Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Celebrates Women's Event's 25th Anniversary with World's Top 10
World No1 Aryna Sabalenka, reigning champion Jasmine Paolini, and five-time Grand Slam winner Iga Swiatek all listed among star-studded WTA 1000 lineup
Women’s tournament starts 16 February, followed immediately by 33rd edition of ATP 500 event; Tickets available at dubaidutyfreetennischampionships.com and ticketmaster.ae.
Dubai, UAE – 16 December 2024: World No1 Aryna Sabalenka, five-time Grand Slam winner Iga Swiatek, and reigning Dubai champion Jasmine Paolini lead a star-studded lineup featuring the world’s top 10 WTA players ahead of the milestone 25th anniversary Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships’ women’s tournament.
Paolini’s incredible year has seen her tie the record for the highest-ranked Italian woman in WTA rankings history, with the World No4 winning her second career title in Dubai, finishing runner-up at Roland Garros and Wimbledon, and then triumphing with Italy in doubles at both the Paris Olympics and in Malaga.
Sabalenka, meanwhile, was recently voted WTA Player of the Year for the first time after winning four titles in 2024, including a second Australian Open and maiden US Open triumph. That impressive run has seen her reclaim the top ranking from Swiatek, who was beaten in straight sets by World No3 Coco Gauff in Saudi Arabia’s season-ending tournament.
Ramesh Cidambi, Managing Director of Dubai Duty Free and Chairman of the tournament’s Organising Committee, expressed his excitement at welcoming the world’s top WTA players to Dubai once more.
“This year marks an important landmark as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the WTA Championships in Dubai,” Cidambi said. “The tournament’s elevation to permanent WTA 1000 status last year underlines the calibre of talent this competition consistently attracts and with the world’s top 10 players now confirmed to participate, Dubai continues to solidify its status as a premier destination on the global tennis stage.”
Another former Dubai champion, Barbora Krejcikova, will feature at the WTA 1000 tournament, as well as World No 5 Qinwen Zheng – who made history by winning China’s first tennis singles gold medal at the Paris Olympics earlier this year. Daria Kasatkina, a finalist in Dubai in 2018, and Jessica Pegula, a semi-finalist here in 2023, will also compete at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium.
Tournament Director and Deputy Managing Director of Dubai Duty Free, Salah Tahlak added: “We are delighted to have so many of the world’s top women’s players competing in Dubai as we celebrate an incredible milestone in this tournament’s history. Our WTA event continues to grow every year and 2025 promises to be special.”
Meanwhile, a strong men’s line up is primed for the 33rd edition of the ATP Tour tournament. The emirate’s long-standing tennis championships will again run as back-to-back competitions, with the WTA week getting under way on 16 February, immediately followed by the ATP event on 24 February. Tickets are available to purchase at dubaidutyfreetennischampionships.com and ticketmaster.ae
The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships is owned and organised by Dubai Duty Free and held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
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