Dubai Tennis Championships is an outdoor tournament owned by Dubai Duty-Free and is held in Dubai, United Emirates on outdoor courts. Dubai Duty-Free is a company responsible for duty-free operations at the Dubai International Airport and Al Maktoum International Airport.

Dubai Tennis Championships hosts both men’s and women’s events. Until 2021, the event offered equal prize money to men and women.

The tournament was first held in 1993 as an ATP 250 event. It was upgraded to an ATP 500 event in 2001. The WTA event alternate between WTA 500 and WTA 1000 every year.

The court speed is considered medium fast, very similar to the surface at Shanghai Masters and the Swiss Indoors. Roger Federer found great success on this surface winning 8 titles on this surface.

In 2009, the tournament attracted controversy after it denied a visa to Israeli player Shahar Peer because the United Arab Emirates did not have a diplomatic relationship with Israel at the time. The move was widely condemned by the top players.

Most titles

• Men – Roger Federer (8 titles)
• Women – Justine Henin (4 titles)

Barbora Krejcikova can often be seen courtside watching her opponents play. It’s not something top players do. If they need to scout other players, they send their coaches. But no Krejcikova.

She was recently asked why she spends so much time watching other matches. Krejcikova said

I love tennis since a very young age. It was always my passion. When I have this opportunity to actually watch it live, to see all these girls that are top 10, top 5, they play against each other, I just love that

Barbora Krejcikova won the 2021 French Open singles title. She has also won seven grand slam titles in doubles with Katerina Siniakova. She also has three grand slam titles in mixed doubles. she won the gold medal in doubles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. With so much success under her belt, it’s so refreshing to see her courtside for many matches.

Krejcikova beat Iga Swiatek at the Dubai Tennis Championships final in straight sets. Swiatek had been on an incredible run for the last few weeks until she ran into Krejcikova.