Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2014

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   Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships tennis   
Logo of the "Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships" tournament
date February 17 - February 22, 2014 WTA
February 24 - March 1, 2015 ATP
venue Dubai United Arab Emirates
United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates 
First run 2001 WTA
1993 ATP
Tournament type Free place tournament
Game surface Hard court
draw 28E / 32Q / 16D WTA
32E / 16Q / 16D ATP
Defending champion
Men's singles SerbiaSerbia Novak Đoković
Men's doubles IndiaIndia Mahesh Bhupathi Michaël Llodra
FranceFrance 
Ladies singles Czech RepublicCzech Republic Petra Kvitová
Ladies doubles United StatesUnited States Bethanie Mattek-Sands Sania Mirza
IndiaIndia 
Title holder
Men's singles SwitzerlandSwitzerland Roger Federer
Men's doubles IndiaIndia Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
PakistanPakistan 
Ladies singles United StatesUnited States Venus Williams
Ladies doubles RussiaRussia Alla Kudrjawzewa Anastassija Rodionova
AustraliaAustralia 

The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2014 are a tennis tournament of the WTA Tour 2014 for women and a tennis tournament of the ATP World Tour 2014 for men in Dubai . The WTA women's tournament will take place from February 17 to 22, 2014, the ATP men's tournament from February 24 to March 1, 2014.

Defending champion in singles is Novak Đoković for men and Petra Kvitová for women. In the men's doubles the pairing Mahesh Bhupathi and Michaël Llodra , in the women's doubles the pairing Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Sania Mirza .

Men's tournament

Main article: Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2014 / Men

Qualification: Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2014 / Men / Qualification

With the final victory over Tomáš Berdych , Roger Federer achieved his 78th tournament victory in individual. Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi won the double-final against the top seeded pairing of Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić .

Ladies tournament

Main article: Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2014 / Women

Qualification: Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2014 / Women / Qualification

The women’s individual title was won by Venus Williams , who started the tournament with a wildcard, against Alizé Cornet . Alla Kudrjawzewa and Anastassija Rodionowa secured the double title in the matchtiebrake against Raquel Kops-Jones together with Abigail Spears .

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