Most Titles
Open Era singles titles.
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Roger Federer 8 titles
ATP Dubai Tennis Championships 1996 Draw & Results
CompletedGoran Ivanisevic won the 1996 Dubai Tennis Championships, defeating Albert Costa 6-4 6-3 in the final. The ATP 250 event was played February 12–18 on hard courts in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The Dubai Tennis Championships bring the ATP and WTA tours to the same hard-court venue in consecutive events.
Full tournament history →Dates
Feb 12 — Feb 18
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Category
World Series
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modern equivalent
ATP 250
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Mapping details.
Results
31 recorded singles results
| Winner | Score | Loser | H2H | Match Data | Date | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F (1) | ||||||
| Goran Ivanisevic | 6-4 6-3 | Albert Costa | H2H | Match data | Feb 18, 1996* | F |
| SF (2) | ||||||
| Goran Ivanisevic | 6-2 7-6(6) | David Prinosil | H2H | Match data | Feb 17, 1996* | SF |
| Albert Costa | 3-6 6-3 6-1 | Javier Sanchez | H2H | Match data | Feb 17, 1996* | SF |
| QF (4) | ||||||
| Javier Sanchez | 2-6 7-5 6-4 | Sandon Stolle | H2H | Match data | Feb 17, 1996* | QF |
| David Prinosil | 6-2 6-3 | Thomas Enqvist | H2H | Match data | Feb 17, 1996* | QF Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| Albert Costa | 6-3 2-6 6-2 | Hendrik Jan Davids | H2H | Match data | Feb 17, 1996* | QF |
| Goran Ivanisevic | 6-2 6-1 | Wayne Ferreira DEF | H2H | Match data | Feb 17, 1996* | QF |
| R16 (8) | ||||||
| Albert Costa | 6-4 6-2 | Bernd Karbacher | H2H | Match data | Feb 16, 1996* | R16 |
| Wayne Ferreira DEF | 7-6(6) 6-7(4) 6-4 | Andrea Gaudenzi | H2H | Match data | Feb 16, 1996* | R16 |
| Goran Ivanisevic | 6-3 7-5 | Karel Novacek CH | H2H | Match data | Feb 16, 1996* | R16 |
| David Prinosil | 6-1 7-6(5) | Andrei Medvedev | H2H | Match data | Feb 16, 1996* | R16 |
| Sandon Stolle | 6-3 1-6 6-4 | Andrei Cherkasov | H2H | Match data | Feb 16, 1996* | R16 |
| Javier Sanchez | 6-3 4-6 7-6(5) | Fabrice Santoro | H2H | Match data | Feb 16, 1996* | R16 |
| Thomas Enqvist | 6-3 6-2 | Magnus Larsson | H2H | Match data | Feb 16, 1996* | R16 |
| Hendrik Jan Davids | 6-4 6-4 | Alberto Berasategui | H2H | Match data | Feb 16, 1996* | R16 Upset: winner had a 11 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| R32 (16) | ||||||
| Wayne Ferreira DEF | 6-1 (ret.) | Younes El Aynaoui | H2H | Match data | Feb 15, 1996* | R32 |
| Alberto Berasategui | 7-5 7-6(5) | Jim Courier | H2H | Match data | Feb 15, 1996* | R32 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| Magnus Larsson | 6-2 6-4 | Renzo Furlan | H2H | Match data | Feb 15, 1996* | R32 |
| Andrea Gaudenzi | 7-6(3) 7-6(2) | Patrick McEnroe | H2H | Match data | Feb 15, 1996* | R32 |
| Bernd Karbacher | 6-4 6-4 | Dinu Pescariu | H2H | Match data | Feb 15, 1996* | R32 |
| Andrei Medvedev | 6-4 6-1 | Byron Black | H2H | Match data | Feb 15, 1996* | R32 |
| Goran Ivanisevic | 6-3 6-4 | Jordi Burillo | H2H | Match data | Feb 15, 1996* | R32 |
| Javier Sanchez | 6-3 7-6(1) | Jiri Novak | H2H | Match data | Feb 15, 1996* | R32 |
| Fabrice Santoro | 6-3 6-1 | Gilbert Schaller | H2H | Match data | Feb 15, 1996* | R32 |
| Sandon Stolle | 6-1 3-6 7-6(0) | Thomas Muster | H2H | Match data | Feb 15, 1996* | R32 Upset: winner had a 11 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| Karel Novacek CH | 6-2 6-4 | Alexander Volkov | H2H | Match data | Feb 15, 1996* | R32 |
| David Prinosil | 5-7 7-6(5) 6-4 | Stefan Edberg | H2H | Match data | Feb 15, 1996* | R32 |
| Hendrik Jan Davids | 6-1 7-6(5) | Stefano Pescosolido | H2H | Match data | Feb 15, 1996* | R32 Upset: winner had a 18 percent pre-match Elo win probability. |
| Albert Costa | 1-6 6-3 6-4 | Marc Rosset | H2H | Match data | Feb 15, 1996* | R32 |
| Thomas Enqvist | 6-1 6-4 | Magnus Gustafsson CH | H2H | Match data | Feb 15, 1996* | R32 |
| Andrei Cherkasov | 5-7 6-3 6-4 | Lars Jonsson | H2H | Match data | Feb 15, 1996* | R32 |
Tournament Records
The leading Open Era records for Dubai Tennis Championships.
Most Finals
Champion or runner-up finishes.
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Roger Federer 10 finals
Most Match Wins
Recorded main-draw match wins.
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Roger Federer 53 wins
Most Appearances
Editions with a recorded main-draw match.
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Mikhail Youzhny 16 appearances
View the full Dubai Tennis Championships record book →
Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.
Recent Finals
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match Data | Season | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniil Medvedev | (w/o) | Tallon Griekspoor | H2H | Match data | 2026 | Hard |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas | 6-3 6-3 | Felix Auger-Aliassime | H2H | Match data | 2025 | Hard |
| Ugo Humbert | 6-4 6-3 | Alexander Bublik | H2H | Match data | 2024 | Hard |
| Daniil Medvedev | 6-2 6-2 | Andrey Rublev | H2H | Match data | 2023 | Hard |
| Andrey Rublev | 6-3 6-4 | Jiri Vesely | H2H | Match data | 2022 | Hard |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Dubai Tennis Championships held?
- Dubai Tennis Championships is held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- Who is the latest recorded Dubai Tennis Championships winner?
- The 2026 Dubai Tennis Championships was won by Daniil Medvedev, who defeated Tallon Griekspoor 0-0.
- Who has won the most Dubai Tennis Championships titles?
- Roger Federer has won 8 Dubai Tennis Championships titles, the most by any player.
- What is the earliest recorded Dubai Tennis Championships edition?
- The earliest recorded edition of Dubai Tennis Championships in TennisDB is 1993.
- What surface is Dubai Tennis Championships played on?
- Dubai Tennis Championships is played on hard courts.