DUBAI

 21 février 2007
 Sarah Maïder
 Tournois 2007

The Dubai Tennis Championships

Nadal Conquers Federer in Final

World No. 2 Rafael Nadal upset No. 1 Roger Federer 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships Saturday, running the 19-year-old Spaniard's record to 3-1 against his 24-year-old Swiss rival. Nadal won the match despite winning less points: 71 to Federer's 78.

Singles Final:
(2)R Nadal (ESP) d (1)R Federer (SUI) 26 64 64

Doubles Final:
(2)Hanley/Ullyett d (1)Knowles/Nestor 16 62 10-1 (Match TB)

2006 Final Review

Place: Dubai, UAE

Date: Feb. 26 - March 4, 2007

Draw Size: 32

Surface: Hard

Prize Money: US $1,500,000

Tournament Director: Salah Hussain Bin Tahlak

Ticket Hotline:
(971) 4 282 9166

Website: www.dubaitennis
championships.com


W	300	$300,000
F	210	$153,000
SF	135	$78,000
QF	75	$36,000
R16	25	$19,000
R32	0	$9,500


	1997 Champ Thomas Muster- Austria's Thomas Muster won one of the last titles of his career here. He defeated defending champion Goran Ivanisevic in the finals 7-5, 7-6. Muster won an incredible 44 ATP titles in his career.

	SINGLES	DOUBLES
2006	Rafael Nadal	Paul Hanley/Kevin Ullyett
2005	Roger Federer	Martin Damm/Radek Stepanek
2004	Roger Federer	Mahesh Bhupathi/Fabrice Santoro
2003	Roger Federer	Leander Paes/David Rikl
2002	Fabrice Santoro	Mark Knowles/Daniel Nestor
2001	Jaun Carlos Ferrero	Joshua Eagle/Sandon Stolle
2000	Nicolas Kiefer	Jiri Novak/David Rikl
1999	Jerome Golmard	Wayne Black/Sandon Stolle
1998	Alex Corretja	Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes
1997	Thomas Muster	Sander Groen/Goran Ivanisevic
1996	Goran Ivanisevic	Byron Black/Grant Connell
1995	Wayne Ferreira	Grant Connell/Patrick Gailbraith
1994	Magnus Gustafsson	Mark Woodforde/Todd Woodbridge
1993	Karel Novacek	John Fitzgerald/Anders Jarryd