Tennis in Dubai

If there can be a Wimbledon and a Rolland Garros, why can there not be something similar in Dubai as Dubai is an important business and commercial center of the world and a point of congregation for the rich and the glamorous? Therefore, Tennis in Dubai in UAE has grown to new heights with the Dubai Tennis Championships, which are major tennis competitions that have made Tennis in Dubai one of the popular activities of Sports and Recreation in Dubai.

The Dubai Tennis Championships include separate competitions for gentlemen and ladies and are played at the Dubai Tennis Stadium - an arena that can accommodate many thousands of spectators. The Dubai Tennis Stadium has special boxes for the leaders of Dubai and for the fourth estate. It also has exclusive rooms where press conferences may be held, isolated air-conditioned rooms for tennis observers and critics whose voices are aired on TV, and plush refreshing and rest rooms for the players. The competition is arranged by the Dubai Duty Free - a corporate that specializes in retail sales particularly in the Airport premises. The Dubai Tennis Championships are sponsored by Dubai Duty Free, big multinational conglomerates and others. Great grand-slam champions like Martina Hingis, Goran Ivanisevic, Lindsay Davenport, etc have played in the Dubai Tennis Championships.

Because Dubai is visited by the rich and the elite, hotels also cater to the sports needs of the guests. As Tennis in Dubai is one of the favorite sports of the people and tourists of Dubai, the Burj Al Arab, one of the best hotels of the globe in Dubai has built a tennis court in its landing area for private helicopters for its guests. And imagine who its guests were one fine day - none other than the master tennis players Agassi and Federer. These players had a most amiable match in the spectacular tennis court of the hotel. This event made great news and propagated Tennis in Dubai. Nowadays, Tennis in Dubai has become a common sport among the women of Dubai with the additional support of Selima Sfar, a tennis player of Tunisia. Tennis in Dubai occupies an important position among the Festivals and Events in Dubai.