Last Updated on February 21, 2023
The Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championships is a series of tournaments ATP 500 and WTA 100 on the ATP and WTA tour that will take place on the hard courts at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Since 1996, Dubai Duty-Free Tennis has been held at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre, where open hard courts are laid. The central arena of the stadium is ready to receive 5,000 spectators, all others – up to 3,000 in total. When building the sports complex, the Arabs set a goal to develop the infrastructure both inside and nearby. As a result, the famous Century Village and Irish restaurants appeared nearby. In 2012 the Aviation Club Tennis Centre got its own hotel, which offers 293 rooms. The hotel has the capacity to accommodate all the participants and their accompanying persons during the ATP Dubai.
The 2023 Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championships is the 23rd edition of the tournament for women and the 31st edition for men. It will take place from 19 to 25 February 2023 for the women, and from 27 to March 4 2023 for the men.
WTA Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championships Prize Money
The prize money purse at the WTA Dubai Open has seen a great increase for the 2023 tennis season. The total prize money came to – $2,788,468, up 262.76% from 2022. The champion in Dubai will receive just over 16% of that total –$454,500 if she wins the trophy. The runner-up will receive a healthy payout, pocketing $267,690 for her efforts. There is a significant drop off in prize money after the semi-final stage, with the two losing players in that round taking home $138,000 each. Those eliminated in the quarter-finals will receive $63,350 for their efforts. First-round losers will walk away with $12,848.
The below tables give you a full breakdown of prize money for the WTA 1000 event in Dubai this year.
WTA Singles
| Stage | Prize Money $ USD | Prize Money € EUR |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | $454,500 | €424,112 |
| Runner-up | $267,690 | €249,792 |
| Semifinal | $138,000 | €128,773 |
| Quarterfinal | $63,350 | €59,114 |
| Round 2 | $31,650 | €29,534 |
| Round 1 | $12,848 | €11,989 |
| Q2 | $7,650 | €7,139 |
| Q1 | $4,000 | €3,733 |
WTA Doubles
| Stage | Prize Money $ USD | Prize Money € EUR |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | $133,840 | €124,892 |
| Runner-up | $75,288 | €70,254 |
| Semifinal | $40,432 | €37,729 |
| Quarterfinal | $20,914 | €19,516 |
| Round 2 | $11,850 | €11,058 |
| Round 1 | $7,900 | €7,372 |
WTA Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championships Prize Money History
In the table below we have collected data on how prize money in this tournament has changed in recent years.
| Year | WTA Dubai Open Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 2023 | $2,788,468 |
| 2022 | $768,680 |
| 2021 | $1,835,490 |
| 2020 | $2,643,670 |
| 2019 | $2,522,555 |
| 2018 | $2,358,392 |
| 2017 | $2,365,250 |
| 2016 | $1,910,100 |
| 2015 | $2,303,428 |
| 2014 | $1,810,020 |
WTA Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championships Entry List Will Be Headed By Iga Swiatek
In singles, the trophy will be contested by 56 athletes, while 28 will take part in the doubles event. The top seeds are the Pole Iga Swiatek and Belorussian Aryna Sabalenka.
The last event in 2022 was won by Jeļena Ostapenko, beating Veronika Kudermetova in the final. A Latvian tennis player, Jeļena Ostapenko, will defend her title this year.
Seeds:
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 POL | Iga Swiatek | 1 | 1 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | 2 | 2 | |
 USA | Jessica Pegula | 4 | 3 |
 FRA | Caroline Garcia | 5 | 4 |
| USA | Coco Gauff | 6 | 5 |
 GRE | Maria Sakkari | 7 | 6 |
| Daria Kasatkina | 8 | 7 | |
 SUI | Belinda Bencic | 9 | 8 |
 KAZ | Elena Rybakina | 10 | 9 |
| Veronika Kudermetova | 11 | 10 | |
 BRA | Beatriz Haddad Maia | 12 | 11 |
 CZE | Petra Kvitová | 13 | 12 |
 LAT | Jeļena Ostapenko | 14 | 13 |
| Liudmila Samsonova | 15 | 14 | |
| Victoria Azarenka | 17 | 15 | |
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | 18 | 16 |
Other players:
- Liudmila Samsonova
- Martina Trevisan
- Shuai Zhang
- Barbora Krejcikova
- Victoria Azarenka
- Elena Rybakina
- Marie Bouzkova
- Amanda Anisimova
- Qinwen Zheng
- Kaia Kanepi
- Irina-Camelia Begu
- Karolina Pliskova
- Jil Teichmann
- Alizé Cornet
- Petra Martic
- Aliaksandra Sasnovich
- Anhelina Kalinina
- Leylah Fernandez
- Bernarda Pera
- Sorana Cirstea
- Bianca Andreescu
- Anastasia Potapova
- Marketa Vondrousova
- Karolina Muchova
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
- Yulia Putintseva
- Shelby Rogers
ATP Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championships Prize Money
The prize money purse at the ATP Dubai Open has seen a small increase for the 2023 tennis season. The total prize money came to – $2,855,495, up 2.17% from 2022. The champion in Dubai will receive just over 18% of that total –$533,990 if he wins the trophy. The runner-up will receive a healthy payout, pocketing $287,320 for his efforts. There is a significant drop off in prize money after the semi-final stage, with the two losing players in that round taking home 153,125 each. Those eliminated in the quarter-finals will receive $78,325 for their efforts. First-round losers will walk away with $22,270.
The below tables give you a full breakdown of prize money for the ATP 500 event in Dubai this year.
ATP Singles
| Stage | Prize Money $ USD | Prize Money € EUR |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | $533,990 | €501,875 |
| Runner Up | $287,320 | €270,040 |
| Semifinal | $153,125 | €143,916 |
| Quarterfinal | $78,325 | €73,614 |
| Round 2 | $41,765 | €39,253 |
| Round 1 | $22,270 | €20,931 |
| Q2 | $11,415 | €10,728 |
| Q1 | $6,405 | €6,020 |
ATP Doubles
| Stage | Prize Money $ USD | Prize Money € EUR |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | $175,400 | €164,826 |
| Runner-up | $93,550 | €87,911 |
| Semifinal | $47,340 | €44,486 |
| Quarterfinal | $23,660 | €22,234 |
| Round 1 | $12,250 | €11,512 |
ATP Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championships Prize Money History
| Year | ATP Dubai Open Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 2023 | $2,855,495 |
| 2022 | $2,794,840 |
| 2021 | $1,897,805 |
| 2020 | $2,794,840 |
| 2019 | $2,736,845 |
| 2018 | $2,623,485 |
| 2017 | $2,429,150 |
| 2016 | $2,249,215 |
| 2015 | $2,082,605 |
| 2014 | $1,928,340 |
ATP Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championships Entry List Will Be Headed By Novak Djokovic
In singles, the trophy will be contested by 32 athletes, while 16 will take part in the doubles event. The top seeds are the Serb Novak Djokovic and Andrey Rublev.
The last event in 2022 was won by Andrey Rublev, beating Jiří Veselý in the final. A Russian tennis player, Andrey Rublev, will defend his title this year.
Seeds:
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 SRB | Novak Djokovic | 1 | 1 |
| Andrey Rublev | 5 | 2 | |
| Daniil Medvedev | 8 | 3 | |
 CAN | Félix Auger-Aliassime | 9 | 4 |
| POL | Hubert Hurkacz | 11 | 5 |
| Karen Khachanov | 14 | 6 | |
 GER | Alexander Zverev | 16 | 7 |
 ESP | Pablo Carreño Busta | 17 | 8 |
Other players:
- Borna Coric
- Roberto Bautista Agut
- Daniel Evans
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
- Botic van de Zandschulp
- Jack Draper
- Benjamin Bonzi
- Alexander Bublik
- Emil Ruusuvuori
- Jiri Lehecka
- Constant Lestienne
- Lorenzo Sonego
- (WC) Andy Murray
- Lloyd Harris
Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championships: History Of The Competition
Tennis players first came to the ATP Dubai in 1993. In the early 1990s, the organizers of the local competition bought the license from Brazil’s Maceio. The tournament received the most modest ATP category (now ATP 250) and a good place in the calendar – after the Australian Open, but before Indian Wells. Despite the reshuffling of the tour, the competition has consistently been held in February. The 2021 season was an exception, as the cancellation of the California Masters and the postponement of the Australian Open meant the ATP Dubai essentially took the place of the American tournament.
In 2001, the Association of Tennis Professionals upgraded the Dubai championship to the ATP 500. Since then, the organizers have been inviting world tennis leaders to the tournament on a regular basis. Individual contracts are signed with some of them, where certain obligations are written down: for example, master classes and autograph sessions. ATP Dubai is considered one of the richest among the ATP 500 tournaments.
At the same time, Dubai Duty-Free was able to sign a contract for the championship of the second category among women. In 2009, after reforms in the tour, it received a more prestigious Premier 5 status.
In 2014, the organizers of the tournaments in Dubai and Doha agreed that in a year they would exchange the status of the competition. One season, Dubai hosts the Premier 5, and the next season the Premier category. Now they are the WTA 1000 and WTA 500, respectively.
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ATP Dubai Open Ranking Points
The below tables give you a full breakdown of ranking points across the ATP 500 event in Dubai.
| Stage | Ranking Points |
|---|---|
| Winner | 500 |
| Runner Up | 300 |
| Semifinalist | 180 |
| Quarterfinalist | 90 |
| Round of 16 | 45 |
| Round 2 | 20 |
| Round 1 | 0 |
WTA Dubai Open Ranking Points
The below tables give you a full breakdown of ranking points across the WTA 1000 event in Dubai.
| Stage | Ranking Points |
|---|---|
| Winner | 900 |
| Runner Up | 585 |
| Semifinal | 350 |
| Quarterfinal | 190 |
| Round of 16 | 105 |
| Round 2 | 60 |
| Round 1 | 1 |
