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Current Tournament

Player Registration
2007 Fact Sheet

$75,000, DUBAI - UAE
Date: 14th to 19th December, 2008
Feed Up: TBA


SITE INFORMATION

Tournament Name: Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge
Address: Al Habtoor Grand Resort & Spa, Mina Siyahi Beach Road, PO Box 24454, Dubai, UAE
Tel: +971 4 399 5000

Tournament Director
ITF Circuit Director
Mr. Farid Al Jayyusi
Mr. Hany El Khafief
Before Event
Tel: +971 4 399 3140 +971 50 651 1366
Fax: +971 4 399 3138 +971 4 399 3138
During Event
Tel: +971 4 399 3140 +971 4 399 3140
Fax: +971 4 399 3138 +971 4 399 3138
Email tennis@habtoorhotels.com khafief@eim.ae


OFFICIAL HOTEL INFORMATION
HOTEL: The Metropolitan Hotel and Suits
Address: Sheikh Zayed Road
Tel: +971 4 343 0000     Fax: +971 4 343 1146
Rate (net B&B)
Single Room:
AED 550.00 / $152.00
Double Room: AED 550.00 / $152.00

Additional Information: Players must Visit the visa application section and the hotel booking page


SITE HOTEL INFORMATION
HOTEL: Al Habtoor Grand Resort & Spa
Address: Mina Siyahi Beach Rd
Tel: +971 4 399 5000     Fax: +971 4 399 4547
Rate (net B&B)
Resort Rooms Single:
AED 690.00 / $191.00
Resort Rooms Double: AED 690.00 / $191.00

TRAVEL GUIDELINES
Nearest airport and transportation method: Dubai International Airport
  • From Airport to Hotel : Taxi available 24 hrs. Approximate cost is $15
  • From Hotel to Tournament Site : Daily shuttle service


VISA INFORMATION AND IMPORTANT NEWS

  • Passport MUST be valid for 6 months minimum

  • Passport MUST be colored scanned and emailed. Faxes are not allowed.
  • Visa charges must be in advance.
  • Visa charges per passport is $50 if the scanned passport received by the tournament office on or before 2nd Dec.
  • Visa applications received after 2nd Dec. will be charged $150 per passport.
  • Visas applied before 2nd December will be ready by Monday 7th Dec.
  • Visas applied after deadline will take 3 to 5 working days to process, please note that Dubai weekend days is Friday and Saturday.
  • Players must visit the tournament web site for full details on visa. Players need not wait for the acceptance list, its free until 30 November 2008. There are 33 countries that do not require visas. The list of countries may be found here.

  • HOTEL BOOKING

  • Hotel Reservation deadline is 2nd Dec.
  • All hotel bookings Must be done through the Tournament Desk or WEB site on line booking form.
  • Please note that its an extremely busy period in Dubai so early booking is highly recommended.
  • Any reservation after deadline will be subject to availability.
  • In case of cancellation 48 hours before arrival, 1 night charge will be applied

    IMPORTANT NEWS

  • Players should note that there are only 2 courts available on site for Matches.
  • Practice and a few qualifying matches will be played on a site adjacent to the main tournament site (5 min. walking).

  • TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
    Entry Deadline : 26 November 2009
    Main Draw Withdrawal Deadline : 01 December 2009
    Qualifying Draw Withdrawal Deadline : 01 December 2009
    Singles Main Draw Doubles Main Draw
    Size : 32 Size : 16
    Dates : 14th - 19th December 2009 Dates : 14th - 18th December 2009
    Sign-In : No sign-in Sign-In : 13th December 2009

    Singles Qualifying
    Size : 32
    Dates: 12th - 14th December 2009
    Sign-in: 11th December 2009
    Surface : Hard (Outdoor) Tax Deductions: NON
    Official Ball : Dunlop Fort
    2008 Cut-off MD : 290 PHC Provider : TBA
    2007 Cut-off Q : Unrank Social Events : Welcome party Sun. 13th Dec 2009, Pro-Am(s), .. etc. -
    Entry Fee : $ 40 Housing : NO
    Prize money paid in : US$ Time zone : GMT +4


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