Dubai Tennis Championships 2027 Session and Match Day Guide

Choose an early round for a flexible first visit, a quarterfinal or semifinal for the later stages of the draw, or a finals Saturday for the occasion. The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships has two distinct main-draw weeks at the stadium in Garhoud: women’s WTA 1000 tennis on 14–20 February 2027, followed by men’s ATP 500 tennis on 22–27 February. Start with the competition and date you want, then choose the admission product once the official sale opens.

2027 ticket information is still pending. The organiser’s dedicated pages offer an alert, rather than published prices or a confirmed selection of seats and sessions. You can make a useful date shortlist now, but a calendar entry alone does not establish what a future ticket will include. The official ticket information page is the place to check for the release.

Checked 9 November 2026. All times below are Dubai time and the organiser labels its programme tentative. Archive photographs and the tournament’s retrospective reel show an earlier edition; the planned 2027 stadium changes may alter the setting.

Choose the week and round before choosing a seat

The women’s dates are also listed on the WTA’s 2027 event page. The tournament’s own programme gives the following main-draw choices for both weeks:

Use the official round schedule for updates. Its last two men’s rows have a weekday error: 26 February 2027 is Friday and 27 February is Saturday, although the table labels them Thursday and Friday. Put the date and correct weekday in your diary together. The listed times are programme starts, not verified gate-opening times or a promise that a particular player starts then.

For a first visit, an early-round date gives you a reason to attend without building the entire outing around a finalist. Once the daily order of play is available, identify the match you would most like to watch and an alternative if your ticket permits access to another court. Keep time to settle into the event rather than treating the visit as a quick photograph and departure.

A quarterfinal or semifinal is a different choice. You are choosing a stage of the competition after earlier results have shaped the field. It suits someone who enjoys following the draw and is happy to watch whoever advances. If the outing depends entirely on one favourite, a later-round ticket cannot guarantee that player will still be competing. Choose a day the group would enjoy on that basis.

Finals are listed on Saturday 20 February for the women and Saturday 27 February for the men. Check the eventual order of play to distinguish the finals scheduled at the two published times. Do not buy on the assumption that the first time must be the singles final, or that one programme time establishes the length of the whole evening. A final is a good occasion to plan around; a guaranteed finishing hour is a different matter.

An evening visit needs an admission window

The tentative programme includes 7pm starts throughout both main-draw weeks. That makes an evening date worth shortlisting for an after-work visit, but the ticket release still needs to establish how admission is sold. Two start times in a schedule do not necessarily mean two separate purchasable sessions, and a ticket with a date on it does not automatically establish when you may enter.

For an office group, agree on the earliest realistic arrival before choosing the product. There is a difference between reaching Garhoud at 7pm and being through the gate, past any ticket checks and in the correct section by then. If a particular match is the point of the evening, leave time for those steps. Tennis matches can also affect the timing of the programme that follows, so keep the return plan flexible.

A daytime visit offers a different pace. You may want to watch a match, take a break and then continue, rather than arrive for one evening block. Before planning that pattern, check which courts the ticket admits you to and whether leaving the grounds affects your right to return. A restaurant booking outside the gates is only a workable interval if the admission rules support it.

The organiser’s previous-edition reel looking ahead to 2027 shows the blue court surrounded by spectators and gives a useful sense of the stadium atmosphere. It is retrospective footage. Use the current programme and ticket description for the actual date, section and admission rights you are choosing.

Qualifying is a separate decision

The schedule lists women’s qualifying on 12–13 February from 10am and men’s qualifying on 20–21 February from 11am. Those dates can interest someone who wants to follow the players competing for places in the main draw. Qualifying admission for 2027 has not been established by the ticket pages checked for this guide, so do not assume a free walk-in or that a later main-draw purchase includes it.

Saturday 20 February needs particular care: the programme includes men’s qualifying earlier in the day and the women’s finals later. The overlap could suit someone interested in both competitions, but it does not prove that a single ticket covers both. Check the exact products and access terms when they are released before making it a two-programme day.

If you only have one outing available, decide whether you want the qualifying competition itself or a main-draw round. That choice is more useful than selecting the first date under the tournament’s overall February banner and discovering that it is a different part of the event from the one you expected.

Read the new seating map when sales open

Start from the organiser’s WTA ticket tab or ATP ticket tab. Both currently offer notification choices for the women’s event, men’s event or both. Once products appear, compare the exact date, court, admission period and seat type before comparing prices.

The stadium is being changed. In its two-phase redevelopment announcement, the organiser describes around 2,500 additional Centre Court seats planned for 2027, with concourse, hospitality and Tournament Village improvements. The announcement’s images are architectural renderings. They show the intended design, rather than proof of the completed facilities or the view from a seat available to buy.

For your own viewing preference, consider whether you want to watch points develop along the length of the court from behind the baseline or watch the players move across it from a side stand. Then use the released map to identify the actual section and row. A familiar category name from an earlier tournament does not settle its location in an expanded stadium, and an old photograph cannot confirm shade at your chosen time.

For friends who want to sit together, establish whether the product assigns specific seats or gives access to an open seating area. Numbered seats let you check the group’s positions before paying. With open seating, agreeing on an arrival time becomes part of the plan. Do not interpret permission to enter another court as a reserved place there; availability can be a separate constraint.

Children and access needs can change the ticket choice

The organiser’s general ticket terms currently describe tickets for children aged three and above, capacity-limited outside-court seating, and an exchange of Ticketmaster e-tickets for wristbands at the stadium entrances. These are useful questions to take into the new sale, but the page does not identify them as the final 2027 product rules. Recheck the terms attached to your chosen purchase.

A family should compare the complete group’s admission rather than multiply an old adult headline price. Check whether each child needs a separate ticket, whether the seats are together and which court the family can actually enter. If the children would enjoy a shorter visit, choose a round and arrival window that suit that plan rather than relying on re-entry to divide a long day into two outings.

If someone needs step-free access, a wheelchair position or an accompanying person’s seat, resolve the arrangement before selecting a standard section. Ask which entrance and route serve that location and how the companion is booked. Neither an expanded seating capacity nor a general stadium photograph establishes that a particular row meets those needs.

The official contact page directs general enquiries to marketing@ddf.ae and existing online ticket questions to customerservice@ticketmaster.ae. Use the organiser for an unresolved 2027 access or admission question, and the named ticket support route for an order you have already made. This guide does not assume a complimentary companion policy or a child discount that has not been published for the new products.

Get to Garhoud with time for the entrance

For Metro planning, use Al Garhoud on the Red Line, station R15, as listed on the current RTA station map. The tournament’s directions still use the former GGICO name for an approximately five-minute walk to the stadium. The station code is useful when comparing those differently named references.

The organiser’s travel page also describes a free station shuttle and complimentary Park & Ride for ticket holders, beginning an hour before matches. Check the updated 2027 pickup points and service hours before relying on either. The general description does not give a complete event-year timetable, a guaranteed parking place or a final departure you can safely plan around today.

For an evening outing, check the last usable Metro connection for your destination and keep a taxi alternative if play runs late. Set a meeting point for the group and leave time to locate the entrance and section. If admission involves a wristband exchange, that is another reason to arrive before the sporting moment you want to see rather than at its advertised start.

For now, choose the week, preferred round and a backup date. When the official sale opens, match that shortlist to the actual court, admission window, seating and full group cost. Check the daily order of play again before leaving. That sequence lets you plan a tennis day worth attending while leaving the unpublished ticket details to the organiser’s release.