Dubai Tennis Championships [SEP] inception
be similar in speed to the Shanghai and Swiss Indoor (Basel) courts.
History.
The Dubai Tennis Championships debuted at the Aviation Club in 1993 as an ATP 250 tournament. At the time there was no formal stadium and the tournament was hosted on hardcourts surrounded by temporary scaffold seating to host a total of 3000 viewers across all courts.
In 1996, the Dubai Tennis Championships took place at the newly erected Dubai Tennis Stadium at the Aviation Club. The construction of the Dubai Tennis Stadium also led to the
Dubai Tennis Championships
The Dubai Tennis Championships or Dubai Open (also known as the "Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships" for sponsorship reasons) (formerly known for sponsorship reasons as the "Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships" and the "Dubai Duty Free Men's and Women's Championships") is a professional tennis tournament owned and organized by Dubai Duty Free and held annually in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on outdoor hardcourts.
The tournament takes place at the end of February and organizes a men's and women's event.