The 21-year-old from Switzerland beat second seed Petra Kvitová in three sets.
Belinda Bencic's fairytale run in Dubai is complete.
She upset 2013 winner Kvitová 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 in the finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships.
Earlier in the day it was number three seeds Barbora Strycova and Hsieh Su-wei who defeated Lucie Hradecka and Ekaterina Makarova to win their second doubles title together in the emirate.
Fixing length does the trick for Rajasthan spinner Bishnoi
Rajasthan Royals leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi believes he has turned a major weakness into his strength after putting on a match-winning display in Saturday's Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Gujarat Titans.
Barcelona beat 10-man Atletico to take major step towards title
Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski has come off the bench to score a late winner in a 2-1 victory away to 10-man Atletico Madrid on Saturday that moved the defending champions seven points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the LaLiga table.
Southampton's Charles nets late winner to stun Arsenal 2-1 in FA Cup
Shea Charles has scored five minutes from fulltime as second-tier side Southampton stunned Arsenal with a 2-1 victory in their FA Cup quarter-final at St Mary’s on Saturday on a night they remembered a famous victory in the competition 50 years ago.
Chelsea seek to turn corner after 7-0 FA Cup thrashing of Port Vale
Chelsea are hoping that Saturday's 7-0 thrashing of lowly Port Vale in an FA Cup quarter-final draws a line under a dismal run of form and internal upheaval that has threatened to ruin the season of the big-spending Londoners.
Haaland treble downs Liverpool as Man City head to FA Cup semis
Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick as Manchester City crushed Liverpool 4-0 in their FA Cup quarter-final at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday to cruise into the last four.
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