The World Tennis Championships in Abu Dhabi is a men's demonstration international tennis tournament taking place at the turn of the year in Abu Dhabi ( UAE ) on hard courts .
| Mubadala world tennis championship | |
|---|---|
| A place carrying out | Abu Dhabi UAE |
| Coating | Hard |
| Website | mubadalawtc.com |
| Demonstration Tournament | |
| Category | 6 singles |
| Prize | 250,000 dollars |
General Information
The competition was conceived in 2008 as a warm-up tournament for leading tennis players on the eve of the start of the season; The first championship was held in January 2009. In the future, the tournament became annual, held on the eve of the start of the first gaming week of the regular season.
According to the rules of the competition, six athletes participating in the three-round elimination tournament take part in it. According to the decision of the organizers, two tennis players begin the competition from the second round (as a rule, these are the seeding leaders), and the losers of the semifinals play an additional match for third place. The winner receives the entire prize fund - $ 250,000 .
Finals of different years
| Year | Champion | Finalist | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Rafael Nadal | Milos Raonic | 7-6 (2) 6-3 |
| 2015 | Andy Murray | Novak Djokovic | No game |
| 2013 | Novak Djokovic (3) | David Ferrer | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2012 | Novak Djokovic (2) | Nicholas Almagro | 6-7 (4) 6-3 6-4 |
| 2011 (2) | Novak Djokovic | David Ferrer | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2011 (1) | Rafael Nadal (2) | Roger Federer | 7-6 (4) 7-6 (3) |
| 2010 | Rafael Nadal | Robin Söderling | 7-6 (3) 7-5 |
| 2009 | Andy Murray | Rafael Nadal | 6-4 5-7 6-3 |