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Dubai Duty Free Dubai Tennis Championship 2012

• Womens' Dubai Tennis Championship dates 14-20 February 2011, Men's Dubai Tennis Championship dates 27 February - 03 March 2012.
• Grandstand tickets available from 10 January 2011 at Dubai Tennis Stadium Box Office, or Time Out Tickets. Usually it's pointless trying to phone Time Out Tickets - either purchase online, go there, or go to the tennis stadium box office.
• Grandstand tickets are free seating except for dedicated areas for media and sponsors.
• Ticket prices increased slightly from 2010 - Day 1 from AED 30 to AED 50, Day 2 from AED 40 to AED 50. Quarters, semis, and finals all increased by AED 50.
• Ticket prices for grandstand seating below. Prices crossed out for sold-out days as of 16 February 2011. Prime A and B tickets are also sold out.

Day	1	2	3	4	quarter-final	semi-final	finals
Date	14 Feb 2011	15 Feb 2011	16 Feb 2011	17 Feb 2011	18 Feb 2011	19 Feb 2011	20 Feb 2011
Women's tournament	50 dhs	50 dhs	50 dhs	50 dhs	150 dhs	200 dhs	250 dhs
Date	21 Feb 2011	22 Feb 2011	23 Feb 2011		24 Feb 2011	25 Feb 2011	26 Feb 2011
Men's tournament	50 dhs	50 dhs	50 dhs		150 dhs	200 dhs	250 dhs

Prizemoney and points for 2011

• Men's first prize $386,000 and 500 points (news reports), same as for 2010?

Dubai Men's ATP World Tour 500

2010 figures, not confirmed for 2011?	winner	finalists	semi-finalists	quarter-finalists	round 3	round 2	round 1
Prizemoney - Men	$386,000	$181,500	$85,000	$40,525	$20,670	$11,370	?
Points - Men	500	300	180	90	45?	0? 20?	? 20?
Prizemoney - Women (2011?)	$360,000	$180,000	$90,000	$41,450	$20,550	$10,575	$5,500
Points - Women (2011?)	900	620	395	225	125	70	1

• Total prize money for men's tournamemt is $1,619,500.
• Total prize money for women's tournament is $2,050,000.

Player line up for 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships (with rank as of 07 February 2011)

2011 Women tennis players

2011 Men tennis players

1. Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark 3. Vera Zvonareva, Russia 4. Francesca Schiavone, Italy 5. Samantha Stosur, Australia 7. Na Li, China 8. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia 9. Victoria Azarenka, Belarus 10. Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland 11. Shahar Peer, Israel 14. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia 15. Marion Bartoli, France 16. Flavia Pennetta, Italy 17. Kaia Kanepi, Spain 18. Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic 19. Ana Ivanovic, Serbia 22. Alisa Kleybanova, Russia 23. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia 24. Andrea Petkovic, Germany 25. Maria Kirilenko, Russia 26. Yanina Wickmayer, Belarus 27. Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia 28. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Spain 29. Alexandra Dulgheru, Romania 30. Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic 31. Jarmila Groth, Australia 32. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia 33. Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria 35. Kala Zakopalova, Czech Republic 36. Anastasia Sevastova, Latvia 38. Roberta Vinci, Italy 39. Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan 40. Shuai Peng, China 41. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia 42. Patty Schnyder, Switzerland 43. Jie Zheng, China 44. Sara Errani, Italy 46. Timea Bacsinszy, Switzerland 48. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, USA 49. Anna Chakvetadze, Russia 50. Angelique Kerber, Germany 51. Elena Vesnina, Russia 52. Vera Dushevina, Russia 54. Bojana Jovanovski, Serbia 55. Kimiko Date-Krumm, Japan 57. Elena Baltacha, Great Britain 58. Ayumi Morita, Japan 64. Anastasia Rodionova, Australia 70. Akgul Amanmuradova, Uzbekistan 78. Kristina Barrois, Germany 80. Chanelle Scheepers, South Africa 92. Shuai Zhang, China 120. Jelena Dokic, Australia 122. Zuzana Kucova, Slovakia 128. Nuria Llagostera Vives, Spain

2. Roger Federer, Switzerland 3. Novak Djokovic, Serbia 5. Andy Murray, Great Britain (withdrew 16 Feb 2011) 7. Tomas Berdych, Czech Republic 10. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia 11. Jurgen Melzer, Austria (withdrew 18 Feb 2011)? 15. Ivan Ljubicic, Croatia 20. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus 21. Ernests Gulbis, Latvia 22. Michael Llodra, France 24. Viktor Troicki, Serbia 26. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain 30. Richard Gasquet, France 33. Gilles Simon, France 34. Nikolay Davydenko, Russia 35. Florian Mayer, Germany 36. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany 38. Yen-Hsun Lu, Taiwan 41. Andrey Golubev, Kazakhstan 42. Sergiy Stakhovsky, Ukraine 43. Jarkko Nieminen, Finland 44. Feliciano Lopez, Spain 48. Jeremy Chardy, France 51. Andreas Seppi, Italy 53. Marcel Granollers, Spain 81. Somdev Devvarman, India

• Andy Murray withdrawn due to wrist injury (16 February 2011).
• Jurgen Melzer withdrawn to focus on Davis Cup preparation (18 February 2011).

New Dubai Tennis Stadium

• A new Dubai Tennis Stadium is planned for the Emirates Rugby 7s area on the Dubai Al Ain Road (after Dubai Outlet Mall heading towards Al Ain).
• Name will be the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium as DDF will have the naming rights.
• Stadium capacity might be 7,500-15,000 people (Aviation Club stadium capacity is 5,000 spectators) and could have a retractable roof.
• Construction scheduled to start in July 2010 with new stadium expected to be ready for the 2012 Dubai Tennis Championship. The 2011 tournament will be held at the Dubai Aviation Club.
• Information based on comments from Colm McLoughlin, Managing Director of Dubai Duty Free, reported in Gulf News 23 February 2010.

Dubai Tennis Championships (DTC) / Dubai Tennis Open background

• The Dubai Tennis Open, more correctly known as The Dubai Tennis Championship, is a yearly event held in mid February to early March as part of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour for men and the Women's Tennnis Association (WTA) Tour for women, and is a great opportunity to see the top tennis players in the world battle it out on the tennis courts in Dubai. The tennis matches are held at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Garhood, where the Dubai Tennis Stadium is located, in Al Garhoud (on the Deira side of the Garhood Bridge). Games are played on outdoor hard courts. The 5000 seat Dubai Tennis Stadium first opened for tennis in February 1996 and has hosted the Dubai Tennis Championship games since then. There is one centre court, other matches are played on other Aviation Club tennis courts.
• DTC tickets aren't quite the bargain that they were when the tournament first started, but at US$55 (AED 200) for the finals in 2010 (in the cheap seats), they're still good value for an opportunity to watch some first class tennis in great weather (rainy days are rare in the UAE). Or go on one of the first three days when prices are around US$10 (AED 30-50 dhs), and tickets are easier to get. Tickets for the finals sell out quickly when ticket sales are launched in early January, especially the Prime A tickets for the front two rows of center court, and Prime B tickets for the center of the North Stand.
• From 2008 to 2010, the Dubai Tennis tournament will be known as the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, as Barclays signed a 3 year agreement in September 2007 to be the title sponsors. Dubai Duty Free (DDF) are the main organisers of the event, and stump up the prize money. The individual men's and women's competitions are called the Dubai Duty Free Men's Open and Dubai Duty Free Women's Open. The Dubai Duty Free Men's Open has won the ATP award for 'Tournament of the Year' several times, and the Dubai Duty Free Women's Open was given 'Tournament of the Year' award from the WTA in its first year - 2001.
• The tournament started in 1993 for men and 2001 for women. Weather is almost always fantastic (there have been rain-stopped-play days once or twice in the late 1990s) with temperatures about 30 C and bright sunshine - bring sunscreen and water for the afternoon games. Evening games are in temperatures a couple of degrees lower.
• For food and drink, there is the excellent Century Village with a fine selection of restaurants, and the famous (or infamous) Irish Village for Guinness and stew. Both areas are right underneath the Dubai Tennis Stadium, and are popular eating and drinking holes during the tennis open. It's another excuse for expats to go out and party but you do see some great tennis and it's much more civilised than the Dubai Rugby Sevens.
• The Dubai Tennis Stadium is not only used for the Dubai Tennis Open. Concerts and other events take place here including concerts and performances by Bryan Adams, Coolio, Deep Purple, Shaggy, Sting, and Chris Eubank (he didn't sing).

Dubai Tennis Championship off-site matches and activities

• 2011: Victoria Azarenka of Belarus took an Emirates A380 flight simulator for a drive at the Emirates Training College. She didn't play tennis in the cockpit, and unknown if she piloted it successfully for a landing at Court Number 1 at the Dubai Aviation Club (YouTube video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9jyI9ajjgg).
• 2008: Rafael Nadal took on some part time work and helped with the construction of the Burj Dubai by fastening a bolt, and testing the external lift up to the 158th floor.
• 2007: Justine Henin and Svetlana Kuznetsova played a game in the desert (on astroturf) before the 2007 Dubai Tennis Championships in February. A few camels enjoyed the show.
• 2006: Maria Sharapova and Lindsay Davenport knocked a tennis ball around inside Ski Dubai at Mall of the Emirates on some astro-turf set up for the occasion.
• 2005: Andre Agassi and Roger Federer combined vertigo with timid serves on top of the helipad at the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai (photos on that page). About 300m above sea level.

Winners of previous Dubai Tennis Championships

Dubai Tennis Champions - Women

Dubai Tennis Champions - Men

2012 2011 Caroline Wozniacki won vs Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1 6-3 2010 Venus Williams beat Victoria Azarenka 6-3 7-5 2009 Venus Williams beat Virginie Razzano 2008 Elena Dementieva beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 2007 Justine Henin 2006 Justine Henin-Hardenne 2005 Lindsay Davenport 2004 Justine Henin-Hardenne 2003 Justine Henin-Hardenne 2002 Amélie Mauresmo 2001 Martina Hingis

2012 2011 Novak Djokovic won vs Roger Federer 6-3 6-3 2010 Novak Djokovic beat Mikhail Youzhny 7-5 5-7 6-3 2009 Novak Djokovic beat David Ferrer 2008 Andy Roddick beat Feliciano Lopez 2007 Roger Federer 2006 Rafael Nadal 2005 Roger Federer 2004 Roger Federer 2003 Roger Federer 2002 Fabrice Santoro 2001 Jaun Carlos Ferrero 2000 Nicolas Kiefer 1999 Jerome Golmard 1998 Alex Corretja 1997 Thomas Muster 1996 Goran Ivanisevic 1995 Wayne Ferreira 1994 Magnus Gustafsson 1993 Karel Novacek

2011 Dubai Duty Free Dubai Tennis Championships

• Held from 14-20 February 2011 for women, 21-26 February 2011 for men.
• See Dubai Duty Free Dubai Tennis Championships 2011 page for more detailed information.

2010 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships 14-27 February 2010

2009 figures, not confirmed for 2010	winner	finalists	semi-finalists	quarter-finalists	round 3	round 2	round 1
prizemoney	$350,000	$175,000	$87,500	$40,000	$20,000	$10,275	$5,400
points	800	550	350	200	110	60	1

• Prize money for 2010 winner was $383,000, and runner up received $180,000

2009 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championship 15-28 February 2009

• Dubai Tennis Championships 2009 - player list and prize money details
• Prize money $2 million for each of the men's and women's tournament with the winners each receiving $350,000.
• Winner in Dubai for 2009 was Venus Williams in the women's and Novak Djokovic in the men's tournament
• Dubai Tennis Open 2009 - forum topic with players, tickets, location details, and Israel Dubai Tennis controversy.

Israel Dubai visa controversy for Dubai Tennis Championships 2009

• During the 2009 Dubai Tennis Open, Dubai denied a visa to the Israeli women's singles player, Shahar Peer (government policy is not to issue UAE visas to Israelis). Subsequent to that decision, a a "special permit " for a visa to enter the UAE was granted to Andy Ram, an Israeli men's doubles player, as a result of the threat of Dubai being removed from the tennis championship circuit. For 2010, Dubai was required to guarantee that Israeli nationals in the tournament would receive a visa, if Dubai wanted to remain on the tennis championship circuit. The organisers were also fined $300,000.
• A tournament spokesperson was reported in The National on 05 January 2010 as saying "... the Tour has received written confirmation from the UAE Ministry of Interior that she [Shahar Peer] will be able to enter the UAE ..."

2008 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championship 25 February - 08 March 2008

• Dubai Tennis Championship 2008 (forum topic) with dates, ticket prices, and other information.
• Prize money $1.5 million total purse for the women's and men's competitions

2007 Dubai Tennis Open 19 February - 03 March 2007

• Prize money increased to $1.5 million for each tournament, with $300,000 (AED 1.1 million) for each winner.
• Details moved to Dubai Tennis Open 2007 forum topic

2006 Dubai Tennis Championships 20 February - 04 March 2006

• Men's winner Rafael Nadal (beat Roger Federer)
• Women's winner Justine Henin-Hardenne (beat Maria Sharapova) - called Justine Henin after split from husband.
• Prize money total $1 million for men's tournament and the same for the women's tournament

2005 Dubai Tennis Championships

• Dubai Duty Free the organiser and prize money provider
• Prize money $600,000 for each of the men's and women's tournament

Last update Saturday 31-Mar-2012

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