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Barclays Dubai Tennis Championship 2010
- Womens' Dubai Tennis Open dates 14-20 February 2010, Men's Dubai Tennis Open dates 22-27 February 2010
- Grandstand tickets available from 10 January 2010, from Dubai Tennis Stadium Box Office, or Time Out Tickets. Purchase limit of 4 tickets per person per day. Update 22 February 2010 - waste of time phoning Time Out, go to box office at stadium for tickets.
- Grandstand tickets are free seating except for dedicated areas for media and sponsors.
- Ticket prices for grandstand seating below. Prices crossed out for sold-out days as of 22 February 2010. Prime A and B tickets are also sold out. You might be able to get scalped on one of the UAE classified ad websites, or maybe even on the day at the stadium.
Day |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | quarter-final | semi-final | finals |
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Date |
14 Feb 2010 | 15 Feb 2010 | 16 Feb 2010 | 17 Feb 2010 | 18 Feb 2010 | 19 Feb 2010 | 20 Feb 2010 |
Women's tournament |
30 dhs | 40 dhs | 50 dhs | 50 dhs | 100 dhs | 150 dhs | 200 dhs |
Date |
22 Feb 2010 | 23 Feb 2010 | 24 Feb 2010 | 25 Feb 2010 | 26 Feb 2010 | 27 Feb 2010 | |
Men's tournament |
30 dhs | 40 dhs | 50 dhs | 100 dhs | 150 dhs | 200 dhs |
Rain stopped play: The 2010 Dubai tennis men's final between Novak Djokovic and Mikhail Youzhny was interrupted by rain, twice, on 27 February 2010. Play resumed at 1400 (2pm) on Sunday 28 February 2010 with the score at 7-5, 2-0. Djokovic won with final score 7-5, 5-7, 6-3. It wasn't the first time the Dubai Tennis was affected by rain. According to the Khaleej Times report on 28 February 2010 "The 1993 singles final of the tournament was also delayed by a day because of rain. In 2007, the WTA tournament was also interrupted by rain. Former world number one Martina Hingis had to play a match after midnight due to bad weather."
Player line up for 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships (with rank as of 04 January 2010)
2010 Women tennis players |
2010 Men tennis players |
| 1. Serena Williams, USA 2. Dinara Safina, Russia (withdrew 09 Feb 2010) 3. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia 4. Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark 5. Elena Dementieva, Russia 6. Venus Williams, USA 7. Victoria Azarenka, Belarus 8. Jelena Jankovic, Serbia 9. Vera Zvonareva, Russia 10. Agnieszka Radwanska, Poland 11. Marion Bartoli, France 13. Samantha Stosur, Australia 15. Na Li, China 16. Yanina Wickmayer, Belarus 17. Francesca Schiavone, Italy 17. Virginie Razzano, France 19. Nadia Petrova, Russia 20. Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenia (?) 21. Ana Ivanovic, Serbia 22. Sabine Lisicki, Germany 23. Elena Vesnina, Russia 24. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia 25. Aravane Rezai, France 26. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Spain 27. Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain 28. Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakia 29. Alisa Kleybanova, Russia 30. Shahar Peer, Israel 31. Kateryna Bondaranko, Ukraine 32. Alona Bondarenko, Ukraine 35. Jie Zheng, China 37. Melinda Czink, Hungary 38. Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic 40. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia 41. Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic 42. Patty Schnyder, Switzerland 43. Vera Dushevina, Russia 44. Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia 45. Sorana Cirstea, Romania 46. Shuai Peng, China 50. Olga Govortsova, Belarus 51. Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan 52. Alexandra Dulgheru, Romania |
1. Roger Federer, Switzerland (withdrew 21 Feb 2010) 3. Novak Djokovic, Serbia 4. Andy Murray, Great Britain 5. Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina 6. Nikolay Davydenko, Russia 7. Andy Roddick, USA 14. Marin Cilic, Croatia 15. Gilles Simon, France 16. Tommy Robredo, Spain 20. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia 24. Ivan Ljubicic, Croatia 28. Jurgen Melzer, Austria 29. Viktor Troicki, Serbia 35. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia 42. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus 43. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain 45. Julien Benneteau, France 46. Feliciano Lopez, Spain 49. Andreas Seppi, Italy 56. Marco Chiudinelli, Switzerland 61. Sergiy-Stakhovsky, Ukraine 64. Florent Serra, France 66. Michael Berrer, Germany 67. Arnaud Clement, France |
- Roger Federer pulled out of the 2010 Dubai tennis tournament due to a chest/lung infection, announced 21 February 2010. His spot in the draw will be taken over by Tommy Robredo of Spain. Mr Federer didn't make it in 2009 either, due to a back injury.
- Dinara Safina withdrew from the 2010 Dubai tennis championship due to ongoing back problems, announced 09 February 2010.
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 performances by Bryan Adams, Coolio, Shaggy, Sting, and Chris Eubank (he didn't sing).
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Dubai Tennis Championship off-site matches and activities
- 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 |
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
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| 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 Sunday 07-Mar-2010
Related pages
- Dubai Tennis Open images - from 2010 tournament
- Dubai Tennis Open 2009 - player list, prize money, and other details
- Dubai Tennis Championships 2009 forum topic - add comments/corrections, ask questions
- Dubai Tennis Championship 2008 forum topic - with player line-up,
- Dubai Tennis Open 2007 forum topic with player line-up, 19 February to 03 March 2007
- Dubai Rugby Sevens
- Legends Rock Dubai - old timers playing tennis, it's better than it sounds (forum topic)
- Things to do in Dubai
Related websites (new window)
- www.atptennis.com - Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) website
- www.barclaysdubaitennischampionships.com - Dubai Tennis Championships official website (was at www.dubaitennischampionships.com), has DTC online radio during the tournament
- www.sonyericssonwtatour.com - Sony Ericsson WTA Tour website
- news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/photo_galleries/4289977.stm - photos of Burj Al Arab Helipad Open Roger Federer & Andre Agassi
- www.dubaitennisopen.com is spam and not related to the Dubai Tennis Championship
- Dubai directory - add your link free