Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships: 22 years of WTA winners from Hingis to Halep and Muguruza

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Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships: 22 years of WTA winners from Hingis to Halep and Muguruza

Garbine Muguruza adds her name to the long honours list in Dubai

Published: March 14, 2021 11:35 Last updated: March 14, 2021 15:46 Matthew Smith, Sport Editor

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1.1679720-3082056286 — 2001: Martina Hingis won the inaugural Dubai Duty Free title back in 2001 Image Credit: Gulf News archives

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1.1982900-1486399611 — 2002: Amelie Mauresmo defeated Sandrine Testud to claim the title Image Credit: Gulf News Archives

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Justine Henin-Hardenne wins the Dubai Duty Free trophy 2003 — 2003: Justine Henin Hardenne took her first step in a historic Dubai quadruple Image Credit: DDFTC

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Justine Henin-Hardenne wins the Dubai Duty Free trophy 2004 — 2004: Back-to-back titles for Henin Hardenne as she beat Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final Image Credit: DDFTC

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Lindsay Davenport wins in Dubai in 2005 — 2005: Lindsay Davenport got her hands on the famous Coffee Pot trophy Image Credit: Gulf News Archive

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Justine Henin wins title No.3 in Dubai in 2006 — 2006: The Belgian Henin was back to take her third Dubai title Image Credit: DDFTC

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Justine Henin takes her fourth Dubai title in 2007 — 2007: It should be renamed the Henin Trophy after she claimed title No. 4 in 2007 Image Credit: DDFTC

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NAT SHAIKH AHMAD 2008-1559731847147 — 2008: Elena Dementieva received the trophy from Sheikh Ahmad after her win Image Credit:

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1.1288964-1855801736 — 2009: Venus Williams claimed her first Dubai title Image Credit: COURTESY: DDF

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1.643784-2128473421 — 2010: Venus made it two in a row for the 10th anniversary of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Image Credit: Gulf News Archive

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1.1289336-821526512 — 2011: Caroline Wozniacki defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova to take the title Image Credit: DDF

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1.986219-2077549765 — 2012: Agnieszka Radwanska was all smiles when she won the tournament Image Credit: Hadrian Hernandez/Gulf News

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1.1150510-3328993793 — 2013: Czech star Petra Kvitova got the better of Sara Errani to land the silverware Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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1.1294482_988490253 — 2014: Venus Williams mad it three of the best as she defeated Alize Cornet Image Credit: Virendra Saklani/Gulf News

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tab-Simona-Halep--2-1550065261486 — 2015: Simon Halep of Romania powered past Karolína Plískova to take the title in Dubai Image Credit:

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1.1676413-2043039617 — 2016: Sara Errani made amends for her final loss in 2013 by getting her hands on the trophy Image Credit: Clint Egbert/Gulf News

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1.2171792-4211748670 — 2017: Elina Svitolina fought past Caroline Wozniacki to claim her maiden Dubai title Image Credit: Courtesy: Organiser

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1.2177164-1676646666 — 2018: It was two from two for Svitolina as she successfully defended her crown Image Credit: Gulf News Archives

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Belinda Bencic — 2019: Belinda Bencic triumphed over Petra Kvitova. Image Credit: Atiq Ur Rehman /Gulf News

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Copy of 525313-01-08-1582438966293 — 2020: Simon Halep slogged it out to defeat Elena Rybakina for the title. Image Credit: AFP

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Garbine Muguruza with the Dubai Duty Free Championships trophy — 2021: Garbine Muguruza became the first Spaniard to claim the title after defeating Barbora Krejcikova in the final. Image Credit: Supplied

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