Event Owners and Organisers

Owner & Organiser

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 31st year of the Men’s and 23rd year of the Women’s Championships.

About Dubai Duty Free

Founded on 20th December 1983, Dubai Duty Free is one of the single largest airport retailers in the world, with sales turnover of US$1.74 billion in 2022.

Now employing over 4,600 people, the operation has consistently raised the benchmark for airport retailing and it continues to grow.

In 2022, Dubai Duty Free recorded over 17.3 million sales transactions which average at 46,912 sales transactions per day, while a staggering 47.302 million units of merchandise were sold.

Currently operating at Dubai International and Al Maktoum International airports, Dubai Duty Free opened a Cartier boutique in Concourse B in February 2022, as part of the luxury boutiques that opened at Dubai International Airport in 2021, including a Dior boutique in Concourse A and B and a Louis Vuitton retail outlet, also in Concourse B.

In addition to its retail division, Dubai Duty Free operates a Leisure Division which includes The Irish Village, located in both Garhoud and in Dubai Studio City, 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 750 awards including its record tenth Frontier ‘Airport Retailer of the Year’ Award in 2021. In 2022, Dubai Duty Free won its 21st consecutive Business Traveller Middle East Award for “Best Airport for Duty Free Shopping in the Middle East”, the Gulf Business “Retail Company of the Year” award and the sixteenth consecutive Global Traveler Award for “Best Duty-Free Shopping in the World.” Meanwhile, Colm McLoughlin was also the recipient of two personal awards including being honoured with the inaugural Middle East & Africa Duty Free Association (MEADFA) Lifetime Achievement Award and being named the “Most Inspiring Leader – Retail (UAE)” at the Global Brand Awards.