The 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) is an upcoming ATP 500 event on the 2021 ATP Tour[1] and a WTA 1000 tournament on the 2021 WTA Tour.[2] Both events will be held at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The women's tournament will take place from March 8 to 14 and the men's tournament from March 15 to 21.
| 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8 – 14 March (women) 15 – 21 March (men) |
| Edition | 29th (men) / 21st (women) |
| Category | ATP World Tour 500 (men) WTA 1000 (women) |
| Draw | 48S / 16D (men) 56S / 28D (women) |
| Prize money | $1,897,805 (men) $1,835,490 (women) |
| Surface | Hard, Outdoor |
| Location | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Venue | Aviation Club Tennis Centre |
| 2020 Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Novak Djokovic | |
| Women's singles | |
 Simona Halep | |
| Men's doubles | |
 John Peers /  Michael Venus | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Hsieh Su-wei /  Barbora Strýcová | |
ATP singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 AUT
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Dominic Thiem | 4 | 1 |
 SUI
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Roger Federer | 5 | 2 |
 RUS
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Andrey Rublev | 8 | 3 |
 ITA
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Matteo Berrettini | 10 | 4 |
 CAN
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Denis Shapovalov | 11 | 5 |
 FRA
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Gaël Monfils | 12 | 6 |
 ESP
|
Roberto Bautista-Agut | 13 | 7 |
 BEL
|
David Goffin | 15 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of February 22, 2021.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
ATP doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
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- Rankings are as of February 8, 2021.
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
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The following pair received entry from the qualifying draw:
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WTA singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROU
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Simona Halep | 3 | 1 |
 UKR
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Elina Svitolina | 5 | 2 |
| CZE
|
Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 3 |
 BLR
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Aryna Sabalenka | 9 | 4 |
| CZE
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Petra Kvitová | 10 | 5 |
 NED
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Kiki Bertens | 11 | 6 |
| SUI
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Belinda Bencic | 12 | 7 |
 USA
|
Jennifer Brady | 13 | 8 |
| BLR
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Victoria Azarenka | 14 | 9 |
| ESP
|
Garbiñe Muguruza | 15 | 10 |
| BEL
|
Elise Mertens | 17 | 11 |
 POL
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Iga Świątek | 18 | 12 |
| USA
|
Madison Keys | 19 | 13 |
| CZE
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Markéta Vondroušová | 20 | 14 |
 CRO
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Petra Martić | 21 | 15 |
| CZE
|
Karolína Muchová | 22 | 16 |
- Rankings are as of February 22, 2021.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
- Before the tournament
Bianca Andreescu → replaced by 
Alizé Cornet
Ashleigh Barty[3] → replaced by 
Kateřina Siniaková
Sofia Kenin → replaced by Kristina Mladenovic
Magda Linette → replaced by 
Jil Teichmann- Alison Riske → replaced by
Anastasija Sevastova - Barbora Strýcová → replaced by
Laura Siegemund 
Donna Vekić → replaced by 
Patricia Maria Țig
WTA doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL
|
Elise Mertens | BLR
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Aryna Sabalenka | 3 | 1 |
| CZE
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Barbora Krejčíková | CZE
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Kateřina Siniaková | 15 | 2 |
| USA
|
Nicole Melichar | NED
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Demi Schuurs | 23 | 3 |
 JPN
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Shuko Aoyama | JPN
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Ena Shibahara | 29 | 4 |
 HUN
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Tímea Babos | RUS
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Veronika Kudermetova | 30 | 5 |
 CHN
|
Zhang Shuai | CHN
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Zheng Saisai | 55 | 6 |
 CHI
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Alexa Guarachi | CRO
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Darija Jurak | 65 | 7 |
| USA
|
Hayley Carter |  BRA
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Luisa Stefani | 67 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of February 22, 2021.
Other entrants
The following pairs received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:
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The following pairs received entry into the doubles main draw using protected rankings:
Champions
Men's Singles
- vs.
Women's Singles
- vs.
Men's Doubles
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Women's Doubles
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References
- ^ "Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Overview". atpworldtour.com.
- ^ "Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Overview". wtatennis.com.
- ^ "Injured Ashleigh Barty joins Simona Halep, Sofia Kenin and Bianca Andreescu in Doha withdrawal". Eurosport. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.