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Abu Dhabi’s premier tennis event returns in 2019 at a new date. December 19 to 21 will see the best male and female players competing for the $250,000 prize fund and, of course, the Mubadala World Tennis Championship trophy.

Expect to see the likes of Serena Williams, Johanna Konta, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal at the hotly contested tournament.

Dates for 2019 Mubadala Tennis World Championship in Abu Dhabi

This year’s Mubadala World Tennis Championship will be held a week earlier than usual, organisers have announced.

The 2019 MWTC will take place over the weekend of December 19-21, Flash Entertainment said Wednesday, at its traditional home at Abu Dhabi’s International Tennis Centre at Zayed Sports City.

The tournament’s new dates are expected to increase the number of fans attending the exhibition event ahead of the Christmas period with eight of the world’s leading players – six men and two women – in action in the captial.

“The Mubadala World Tennis Championship has always been a huge hit with people from across the globe, offering intimate and unrivalled access to the world’s best players in a special, festival atmosphere. We are constantly looking to evolve the event and the new dates will enhance the senses of visitors and further cement Abu Dhabi’s reputation as the perfect winter holiday destination,” said John Lickrish, chief executive at Flash Entertainment.

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“The 12th Mubadala World Tennis Championship is picture perfect for spectators, with top-class on-court action, our popular Kids’ Day, player activities and a diverse bill of entertainment options off-court. The new dates have enabled us to enhance the spectator experience and the Tennis Village will be packed with fun festive activities for all. We look forward to welcoming everyone over the three days.”

In addition to nine top-class matches across the three days, spectators can enjoy tennis clinics, autograph and question-and-answer sessions with the players and get involved in interactive competitions.

The MWTC has often been used by the world’s leading players as a tune-up event before heading into the first grand slam of the season, the Australian Open, every January.

The 2018 MWTC field boasted a world-class field including world No 1 and 15-time grand slam champion Novak Djokovic as well as 18-time major winner Rafael Nadal. Djokovic beat big-serving South African Kevin Anderson 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 in the men’s final to lift his fourth title in Abu Dhabi.

It also saw the Williams sisters Serena and Venus face off, with Venus edging out her younger sibling 4-6, 6-3, 10-8.

Those who register for the special three-day package will earn the chance to purchase some of the best available seats closest to the action and an opportunity to meet the star players in the “MWTC Human Letter” activation during the media day on December 18.

Mubadala World Tennis Championship

The 2020 tennis season officially gets underway at the very end of 2019 as some of the leading names in tennis take part in the popular Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi.

Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev headline the field, while they will be joined by WTA stars Maria Sharapova and Amanda Anisimova from December 19-21, 2019 as a brand new season of tennis kick-starts in the Persian Gulf!

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Mubadala World Tennis Championship Schedule

Check back here soon when the schedule for the 2019 Mubadala World Tennis Championship is released.

Mubadala World Tennis Championship Players 2019

The 2020 tennis season is set to start with a bang as the world’s top two players Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are joined by Daniil Medvedev, Maria Sharapova, Amanda Anisimova and more yet-to-be-announced stars.

Nadal and Djokovic are both four-time champions at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship, with the Serbian returning as the defending champion after beating Kevin Anderson in last season’s final.

Djokovic went on to beat Nadal to capture the Australian Open title in January, but the Spaniard bounced back superbly and put together an extremely strong back-half of the year, winning two more Grand Slam titles at Roland Garros and the U.S. Open, along with ending 2019 as the new World No. 1, leapfrogging Djokovic in November.

With Djokovic winning the Wimbledon title, all four major crowns were shared between the pair in 2019 – can they maintain their dominance as a new decade of tennis launches in Abu Dhabi?

Daniil Medvedev is one man leading the charge to dethrone the ‘Big Three’. The Russian was absolutely outstanding in 2019, rising to a career-high No. 4 in the world and putting together an incredible streak of reaching six consecutive finals from July to October, winning Masters 1000 titles in Cincinnati and Shanghai, along with making a first Grand Slam final at the U.S. Open, where he went down in a five-set epic to Nadal.

Medvedev ended up losing his last four matches of 2019 in Paris and London as a long season caught up with him – can he launch his 2020 campaign on the best possible note by taking the scalps of either Nadal or Djokovic?

More ATP players are set to be announced in the coming weeks.

Meanwhile, Sharapova and Anisimova will battle it out for the women’s championship, with the winner to join Jelena Ostapenko (2017) and Venus Williams (2018) as champions.

Sharapova has been struggling with injury for the majority of her return to tennis from a doping violation three years ago, while rising teenager Anisimova is looking to build on a promising 2019 season that saw her make the French Open semi-finals.

About Mubadala World Tennis Championship

First played in 2009, the Mubadala World Tennis Championship is an exhibition event and a popular stop for the top players. The six-man field round-robin format guarantees every participant will play three matches against top-quality opposition in the luxurious surroundings of Abu Dhabi and a more relaxed context than the typical tournament format, meaning that players can tune up their games and warm up their competitive muscles after the off-season break before playing their first ATP World Tour tournaments of the season – which, from 2020, is the new ATP Cup in Australia.

Formerly called the Capitala World Tennis Championships, the Mubadala event – played at the International Tennis Centre at Zayed Sports City – further boosts the profile of high-level tennis in the Gulf and Middle East, which is already the home of ATP World Tour and WTA Tour events in Dubai and Doha.

Andy Murray won the inaugural edition of the Mubadala World Tennis Championships in 2009 when he defeated James Blake, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, then ranked world no. 1, in the final.

However, since 2009 the Mubadala World Tennis Championships has been dominated by two players, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Nadal won back-to-back titles in 2010 and 2011, defeating big-hitting Swede Robin Soderling and legendary rival Roger Federer respectively, but Djokovic monopolized the tournament thereafter. The multiple Grand Slam champion from Serbia defeated David Ferrer in the 2012 final, inaugurating a three-year reign in Abu Dhabi which saw him defeat Nicolas Almagro in 2013 and David Ferrer in 2014.

Djokovic’s reign was ended in 2015, however, when the world no. 1 – suffering from illness – was forced to withdraw before the final, giving a walkover to Andy Murray who claimed his second Mubadala World Tennis Championships title. Nadal returned earlier in January 2016 to capture his third Mubadala World Tennis Championship crown when he conquered Milos Raonic, while the Spaniard successfully defended his title with a 6-4 7-6(5) victory over David Goffin in December 2016.

Kevin Anderson became the first non-big four winner of the tournament in 2017, while Djokovic restored parity in 2018, defeating the South African in three sets in the final.

Mubadala World Tennis Championship Tournament Information

Mubadala WTC fast facts

Mubadala WTC
Dates	December 19-21, 2019
Location	Abu Dhabi, UAE
Venue	Abu Dhabi International Tennis Complex
Surface	Hard
Number of players	6
Format	Two Qualifying SFs, SFs, Final
First played	2009
Prize money	$250,000
Reigning champion	Novak Djokovic

Former Mubadala World Tennis Championship Champions

Previous Mubadala WTC winners

Year	Champion	Runner-up
2009 (Jan)	Andy Murray	Rafael Nadal
2010 (Jan)	Rafael Nadal	Robin Soderling
2011 (Jan)	Rafael Nadal	Roger Federer
2011 (Dec)	Novak Djokovic	David Ferrer
2012 (Dec)	Novak Djokovic	Nicolas Almagro
2013 (Dec)	Novak Djokovic	David Ferrer
2015 (Jan)	Andy Murray	Novak Djokovic
2016 (Jan)	Rafael Nadal	Milos Raonic
2016 (Dec)	Rafael Nadal	David Goffin
2017 (Dec)	Kevin Anderson	Roberto Bautista Agut
2018 (Dec)	Novak Djokovic	Kevin Anders