2019 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles

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Men's singles
2019 Dubai Tennis Championships
Final
Champion Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer
Runner-up Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas
Score6–4, 6–4
Details
Draw32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2018  · Dubai Tennis Championships ·  2020  

Roberto Bautista Agut was the defending champion, [1] but lost in the second round to Nikoloz Basilashvili.

Contents

Roger Federer won his 8th Dubai title, and 100th ATP singles title overall, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6–4, 6–4, in the final. Federer became the second male tennis player in history after Jimmy Connors in 1983 to win 100 ATP singles titles. [2]

Following his run to the final, Tsitsipas entered the top 10 in the ATP rankings for the first time in his career, becoming the first Greek player to achieve this feat. [3]

Seeds

  1. Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori (second round)
  2. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer (champion)
  3. Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić (first round)
  4. Flag of Russia.svg Karen Khachanov (first round)
  5. Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas (final)
  6. Flag of Croatia.svg Borna Ćorić (semifinals)
  7. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic (first round)
  8. Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Medvedev (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
5 Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas 4 7777
  Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils 66464
5 Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Tsitsipas 4 4
2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 66
6 Flag of Croatia.svg Borna Ćorić 2 2
2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 66

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Japan.svg K Nishikori 66
Flag of France.svg B Paire 4 3 1 Flag of Japan.svg K Nishikori 5 72
Flag of Poland.svg H Hurkacz 67 Flag of Poland.svg H Hurkacz 75 6
Q Flag of France.svg C Moutet 3 5 Flag of Poland.svg H Hurkacz 64771
Q Flag of Belarus.svg E Gerasimov 77775 Flag of Greece.svg S Tsitsipas 77616
Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Haase 6265Q Flag of Belarus.svg E Gerasimov 3 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg M Ebden 4 63 5 Flag of Greece.svg S Tsitsipas 66
5 Flag of Greece.svg S Tsitsipas 63 65 Flag of Greece.svg S Tsitsipas 4 7777
3 Flag of Croatia.svg M Čilić 3 60 Flag of France.svg G Monfils 66464
Flag of France.svg G Monfils 64 6 Flag of France.svg G Monfils 66
WC Flag of Egypt.svg M Safwat 63 4 WC Flag of Cyprus.svg M Baghdatis 3 2
WC Flag of Cyprus.svg M Baghdatis 4 66 Flag of France.svg G Monfils 6636
Flag of Italy.svg M Berrettini 65 5 Q Flag of Lithuania.svg R Berankis 1 772
Flag of the United States.svg D Kudla 2 77 Flag of the United States.svg D Kudla 4 1
Q Flag of Lithuania.svg R Berankis 66Q Flag of Lithuania.svg R Berankis 66
8 Flag of Russia.svg D Medvedev 3 3

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of Croatia.svg B Ćorić 73 77
LL Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Veselý 5 6646 Flag of Croatia.svg B Ćorić 1 677
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Berdych 64 77 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg T Berdych 61 64
LL Flag of Belarus.svg I Ivashka 4 6646 Flag of Croatia.svg B Ćorić 4 677
Flag of Spain.svg R Bautista Agut 66 Flag of Georgia.svg N Basilashvili 62 61
WC Flag of India.svg R Ramanathan 4 3 Flag of Spain.svg R Bautista Agut 774 3
Flag of Georgia.svg N Basilashvili 66 Flag of Georgia.svg N Basilashvili 6266
4 Flag of Russia.svg K Khachanov 4 1 6 Flag of Croatia.svg B Ćorić 2 2
7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg M Raonic 4 74 2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg R Federer 66
Flag of Germany.svg J-L Struff 65 6 Flag of Germany.svg J-L Struff 4 2
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg D Džumhur 1 65 Flag of Hungary.svg M Fucsovics 66
Flag of Hungary.svg M Fucsovics 677 Flag of Hungary.svg M Fucsovics 664
Q Flag of Italy.svg T Fabbiano 63 2 2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg R Federer 786
Flag of Spain.svg F Verdasco 3 66 Flag of Spain.svg F Verdasco 3 63
Flag of Germany.svg P Kohlschreiber 4 61 2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg R Federer 63 6
2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg R Federer 63 6

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Belarus.svg Ilya Ivashka (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  2. Flag of Italy.svg Thomas Fabbiano (qualified)
  3. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Veselý (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  4. Flag of Lithuania.svg Ričardas Berankis (qualified)
  5. Flag of France.svg Corentin Moutet (qualified)
  6. Flag of France.svg Antoine Hoang (qualifying competition)
  7. Flag of Belarus.svg Egor Gerasimov (qualified)
  8. Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Mirza Bašić (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of Belarus.svg Ilya Ivashka 5 76
  Flag of Russia.svg Alexey Vatutin 75 2
1 Flag of Belarus.svg Ilya Ivashka 1 3
5 Flag of France.svg Corentin Moutet 66
WC Flag of Egypt.svg Karim-Mohamed Maamoun 3 60
5 Flag of France.svg Corentin Moutet 677

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Flag of Italy.svg Thomas Fabbiano 66
  Flag of Germany.svg Rudolf Molleker 3 3
2 Flag of Italy.svg Thomas Fabbiano 787
6 Flag of France.svg Antoine Hoang 665
WC Flag of Egypt.svg Adham Gabr 1 0
6 Flag of France.svg Antoine Hoang 66

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Veselý 7777
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Ward 6464
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Veselý 654
7 Flag of Belarus.svg Egor Gerasimov 776
  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aleksandr Nedovyesov 635
7 Flag of Belarus.svg Egor Gerasimov 777

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Flag of Lithuania.svg Ričardas Berankis 63 6
  Flag of France.svg Constant Lestienne 3 62
4 Flag of Lithuania.svg Ričardas Berankis 796
8 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Mirza Bašić 674
WC Flag of Ireland.svg Simon Carr 3 3
8 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Mirza Bašić 66

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