Event Owners and Organisers
The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships is made possible by our owners and organisers
Under the Patronage of H.h. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai
The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships is owned and organised by Dubai Duty Free and takes place under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. Dubai Duty Free is the permanent Title Sponsor of the tournament and this year the tournament celebrates the 34th year of the Men’s and 26th year of the Women’s Championships.
Founded on 20th December 1983, Dubai Duty Free, now in its 43rd year of operation, has grown into one of the biggest single travel retail operators in the world.
Now employing over 5,800 people, the operation has consistently raised the benchmark for airport retailing, and it continues to grow.
In 2025, Dubai Duty Free achieved a historic milestone with annual sales reaching Dhs8.680 billion (US$2.378 billion), a 9.85% increase over 2024 and the most successful year in the retailer’s history.
Currently operating around 40,000 sqm of retail space across Dubai International and Al Maktoum International airports, Dubai Duty Free has continued its investment in the development and expansion of its retail offer including the refurbishment in Concourse B and the renovations of three Arrivals shops.
In addition to the retail division Dubai Duty Free operates a Leisure Division which includes The Irish Village both in Garhoud and Studio One Hotel, the Century Village, the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, home to the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships and The Creekside Hotel Dubai, an Accor Hotel.
To date, Dubai Duty Free has received over 800 awards including its record tenth Frontier ‘Airport Retailer of the Year’ Award in 2021. In 2025, Dubai Duty Free won 15 awards including its 24th consecutive Business Traveller Middle East Award for “Best “Airport for Duty Free Shopping in the Middle East”, the Gulf Business Award for “Retail Company of the Year” and the nineteenth consecutive Global Traveler Award for “Best Duty-Free Shopping in the World.”
For more information visit www.dubaidutyfree.com.
Managing Director & Chairman of the Organising Committee
Ramesh Cidambi
Deputy Managing Director & DDFTC Tournament Director
Salah Tahlak
Senior Vice President – Marketing
Sinead El Sibai
Tournament Project Manager
Jasmin Micoyco
Head of Security
Zayed Al Shebli
Chief of Officials
Hany Khafief
Chief of Ballkids
Clark Francis
Head of Broadcast Management
Bharat Godkhindi
Press Officer
TBC
WTA Supervisors
Clare Wood (GBR)
Roberto Ranieri (ITA)
Mihaela Testiban (ROU)
WTA Referee
Carlos Ramos (ESP)
WTA Player Relations
Kevin Kylar (CAN)
Vivian Segnini (USA)
WTA Primary Health Care Providers (PHCPs)
Tash Weston (GBR)
Federica Scalabrino (ITA)
Ikram Ouni (TUN)
Lucia Perez (ESP)
Maria Alonso Martinez (ESP)
WTA Massage Therapist
Cristina Daly (GBR)
Mental Health Care Provider (MHCP)
Randi Jackson (USA)
WTA Communications
Alex Prior (GBR)
Adam Lincoln (AUS)
Nicola Hargreaves (GBR)
Tournament Relations
Beatrice Kight (GBR)
WTA Chief of Officials
Hany El Khafief (EGY)
WTA Chair Umpires
Alison Hughes (GBR)
Pierre Bacchi (FRA)
Kader Nouni (FRA)
Richard Haigh (GBR)
Yulia Ignatchenko (KAZ)
Manuel Weiss (SUI)
Meruyert Kaukeyeva (KAZ)
Nikola Srecec (CRO)
WTA/ATP Security
Jed Stopher (GBR)
ATP Supervisors
Hans Juergen Ochs (GER)
Ahmed Abdel Azim (EGY)
ATP Referee
Hany El Khafief (EGY)
ATP Tour Manager
Arnau Brugues (ESP)
ATP PR & Marketing
Omar Abdo (SAU)
Rachna Nayyar (DEU)
Physiotherapist
Graham Anderson (GBR)
Hans Ektvedt (NOR)
ATP Chief of Umpire
Nitin Kannamwar (IND)
ATP Tour Chair Umpires
Alison Hughes (GBR)
Manuel Messina (ITA)
Kader Nouni (FRA)
Richard Haigh (GBR)
Yulia Ignatchenko (KAZ)
Manuel Weiss (SUI)
Mohamed El Jenatti (MAR)
WTA/ATP Review Official
ATP IT Support
Kacper Dworniczek (POL)
WTA week
Dunlop – AO
ATP week
Dunlop – ATP
The Creekside Hotel Dubai, an Accor Hotel
