The latest season of WTA 1000 is ready to kick off with the latest Dubai-based tennis championship this Sunday. Read to know more about the schedule, seed, live stream and other information on the WTA Dubai 2023.
Preview
WTA Dubai 2023 is a women’s professional tennis event. It is held annually by WTA Tour under their WTA 1000 series event. The upcoming tournament will be the 23rd edition of the event. It will be held at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai. The tournament will feature a $2.78 million prize pool and additional WTA ranking points.
The WTA singles leading Iga Swiatek is the first seed of the Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championship 2023 event. She recently reached a record 40th consecutive week of leading the women’s worldwide standings. This month, Swiatek successfully defended her WTA 500 title at the Qatar Open.
The Belarusian professional, Aryna Sabalenka is the second lead of the upcoming event. She is currently ranked 2nd in WTA singles. Sabalenka won her career first grand slam singles title at the Australian Open this year. She is also the only 3rd Belarusian woman to do so.
The third seed in Dubai this week is Jessica Pegula. The American professional is ranked 4th in the WTA singles standings. For three consecutive years including 2023, she has been a quarterfinalist at the Australian Open singles. Pegula also help the American team win the inaugural United Cup title where she beat the current world-ranked 1st Iga Swiatek.
When will be WTA Dubai 2023 held?
- Date: Sunday, February 19, 2023
- Time: 12:00 p.m. ET
The latest iteration of the Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championship 2023 is scheduled for this Sunday, February 19, 2023. The first game of round of 32 at 12:00 p.m. ET that day will kick off the event.
WTA Dubai 2023 Schedule:
| Round | Date | Time (ET) |
| 1st round | February 19 – February 20 | 12:00 p.m. |
| 2nd round | February 21 | TBD |
| 3rd round | February 22 | TBD |
| Quarterfinals | February 23 | TBD |
| Semifinals | February 24 | TBD |
| Final | February 25 | TBD |
How to watch the tennis event on TV?
- beIN Sport
- TSN
- Tennis Channel
Australian tv channel beIN Sports will broadcast the upcoming WTA Dubai 2023 within the country. Whereas fans will be able to watch it via TSN in Canada. For American viewers, Tennis Channel will telecast the entire event on tv.
How to Live Stream WTA Dubai 2023?
- Amazon Prime Video
- Tennis Channel
Like all major WTA events, the upcoming Dubai tennis event matches will be available on Amazon Prime Video in the UK. However, Tennis Channel will provide live stream of the games from the upcoming WTA 1000 event in the USA.
Where will the event be held?
- Venue: Aviation Club Tennis Centre
- Location: Dubai, UAE
The popular outdoor tennis ground of Aviation Club Tennis Center will host the upcoming WTA Dubai 2023 event. This tennis complex with 5,000 seat capacity is located in Dubai, UAE.
WTA Dubai 2023 Seeds:
The complete seed list of the upcoming Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championship 2023 is listed below –
| Seed Placement | Participant |
| 1 | Iga Swiatek |
| 2 | Aryna Sabalenka |
| 3 | Jessica Pegula |
| 4 | Caroline Garcia |
| 5 | Coco Gauff |
| 6 | Maria Sakkari |
| 7 | Daria Kasatkina |
| 8 | Belinda Bencic |
| 9 | Elena Rybakina |
| 10 | Veronika Kudermetova |
| 11 | Beatriz Haddid Maia |
| 12 | Petra Kvitova |
| 13 | Jelena Ostapenko |
| 14 | Liudmila Samsonova |
| 15 | Victoria Azarenka |
| 16 | Eketerina Alexandrova |
