Tahlak: The tournament has witnessed outstanding growth over the past years

Dubai Women's Tennis Awards have increased by 480% since their inception in 2001

  • Poland's Świłętek qualifies for the final of the Women's Dubai Tennis. Cinematographer: Patrick Castillo

  • Salah Tahlak: "We have the continued support of the WTA and all our partners, which has allowed us to significantly increase our overall awards portfolio."

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Salah Tahlak, Chief Executive Officer of Joint Operations at Dubai Duty Free and Director of Dubai Duty Free Tennis Tournaments, has revealed a 480% increase in prize money for the Women's Professional Players Championship since its inception in 2001, and the 23rd edition of the $2.9 million tournament, ranked in the 1000,<>-point tournaments, is closing today.

Tahlak told Emirates Today: "The women's tournament has witnessed over the years a distinguished growth in hosting the most famous yellow ball stars in the world, in the same way for the presence of the best nine players from the top 10 seeds and 17 players from the top 20 seeds in the world in the current edition, in successes that have accompanied since the launch of the first edition of the professional players in 2001, in the ability of the Dubai Championship to rise in terms of points awarded to the crowned from 500 to 1000 points, which came in parallel with the increase in in the size of the prize money over the 23 years of the tournament's life by 480%."

He explained: «The women's championship was launched in 2001 with a total prize pool of $ 560,90, including 2,9 for the winner of the title, increasing the total prizes over the past years to record $ <>.<> million in the current edition».

He added: "The success of the tournament reflects positively on its status and reputation, as the players in the men's tournament or the players in the women's tournament always talk about their experience in Dubai, and share the wonderful competitive and comfortable atmosphere that we always strive as an organizer to provide, and they also praise the treatment and support they enjoy here in Dubai, as the women's tournament has come a long way since the crowning of the Swiss legend Martina Hings as the title of the inaugural edition in 2001, which contributed to the success of establishing the position of (Dubai Tennis) for women within the The WTA 1000,10-point calendar is part of a distinguished group of <> tournaments ranked at the highest level of the WTA Tour."

"We have the continued support of the WTA and all our partners, which has allowed us to significantly increase our overall prize portfolio, including a 51% increase from the last WTA 1000,2021 points in the 1 edition, which amounted to $8.2 million, compared to $9.2023 million in the <> edition."

89 minutes brings Shvoyntek closer to Dallah Dubai

Polish world number one Iga Świřtek is close to achieving the dream of lifting the «Dallah Dubai», after she is one step away from crowning her first title in history in the «Dubai Tennis» women's tournaments, held since last Saturday at the courts of «Dubai Duty Free» in Al Garhoud area in Dubai, and the curtain falls on her this evening within the series of WTA tournaments of the 1000-point category, with a total prize pool of $ 2.9 million.

Poland's Świřtek succeeded in reserving her seat to the final of the 23rd edition of the Dubai Women's Tennis, by defeating American Coco Gough, ranked sixth in the world, by two sets without a response, in a match limited to 89 minutes, held at the main stadium in the courts of «Dubai Duty Free».

Shvoytek's attempt to win the title of "Tennis Dubai" is her third in a row, after she said goodbye in last year's edition of the second round against Latvian Elena Astabenko, and preceded her in 2021 by exiting the third round.

Iga needed 52 minutes to win the first set (6-4), before her American rival Gough collapsed in the second set, opening the way for the world number one to settle the second set in 37 minutes (6-2).

And meet the world number one Shvontek in the final match today Czech Belle Barbora Krychkova, ranked 30 in the world, after Kryckova succeeded in eliminating the third seed on the world American Jessica Pegula, winning the Czech by two sets for one set (6-1, 5-7, 6-<>).