Dubai Tennis 2019: how much prize money is on offer?

The winner of Saturday's Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships men's final will claim a hefty winner's cheque

Top-seeded Roger Federer of Switzerland, 21, shows the trophy of the Dubai Open after beating third-seeded Jiri Novak of Czech 6-1, 7-6, (7/2) during the final match to win the one-million-dollar tournament 02 March 2003 in Dubai. AFP PHOTO/Rabih MOGRABI (Photo by RABIH MOGHRABI / AFP)

2003. In his second year competing in Dubai, and in an era when he still had not won a grand slam, Federer gave a glimpse of the form that would see him become the dominant force in men's tennis. He did not drop a set on his way to the title as No 5 seed, beating Jiri Novak 6-1, 7-6 in the final. All photos AFP

Steve Luckings

Feb 24, 2019

The Dubai Duty Free ATP Tennis Championships will once again field a competitive line-up, after kicking off on Sunday.

Roger Federer bids for an eighth crown when he gets his campaign under way against Philipp Kohlschreiber.

One player looking to deny the 20-time grand slam champion is Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece, who begins his quest for a first Dubai Tennis Championship crown against Australia's Matthew Ebden.

The winner of Saturday's men's final will claim a winner's cheque of US$523,330 (over Dh1.9 million) from the $2,887,895 purse.

Belinda Bencic, winner of Saturday's WTA final against Petra Kvitova, banked a cheque for $520,615.

The ATP 500 tournament takes place at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai.