Tournament Info
Tier: Premier 5, Prize Money: $2,365,250, Surface: Hard, Director: Salah Tahlak
Launched as a men's tournament in 1993, what is now known as the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships became a joint event in 2001 and that same year the players voted it as the WTA's Premier Tournament Of The Year, an honor it was awarded again the following year.
The tournament is staged at the picturesque Aviation Club, which features the immensely popular Irish Village pub and an extensive range of recreational and entertainment facilities including a gym and spa. The Dubai Tennis Stadium also serves as a leading concert venue.
Justine Henin has the tournament record with four titles followed by Venus Williams with three. Other former champions include WTA superstars Lindsay Davenport, Elena Dementieva, Martina Hingis, Petra Kvitova, Amélie Mauresmo and Caroline Wozniacki. Liezel Huber has the most doubles titles in Dubai history with five.
Dubai Duty Free is the event owner, organizer and title sponsor. A WTA sponsor since 2004, its partnership has been marked by leadership and innovation, including sponsoring the first Middle East tournament to award equal prize money and being a strong supporter of the growth of women's tennis in the region.
Strategically located between Europe, Asia and Africa, Dubai is one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates. With almost constant sunshine and a growing reputation as an essential place to do business, the city attracts global attention through innovative real estate projects like the world's tallest building - the Burj Khalifa - and the famous sail-shaped hotel - the Burj al Arab. In addition to featuring major construction and development, Dubai hosts a number of world class sports events and conferences.
The draw
1 KERBER, Angelique GER
2 BYE
3 JANKOVIC, Jelena SRB
4 WC BARTHEL, Mona GER
5 SHVEDOVA, Yaroslava KAZ
6 PUIG, Monica PUR
7 LARSSON, Johanna SWE
8 GARCIA, Caroline FRA
9 STOSUR, Samantha AUS
10 QUALIFIER
11 ZHANG, Shuai CHN
12 KONJUH, Ana CRO
13 BRENGLE, Madison USA
14 DOI, Misaki JPN
15 BYE
16 VESNINA, Elena RUS
17 CIBULKOVA, Dominika SVK
18 BYE
19 MAKAROVA, Ekaterina RUS
20 QUALIFIER
21 DAVIS, Lauren USA
22 QUALIFIER
23 PLISKOVA, Kristyna CZE
24 VINCI, Roberta ITA
25 STRYCOVA, Barbora CZE
26 MCHALE, Christina USA
27 QUALIFIER
28 OSAKA, Naomi JPN
29 QUALIFIER
30 ARRUABARRENA, Lara ESP
31 BYE
32 SVITOLINA, Elina UKR
33 MUGURUZA, Garbiñe ESP
34 BYE
35 BONDARENKO, Kateryna UKR
36 QUALIFIER
37 WC BUYUKAKCAY, Cagla TUR
38 GOLUBIC, Viktorija SUI
39 KASATKINA, Daria RUS
40 WOZNIACKI, Caroline DEN
41 BERTENS, Kiki NED
42 BELLIS, Catherine USA
43 SIEGEMUND, Laura GER
44 QUALIFIER
45 PIRONKOVA, Tsvetana BUL
46 PUTINTSEVA, Yulia KAZ
47 BYE
48 RADWANSKA, Agnieszka POL
49 KONTA, Johanna GBR J. KONTA [6] Has withdrawn and is replaced by Barbara Strycova
50 BYE
51 WC PENG, Shuai CHN
52 TSURENKO, Lesia UKR
53 BEGU, Irina-Camelia ROU
54 SEVASTOVA, Anastasija LAT
55 RISKE, Alison USA
56 VANDEWEGHE, CoCo USA
57 PAVLYUCHENKOVA, Anastasia RUS
58 QUALIFIER
59 WANG, Qiang CHN
60 OSTAPENKO, Jelena LAT
61 MLADENOVIC, Kristina FRA
62 SINIAKOVA, Katerina CZE
63 BYE
64 PLISKOVA, Karolina CZE
