2013 Mubadala World Tennis Championship

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2013 Mubadala World Tennis Championship
Date26–28 December 2013
Edition6th
Surface Hard
Location Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Venue Abu Dhabi International Tennis Complex
Champions
Singles
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic
  2012  · Mubadala World Tennis Championship ·  2015  

The 2013 Mubadala World Tennis Championship was a non-ATP affiliated exhibition tournament. It was the 6th edition of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship with the world's top players competing in the event, which was held in a knockout format. The winner received a purse of $250,000. The event was held at the Abu Dhabi International Tennis Complex at the Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was a warm-up event for the 2014 tennis season, with the ATP World Tour beginning on December 30, 2013.

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Players

CountryPlayerRankingSeeding
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Rafael Nadal 11
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Novak Djokovic 22
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP David Ferrer 33
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Andy Murray 44
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Stanislas Wawrinka 85
Flag of France.svg  FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 106

Players List confirmed on 8 October [1]

Champion

Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic def. Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer, 7–5, 6–2

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References

  1. ""Ferrer, Tsonga and Wawrinka complete star studded Tennis Line-Up for Abu Dhabi" from the Official Website". Archived from the original on 2013-10-20. Retrieved 2013-10-19.