Dubai

Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships is an ATP Tour 500 event staged on outdoor hard courts at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre. A premier mid-season showpiece in the Middle East, it draws a star-studded lineup and fast-paced, high-stakes tennis suited to the region’s climate. The tournament features a 32-player singles draw and a 16-team doubles draw, with matches played in a best-of-three sets format on a quick outdoor surface that rewards powerful serves and aggressive baselining. As an ATP 500 event, it sits just below the ATP Masters 1000, offering substantial ranking points, attractive prize money, and high-quality competition that helps players sharpen form ahead of Indian Wells and beyond. It typically takes place in February, opening a high-profile leg of the global hard-court season. Fans follow Dubai for the glitz of the city, the spectacle of shotmaking on fast courts, and the chance to see some of tennis’ biggest names battle for early-season momentum in a luxurious Gulf setting.