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Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships

French Flair Set To Continue At Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships

Dubai, U.A.E.

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25.01.2010

Simon

© Getty ImagesGilles Simon reached the Dubai semi-finals in 2009.

French flair has played a leading role at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships ever since Fabrice Santoro reached the very first final back in 1993. Even though he lost to Czech Karel Novacek on that occasion, the player nicknamed ‘The Magician’ was still at the top of his game 10 years later as he claimed the title with victory over Younes El Aynaoui.

As well as winning the singles title in 2002, Santoro also took away two doubles crowns, in 2004 with partner Mahesh Bhupathi and in 2007 with Nenad Zimonjic. Another Frenchman, Jerome Golmard, won the men’s title in 1999.

Trying to match the success of Santoro and Golmard at the ATP event will be Gilles Simon and Julien Benneteau.

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It was Simon who defeated Santoro in the legend’s last appearance here in the 2009 quarter-finals. Later in 2009, he won the Bangkok title before finishing the season well with a quarter-final berth in Shanghai and a semi-final in Lyon.

“The French have a long history of success at the Dubai Tennis Stadium, and with so many returning this year we can look forward to them challenging for yet another title here,” added McLoughlin.

Play at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, which is held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, begins on Sunday, February 14th, 2010 with the WTA Tour event and continues with the ATP tournament from Monday, February 22nd – 27th.

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