2026 Dubai Tennis Championships

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2026 Dubai Tennis Championships
Date15–21 February (women)
23–28 February (men)
Edition34th (men) / 26th (women)
Category ATP Tour 500 (men)
WTA 1000 (women)
Draw32S / 16D / 16Q (men)
56S / 28D / 32Q (women)
Surface Hard, Outdoor
Location Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Venue Aviation Club Tennis Centre
2025 Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas
Women's singles
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Men's doubles
Flag of India.svg Yuki Bhambri / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alexei Popyrin
Women's doubles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková / Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Townsend
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The 2026 Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) is a professional ATP 500 event on the 2026 ATP Tour [1] and a WTA 1000 tournament on the 2026 WTA Tour. [2] Both events will take place at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The women's tournament will take place from February 15 to 21, and the men's tournament from February 23 to 28.

Contents

Champions

Men's singles

Women's singles

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CAN Félix Auger-Aliassime 81
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg KAZ Alexander Bublik 102
Daniil Medvedev 113
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GBR Jack Draper 134
Andrey Rublev 145
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg CZE Jakub Menšík 166
Karen Khachanov 187
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg CZE Jiří Lehečka 218

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following player received entry using a protected ranking:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

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Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeded players

The following are the projected seeded players, based on WTA rankings as of 2 February 2026. Actual seedings will be based on WTA rankings as of 9 February 2026. Rankings and points before are as of 16 February 2026. [4]

SeedRankPlayerPoints beforePoints droppingPoints wonPoints afterStatus
11Flag placeholder.svg Aryna Sabalenka 12010Second round vs. Flag placeholder.svg
2 Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek 21510Second round vs. Flag placeholder.svg
3 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Elena Rybakina 390(108)§Second round vs. Flag placeholder.svg
4 Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Anisimova (27)10Second round vs. Flag placeholder.svg
5 Flag of the United States.svg Coco Gauff 1010Second round vs. Flag placeholder.svg
6 Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Pegula 12010Second round vs. Flag placeholder.svg
7Flag placeholder.svg Mirra Andreeva 1,00010Second round vs. Flag placeholder.svg
8 Flag of Italy.svg Jasmine Paolini 12010Second round vs. Flag placeholder.svg
9 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic 6510First round vs. Flag placeholder.svg
10 Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina 6510First round vs. Flag placeholder.svg
11Flag placeholder.svg Ekaterina Alexandrova (108)(108)First round vs. Flag placeholder.svg
12 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Linda Nosková 215(54)§First round vs. Flag placeholder.svg
13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Victoria Mboko (35)10First round vs. Flag placeholder.svg
14 Flag of Japan.svg Naomi Osaka 2,356(32)102,334First round vs. Flag placeholder.svg
15 Flag of the United States.svg Madison Keys 010First round vs. Flag placeholder.svg
16 Flag of Denmark.svg Clara Tauson 65010First round vs. Flag placeholder.svg

† The player is defending points from her 18th best result.
‡ The player is keeping her 18th best result as it is higher than the Dubai result, which does not need to be counted in her ranking points.
§ The player is substituting her next best result as it is higher than the Dubai result, which does not need to be counted in her ranking points.

Other entry information

Wildcards

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Protected ranking

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
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Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

References

  1. "ATP Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Overview". atpworldtour.com.
  2. "WTA Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Overview". wtatennis.com.
  3. "Players". dubaidutyfreetennischampionships.com. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  4. "Players". dubaidutyfreetennischampionships.com. Retrieved 29 January 2026.