Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships

The Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championships is one of the most eagerly anticipated events on the UAE sporting calendar and one of the most popular tournaments on the ATP and WTA World Tours. Owned and organised by Dubai Duty-Free and held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. It consists of a WTA 1000 women’s event, followed by the ATP 500 men’s tournament. This is the 31st year of the ATP tournament and the 23rd year of the WTA tournament. The tournament features top players in the world battling it out on the most coveted trophy. To date, the tournament has received 36 ATP / WTA awards since the inception of the men’s tournament in 1993 and the women’s in 2001. The men’s tournament has won the ATP 500 Tournament of the Year eleven times since 2003. The ATP players vote on this award. The two-week-long event consists of a comprehensive multi-faceted promotional campaign prior to the event and an extensive off-court entertainment program during the event. It continues to promote Dubai as a sporting destination of choice worldwide and attracts fans from around the world. The event also has a massive global audience with coverage across Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia and the Americas.