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

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

Published: March 21, 2021 19:22 Last updated: February 13, 2022 19:56 Matthew Smith, Sport Editor

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1.974095-1555815192 — 1993: Karel Novacek claimed the inaugural Dubai Tennis Championships title - beating France's Fabrice Santoro in the final Image Credit: Gulf News Archives

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1.974634-2971255062 — 1994: Sweden's Magnus Gustafsson won the second edition of the tournament Image Credit: Gulf News Archives

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1995: Wayne Ferreira of South Africa beat Andrea Gaudenzi to the title — 1995: Wayne Ferreira of South Africa beat Andrea Gaudenzi to the title Image Credit: Gulf News Archive

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1.975521-4182502450 — 1996: Goran Ivanisevic went all the way to the title Image Credit: Gulf News Archives

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1997: Austria's Thomas Muster claimed the glory with a win in the final over Ivanisevic — 1997: Austria's Thomas Muster claimed the glory with a win in the final over Ivanisevic Image Credit: DDFTC

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1.976479-3326606210 — 1998: Alex Corretja got his hands on the trophy in Dubai Image Credit: Gulf News Archives

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1.976999-519164299 — 1999: The little-known Jerome Golmard of France won just before the millennium Image Credit: Courtesy: Dubai Tennis

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1.977436-1593180325 — 2000: Nicolas Kiefer - denied in the 1999 final - prevailed at last Image Credit: Gulf News Archives

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2001: Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain overcame Russia's Marat Safin in the Dubai final — 2001: Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain overcame Russia's Marat Safin in the Dubai final Image Credit: DDFTC

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190224 roger federer — 2003: The start of an era as Roger Federer wins his first title Image Credit: Gulf News archives

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2004: Federer made it two on the trot in Dubai — 2004: Federer made it two on the trot in Dubai Image Credit: DDFTC

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2005: Federer completes his hat-trick of consecutive titles — 2005: Federer completes his hat-trick of consecutive titles Image Credit: DDFTC

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2006: Rafael Nadal breaks the Federer dominance, beating the Swiss to the title — 2006: Rafael Nadal breaks the Federer dominance, beating the Swiss to the title Image Credit: DDFTC

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2007: Federer is back with a bang to claim his fourth Dubai title — 2007: Federer is back with a bang to claim his fourth Dubai title Image Credit: DDFTC

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1.578574-4150677164 — 2008: American Andy Roddick got in on the Dubai party, beating Feliciano Lopez in the final Image Credit: Supplied picture

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1.982103-4071408905 — 2009: Novak Djokovic beat Spain's David Ferrer in the final Image Credit: Gulf News Archive

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1.1679697-188911683 — 2010: Djokovic claims his second title in a row, defeating Russian Mikhail Youzhny Image Credit: Francois Nel /Gulf News archive

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2011: Djokovic becomes the second man to win the Dubai title on three consecutive occasions — 2011: Djokovic becomes the second man to win the Dubai title on three consecutive occasions Image Credit: DDFTC

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1.988422-2276232074 — 2012: Federer collects title No. 5, beating Andy Murray in the final Image Credit: AP

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1.1133836-3791735357 — 2013: Djokovic's turn to pick up his fourth title Image Credit: Courtesy Dubai Duty Free

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1.1296888-960625116 — 2014: Federer overcomes Tomas Berdych in three sets to take his sixth Dubai gong Image Credit: REUTERS

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1.1464384-2074896705 — 2015: That man again as Federer defeated Djokovic in the final for title No. 7 Image Credit: Reuters

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1.1680436-375631852 — 2016: Stan Wawrinka takes the glory, after defeating Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis in the final Image Credit: Clint Egbert/Gulf News

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1.1988224-2204169560 — 2017: Murray finally gets his hands on the trophy after his near miss in 2012 Image Credit: Ahmed Ramzan/Gulf News

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Roberto Bautista Agut — 2018: Roberto Baustista Agut causes a bit of an upset to take the title Image Credit: AFP

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WEB-GALLERY-2019-FEDERER-DUBAI-(Read-Only) — 2019: Federer racks up his 100th ATP title by claiming Dubai title No. 8 Image Credit: Atiq Ur Rehman /Gulf News

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Tennis — 2020: Djokovic ensured his spot at the top of the rankings as he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final. Image Credit: Reuters

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Aslan Karatsev wins in Dubai — 2021: Aslan Karatsev added his name to a long and distinguished list with his win over Lloyd Harris. Image Credit: Supplied

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