1993 Dubai Tennis Championships – Singles

In the first edition of the tournament, Karel Nováček won the title by defeating Fabrice Santoro 6–4, 7–5 in the final.[1][2][3]

Singles
1993 Dubai Tennis Championships
Final
ChampionCzech Republic Karel Nováček
Runner-upFrance Fabrice Santoro
Score6–4, 7–5
Details
Draw32 (3WC/4Q)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Seeds

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  1.   Alexander Volkov (quarterfinals)
  2.   Thomas Muster (semifinals)
  3.   Karel Nováček (champion)
  4.   Carl-Uwe Steeb (quarterfinals)
  5.   Emilio Sánchez (first round)
  6.   Andrei Cherkasov (quarterfinals)
  7.   Javier Sánchez (second round)
  8.   Fabrice Santoro (final)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
8/WC   Fabrice Santoro 6 6
  Jeremy Bates 2 3
8/WC   Fabrice Santoro 4 5
3   Karel Nováček 6 7
3   Karel Nováček 7 6
2   Thomas Muster 5 4

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   A Volkov 6 6
Q   Y El Aynaoui 2 3 1   A Volkov 7 6
  C Pistolesi 1 0r   L Jönsson 5 1
  L Jönsson 6 1 1   A Volkov 6 4 4
  B Wuyts 4 2 8/WC   F Santoro 2 6 6
  K Braasch 6 6   K Braasch 2 1
  F Montana 5 0 8/WC   F Santoro 6 6
8/WC   F Santoro 7 6 8/WC   F Santoro 6 6
4   CU Steeb 7 4 6   J Bates 2 3
  B Karbacher 5 6 3 4   CU Steeb 7 6
  T Witsken 6 65 2   C Mezzadri 5 3
  C Mezzadri 3 77 6 4   CU Steeb 5 1
  J Bates 77 6   J Bates 7 6
  C Bergström 64 1   J Bates 3 6 6
  J Cunha e Silva 6 4 6   J Cunha e Silva 6 3 3
5   E Sánchez 3 6 4

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6/WC   A Cherkasov 4 77 6
  M Schapers 6 65 2 6/WC   A Cherkasov 77 6
  M Gustafsson 7 4 5   T Carbonell 65 4
  T Carbonell 5 6 7 6/WC   A Cherkasov 2 7 5
  A Olhovskiy 3 6 3 3   K Nováček 6 5 7
Q   LA Wahlgren 6 3 6 Q   LA Wahlgren 2 6 1
  D Vacek 0 5 3   K Nováček 6 3 6
3   K Nováček 6 7 3   K Nováček 7 6
7   J Sánchez 77 6 2   T Muster 5 4
WC   A Järryd 65 3 7   J Sánchez 3 2
Q   S Doseděl 6 7 Q   S Doseděl 6 6
  G Schaller 3 5 Q   S Doseděl 0 3
  M Górriz 7 3 7 2   T Muster 6 6
Q   B Black 5 6 5   M Górriz 6 1 3
  N Pereira 4 2 2   T Muster 4 6 6
2   T Muster 6 6

References

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  1. ^ Smith, Matthew (22 February 2020). "Pictures: Past men's winners at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships". Gulf News. Retrieved 21 September 2020. 1993: Karel Novacek claimed the inaugural Dubai Tennis Championships title - beating France's Fabrice Santoro in the final
  2. ^ Willecoq, Guillaume (25 February 2015). "The day when... a tennis tournament was created in Dubai". We Are Tennis. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  3. ^ John Barrett, ed. (1994). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 1994. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 130–131. ISBN 9780002184564.
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