UPDATE

Look: Past men’s winners at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships

Former winners from Novacek to Djokovic and Federer, and now Aslan Karatsev

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Matthew Smith, Sport Editor
1/28
1993: Karel Novacek claimed the inaugural Dubai Tennis Championships title - beating France's Fabrice Santoro in the final
Gulf News Archives
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1994: Sweden's Magnus Gustafsson won the second edition of the tournament
Gulf News Archives
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1995: Wayne Ferreira of South Africa beat Andrea Gaudenzi to the title
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1996: Goran Ivanisevic went all the way to the title
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1997: Austria's Thomas Muster claimed the glory with a win in the final over Ivanisevic
DDFTC
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1998: Alex Corretja got his hands on the trophy in Dubai
Gulf News Archives
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1999: The little-known Jerome Golmard of France won just before the millennium
Courtesy: Dubai Tennis
8/28
2000: Nicolas Kiefer - denied in the 1999 final - prevailed at last
Gulf News Archives
9/28
2001: Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain overcame Russia's Marat Safin in the Dubai final
DDFTC
10/28
2003: The start of an era as Roger Federer wins his first title
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11/28
2004: Federer made it two on the trot in Dubai
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2005: Federer completes his hat-trick of consecutive titles
DDFTC
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2006: Rafael Nadal breaks the Federer dominance, beating the Swiss to the title
DDFTC
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2007: Federer is back with a bang to claim his fourth Dubai title
DDFTC
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2008: American Andy Roddick got in on the Dubai party, beating Feliciano Lopez in the final
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2009: Novak Djokovic beat Spain's David Ferrer in the final
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17/28
2010: Djokovic claims his second title in a row, defeating Russian Mikhail Youzhny
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2011: Djokovic becomes the second man to win the Dubai title on three consecutive occasions
DDFTC
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2012: Federer collects title No. 5, beating Andy Murray in the final
AP
20/28
2013: Djokovic's turn to pick up his fourth title
Courtesy Dubai Duty Free
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2014: Federer overcomes Tomas Berdych in three sets to take his sixth Dubai gong
REUTERS
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2015: That man again as Federer defeated Djokovic in the final for title No. 7
Reuters
23/28
2016: Stan Wawrinka takes the glory, after defeating Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis in the final
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2017: Murray finally gets his hands on the trophy after his near miss in 2012
Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News
25/28
2018: Roberto Baustista Agut causes a bit of an upset to take the title
AFP
26/28
2019: Federer racks up his 100th ATP title by claiming Dubai title No. 8
Atiq Ur Rehman /Gulf News
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2020: Djokovic ensured his spot at the top of the rankings as he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final.
Reuters
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2021: Aslan Karatsev added his name to a long and distinguished list with his win over Lloyd Harris.
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