues giant-killing run, stuns Pliskova

Hsieh Su-wei fought back from 1-5 down in the final set to shock 2015 Dubai...

Remembering Jana Novotna's career

2019 Dubai Shot of the Day: Halep’s gutsy drop shot

2019 Dubai highlights: Svitolina keeps hat-trick hopes on track with Muguruza sweep

No.6 seed Elina Svitolina is back into the quarterfinals at the Dubai Duty Free...

2019 Dubai highlights: Pliskova ends Riske run to reach last eight

No.4 seed Karolina Pliskova rallied from a break down in the second set to see...

2019 Dubai highlights: Hsieh springs surprise on Kerber to reach QF

Unseeded Hsieh Su-wei soared through the last eight games to defeat No.5 seed...

2019 Dubai highlights: Halep takes out Tsurenko again

2015 champion Simona Halep accelerated down the home stretch in the third round...

Svitolina discusses past success in Dubai

2019 Dubai highlights: Kvitova overcomes battling Brady

Second seed Petra Kvitova returned to the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships...

2019 Dubai highlights: Pliskova survives Cibulkova challenge in thriller

No.4 seed Karolina Pliskova had to battle a relentless Dominika Cibulkova - and...

2019 Dubai Shot of the Day: Unreal tennis from Halep

2019 Dubai highlights: Mladenovic stuns World No.1 Osaka in second round

Naomi Osaka’s first match since her Australian Open triumph didn’t quite go to...

Potapova outlasts Cirstea to reach Budapest semifinals

17-year-old Russian Anastasia Potapova needed two hours and 50 minutes to...

Naomi Osaka, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships

'She needs time' - Kvitova, Halep, Pliskova sympathetic to Osaka's plight

Following World No.1 Naomi Osaka's Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships...

Kvitova surprises in Dubai: 'Tennis is an escape this week'

World No.3 Petra Kvitova arrived at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Champions with...

WTA Rankings SinglesDoubles

Japan

Naomi

Osaka

Japan

6970

$3,104,114

Romania

Simona

Halep

Romania

△1

5537

$289,913

United States

Sloane

Stephens

United States

△1

5307

$213,788

Czech Republic

Petra

Kvitova

Czech Republic

▽2

5120

$1,701,505

Czech Republic

Karolina

Pliskova

Czech Republic

5055

$881,601

Ukraine

Elina

Svitolina

Ukraine

△1

5020

$402,221

Germany

Angelique

Kerber

Germany

▽1

4960

$260,423

The Netherlands

Kiki

Bertens

The Netherlands

4885

$298,958

WTA Rankings SinglesDoubles

Czech Republic

Katerina

Siniakova

Czech Republic

8090

$151,117

Czech Republic

Barbora

Krejcikova

Czech Republic

7740

$131,677

France

Kristina

Mladenovic

France

7065

$221,110

Hungary

Timea

Babos

Hungary

7065

$228,937

Czech Republic

Barbora

Strycova

Czech Republic

6885

$161,268

Australia

Ashleigh

Barty

Australia

5797

$425,628

The Netherlands

Demi

Schuurs

The Netherlands

5760

$30,596

Czech Republic

Andrea

Sestini Hlavackova

Czech Republic

5560

SinglesDoubles

Japan

Naomi

Osaka

Japan

2185

$3,104,114

Czech Republic

Petra

Kvitova

Czech Republic

1925

$1,701,505

Czech Republic

Karolina

Pliskova

Czech Republic

1250

$881,601

The Netherlands

Kiki

Bertens

The Netherlands

△1

880

$298,958

United States

Danielle

Collins

United States

▽1

806

$707,802

Australia

Ashleigh

Barty

Australia

735

$425,628

Belgium

Elise

Mertens

Belgium

△31

701

$325,228

Ukraine

Elina

Svitolina

Ukraine

△5

616

$402,221

SinglesDoubles

2000

Stosur

Australia

Zhang

China

1485

Chan

Chinese Taipei

Chan

Chinese Taipei

1300

Mladenovic

France

Babos

Hungary

780

Strycova

Czech Republic

Vondrousova

Czech Republic

780

Riske

United States

Brady

United States

712

Peschke

Czech Republic

Melichar

United States

615

Martinez sanchez

Spain

615

Siniakova

Czech Republic

In pictures: 2019's coaching carousel

Bencic hit back in the second to take the match to a decider. (Getty)

Shining in Dubai: Bencic stuns Halep to make semis

Petra Kvitova outlasted Sara Errani over three sets in 2013, winning 6-2, 1-6, 6-1 (Getty)

A decade in Dubai: The 10 most recent winners

WTA Insider

Rankings Watch: Halep, Kvitova, Pliskova closing gap on Osaka in Chase for No.1

WTA Insider breaks down the ranking stakes at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis...

Naomi Osaka sees no cause for panic after Dubai loss: 'I still feel like I have a lot to learn'

World No.1 Naomi Osaka said one loss was no cause for concern after bowing out...

Stats Corner: Saluting Serena Williams and Simona Halep's elite consistency

With Serena Williams' return to the Top 10 for the first time since her...

Featured Story

February 20, 2019

20 years on: Remembering Jana Novotna's final WTA title

Twenty years ago, WTA Legend Jana Novotna won the 24th and final WTA singles title of her career, beating Venus Williams in the final of the 1999 Faber Grand Prix in Hannover. wtatennis.com looks back at the Czech's historic win in the context of the WTA Tour that year...