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 33rd year of the Men’s and 25th year of the Women’s Championships.
Founded on 20th December 1983, Dubai Duty Free, now in its 41st year of operation, has grown into one of the biggest single travel retail operators in the world.
Now employing 6,000 people, the operation has consistently raised the benchmark for airport retailing, and it continues to grow.
In 2023, Dubai Duty Free celebrated its milestone 40th anniversary and achieved an all-time record sale of US$2.16 billion.
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 Jumeirah Creekside Hotel.
To date, Dubai Duty Free has received over 780 awards including its record tenth Frontier ‘Airport Retailer of the Year’ Award in 2021. This year, Dubai Duty Free won the “Best Sustainable Initiative” at the 2024 Asia Pacific Travel Retail Awards and its 23rd consecutive Business Traveller Middle East Award for “Best Duty Free Shopping in the Middle East”. It also received the UK’s International Safety Award with Distinction from
the British Safety Council while in the US it has won two Trazees Awards for “Favorite Duty-Free Shopping” and “Favorite Duty-Free Shopping in the Middle East”.
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
Barry King
WTA Supervisors
Donna Kelso
Chahir Fitouhi
Chen Shu
WTA Referee
Sheetal Iyer
WTA Player Relations
Neil Robinson
Kevin Kylar
WTA Communications
Alex Prior
Laura Brown
Nicola Hargreaves
WTA Primary Health Care Providers (PHCPs)
Federica Scalabrino
Ikram Ouni
Paula Clos
Robyn Collins
Tash Weston
WTA Massage Therapist
Florin Mihalache
Mental Health Care Provider (MHCP)
Caroline Zadina
Zoe Moffat
WTA Chief of Officials
Hany El Khafief
WTA Chair Umpires
Adel Nour
Isabell Seefried
Miriam Bley
Cecilia Alberti
Marija Cicak
Pierre Bacchi
Marta Mrozinska
WTA Security
Jed Stopher
ATP Supervisors
Roland Herfel
Ahmed Abdel-Azim
ATP Referee
Hany El Khafief
ATP Tour Manager
Diego Pedraza Novak
ATP PR & Marketing
Omar Abdo
Physiotherapist
Paul Ness
ATP Chief of Umpire
Nitin Kannamwar
ATP Tour Chair Umpires
Adel Nour
Isabell Seefried
Miriam Bley
Manuel Messina
Pierre Bacchi
WTA/ATP Review Official
Abhishek Mukherjee
Melina Pelka
Lalit Singh
WTA week
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ATP week
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