Andy Murray defeated Fernando Verdasco in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2017 Dubai Tennis Championships. Murray saved seven match points en route to the title, against Philipp Kohlschreiber in the quarterfinals.[1] He won the second set tiebreak of that match with a score of 20–18, equaling the record of the longest tiebreak in history, until the record was broken in 2022.[2]
| Men's singles | |
|---|---|
| 2017 Dubai Tennis Championships | |
| Champion |  Andy Murray |
| Runner-up |  Fernando Verdasco |
| Score | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Draw | 32 (4 Q / 3 WC ) |
| Seeds | 8 |
Stan Wawrinka was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Damir Džumhur.
Seeds
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Andy Murray (champion)
Stan Wawrinka (first round)- Roger Federer (second round)
Gaël Monfils (quarterfinals)
Tomáš Berdych (second round)
Roberto Bautista Agut (second round)- Lucas Pouille (semifinals)
Gilles Müller (first round)
Draw
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals
edit| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Andy Murray
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 7 |  Lucas Pouille
| 5 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Andy Murray
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Fernando Verdasco
| 3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Fernando Verdasco
| 77 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||
 Robin Haase
| 65 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||
Top half
edit| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | A Murray
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Jaziri
| 4 | 1 | 1 | A Murray
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 V Troicki
| 4 | 3 | G García López
| 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| G García López
| 6 | 6 | 1 | A Murray
| 64 | 720 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  O Alawadhi
| 2 | 5 |  P Kohlschreiber
| 77 | 618 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 D Medvedev
| 6 | 7 | D Medvedev
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| P Kohlschreiber
| 6 | 77 | P Kohlschreiber
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  G Müller
| 4 | 61 | 1 | A Murray
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  R Federer
| 6 | 6 | 7 | L Pouille
| 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| B Paire
| 1 | 3 | 3 | R Federer
| 6 | 67 | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Youzhny
| 4 | 4 | Q | E Donskoy
| 3 | 79 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | E Donskoy
| 6 | 6 | Q | E Donskoy
| 4 | 7 | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  M Copil
| 6 | 6 | 7 | L Pouille
| 6 | 5 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
| J-L Struff
| 4 | 2 | Q | M Copil
| 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A Pavlásek
| 2 | 2 | 7 | L Pouille
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | L Pouille
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
edit| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6/WC | R Bautista Agut
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Khachanov
| 1 | 64 | 6/WC | R Bautista Agut
| 4 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| LL |  A Seppi
| 2 | 5 | F Verdasco
| 6 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| F Verdasco
| 6 | 7 | F Verdasco
| 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Evans
| 6 | 6 | 4 | G Monfils
| 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D Brown
| 2 | 3 | D Evans
| 4 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  M Safwat
| 4 | 3 | 4 | G Monfils
| 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | G Monfils
| 6 | 6 | F Verdasco
| 77 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | T Berdych
| 6 | 2 | R Haase
| 65 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | L Rosol
| 3 | 1r | 5 | T Berdych
| 6 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| R Haase
| 6 | 6 | R Haase
| 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  D Istomin
| 2 | 4 | R Haase
| 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Granollers
| 6 | 6 |  D Džumhur
| 2 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Veselý
| 3 | 2 | M Granollers
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Džumhur
| 77 | 6 | D Džumhur
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | S Wawrinka
| 64 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualifying
editSeeds
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Denis Istomin (qualified)
Andreas Seppi (Qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Sergiy Stakhovsky (first round)
Andrey Rublev (first round)- Evgeny Donskoy (qualified)
Marius Copil (qualified)- Thomas Fabbiano (first round)
- Lukáš Rosol (qualified)
Qualifiers
editLucky loser
editQualifying draw
editFirst qualifier
edit| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Denis Istomin
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| WC |  Alexei Popyrin
| 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Denis Istomin
| 6 | 77 | ||||||||||
 Márton Fucsovics
| 1 | 65 | |||||||||||
| Márton Fucsovics
| 77 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Thomas Fabbiano
| 65 | 4 | ||||||||||
Second qualifier
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| 2 | Andreas Seppi
| 7 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Jan Šátral
| 5 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Andreas Seppi
| 5 | 62 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Marius Copil
| 7 | 77 | ||||||||||
| WC |  Prajnesh Gunneswaran
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Marius Copil
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Third qualifier
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| 3 |  Sergiy Stakhovsky
| 4 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
| WC |  James McGee
| 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| WC | James McGee
| 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Evgeny Donskoy
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Peter Gojowczyk
| 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Evgeny Donskoy
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
Fourth qualifier
edit| First round | Qualifying competition | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Andrey Rublev
| 2 | 710 | 2 | |||||||||
| Vincent Millot
| 6 | 68 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Vincent Millot
| 5 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Lukáš Rosol
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||
 Ivan Dodig
| 7 | 65 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Lukáš Rosol
| 5 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Murray Downs Kohlschreiber In Dubai Thriller". ATPTour.com. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ Sokolowski, Alexandre (14 June 2020). "June 14, 1997: The day the longest tiebreak in history changed the game on grass". Tennis Majors. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
Four 38-point tie-breaks would be played after the Ivanisevic-Rusedski 1997 effort, the last one won by Andy Murray against Philipp Kohlschreiber in 2017 in Dubai.