The Polish world No. 1, who is seeking her first title in Dubai, dispatched Svitolina 6-1, 6-4 in the third round of the women’s singles on Wednesday.
The top-seeded Polish player, who had a bye in the first round and defeated American Sloane Stephens in the round of 32, will now face China's Zheng Qinwen for a place in the last four.
Meanwhile, Poland's 53rd-ranked Magdalena Fręch crashed out of the Dubai Open on Wednesday, with a 6-7, 6-3, 4-6 loss to Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina.
Świątek on Saturday defeated Rybakina 7-6, 6-2 to win the Qatar Open tournament in Doha for the third consecutive time, claiming her 18th career singles title.
The 22-year-old Pole in November regained her spot at the top of the world rankings in women's tennis after winning the season-ending WTA Finals tournament in Mexico.
The Polish star, coached by countryman Tomasz Wiktorowski, now leads the WTA rankings with 10,300 points, ahead of Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, with 8,905 points, and American Coco Gauff, with 7,110.
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Source: PAP