As part of the 22nd Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge 2019, Habtoor Grand Resort is delighted to announce the launch of the 3rd Al Habtoor Tennis Tournament, featuring the following events:

• Men’s & Women Singles
• Men’s Seniors 35 and above
• UAE Seniors Doubles 45 and above (UAE nationals only)
• Under 18 Boys & Girls
• Under 16 Boys & Girls
• Under 14 Boys & Girls
• Under 12 Boys & Girls

Tournament will be organised under the following Rules, regulations and guidelines:

1. Only players registered with Tennis Emirates and TEPIN holders may participate. As a non-ranking event, the UAE Nationals Seniors Doubles event is exempted from this rule.
2. Each player is allowed to participate in one category only.
3. All main draws will be a maximum of 16 players. Qualifying draw will be introduced if necessary.
4. Selection of players will be based on the entrants’ UAE national rankings; in addition, 3 wild cards will be decided by the tournament organising committee.
5. All matches up to and including the semi-final stage will be played on a No-Advantage scoring system and a Match-Tiebreak game replacing the final set.
6. Al Habtoor Tennis Academy courts located at Al Habtoor City will be used for all preliminary matches.
7. Tournament will be run as per the following tentative match plan:
   
   

   Date	Time	Habtoor Grand Resort	Al Habtoor Tennis Academy (Al Habtoor City)
   Thursday 5 Dec.	5.00 pm	R16: All junior events	R16: All junior events
   Friday 6 Dec.	8.30 am	R16: All junior events	R16: All junior events
   Friday 6 Dec.	5.00 pm	R16: Adults events
   Saturday 7 Dec.	8.30 am		R16 & QF: All junior events
   Saturday 7 Dec.	6.30 pm	R16: Adults events
   Sunday 8 Dec. to Thursday 12 Dec.	6.00 pm	R16 & QF: Adults events	QF: All junior events

   
   Final Rounds (Habtoor Grand Resort)

   Date	Time	Center Court	Courts 2, 3 & 4
   Semi-finals
   Friday 13 Dec.		10.30 am onward ITF Professional Women Circuit Singles & Doubles Semifinal	8.30 am onward All junior events 1.00 pm onward Adults events
   All Finals
   Saturday 15 Dec.	10.00 am 11.30 am 1.00 pm 2.30 pm 4.00 pm	Doubles Final Singles Final Presentation	Juniors 12 & 14 Juniors 16 & 18 Men, Women & Seniors Presentation

Notes:

• Tournament will coincide with the 22nd Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge 2019. While the announced order-of-play will be followed, priority will be given to ITF professional event matches.
• Trophy presentations for all winners will coincide with the professional tournament presentation, with Dubai Sports Channel live televised coverage.

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