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 February 15 to 20, 2016, while the men's tournament took place from February 22 to 27, 2016.Point distribution
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's Singles | $511,750 | $240,340 | $119,340 | $59,670 | $30,235 | $15,910 | rowspan=2 | $2,655 | $1,460 |
| ' | $150,800 | $71,270 | $34,390 | $17,890 | $9,370 | | | | - |
| Women's Singles | $465,480 | $254,124 | $136,138 | $35,723 | $19,809 | $10,950 | $5,408 | $2,951 | $1,854 |
| ' | $74,042 | $39,184 | $20,087 | $10,042 | $5,223 | | | | |
*per teamATP 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:
;Before the tournament
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:
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:
;Before the tournament
Seeds
- Rankings were as of February 8, 2016.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Men's Singles
