Dubai: Some of the best tennis players representing the six Gulf nations will be seen in action at the 2016 GCC Men’s Championships to be held at the Fujairah Tennis and Country Club (FTCC) later this month.
Organised by Tennis Emirates (TE), the GCC Junior U14 and U18 and Senior Teams competition will be held from December 18-23, followed by the GCC Individual Men’s Championship at the same venue from December 24-27. Held as part of the UAE National Day celebrations, both events are being held under the patronage of Shaikh Rashid Bin Hamad Bin Mohammad Al Sharqi, Chairman, Fujairah Culture and Media Authority.
The singles competition will have a draw of 32 players, while the doubles will see 16 pairs in action at the FTCC. The closing ceremony will be held on December 27 and the top three finishers will receive trophies and medals.
Teams from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar will join the UAE for the team competitions starting from December 18. Mohammad Al Gareeb of Kuwait is the defending singles champion, while Omar Bahroozian of the UAE is the runner-up. In the doubles, Al Gareeb had teamed up with Khalid Al Nabhani of Oman for the title after defeating the host country’s Bahroozian and Mahmoud Nader.
