Stefanos Tsitsipas won his first-ever Dubai Tennis Championships title defeating Felix Auger Aliassime to break his final jinx. The Greek secured his maiden title in Dubai in his third attempt having finished as runner-up in the 2019 and 2020 edition.
Tsitsipas, who has one ATP finals title and three ATP-1000 wins, was yet to win an ATP-500 event. The fourth seed produced a high-quality performance to sink Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-3 and claim his 12th tour-level title.
“There is nothing that ensured the win today, it was just pure fighting,” said Tsitsipas. “It’s a big relief that I’m able to hold that trophy after the third attempt. It’s something that I had in the back of my mind, and I’m happy to say I accomplished it. I had a great opponent on the other side of the net, I knew it was a difficult task. I’m just proud of the way I managed the pressure and was able to perform in those crucial moments.”
The Greek began his 2025 in a disastrous fashion with first-round exits at the Australian Open 2025 and Qatar Open 2025. However, a title win in Dubai can boost the confidence of the 26-year-old in upcoming tournaments.
Aliassime, on the other hand, showed remarkable consistency and currently tops the list for most matches won in 2024.
ATP Dubai Tennis Championships 2025: How much did Stefanos Tsitsipas and others earned?
ATP Dubai Open 2025 champion Stefanos Tsitsipas walked away a massive $605,530 while runner-up Felix Auger Aliassime took home $325,780.
Meanwhile, semi-finalists Tallon Griekspoor and Quentin Halys were awarded $173,620 each for reaching the last-four round.
Top seed Daniil Medvedev, Matteo Berrettini, Marin Cilic, and Luca Nardi, each earned $88,700 for their quarter-final finish at the ATP 500 tournament.
Fifth seed and defending champion Ugo Humbert, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, Karen Khachanov, Christopher O’Connell, Zizou Bergs, Roberto Bautista Agut, Nuno Borges and Alexei Popyrin, who bowed out in the second round were rewarded $47,350 each.
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Meanwhile, players who exited in the opening round of the 2025 Dubai Tennis Championships earned $25,250. They included second seed Alex de Minaur, third seed Andrey Rublev, sixth seed Grigor Dimitrov, eighth seed Arthur Fils, Jan-Lennard Struff, Zhang Zhizhen, Roman Safiullin, Jiri Lehecka, Lorenzo Sonego, Dan Evans, Gael Monfils, Marton Fucsovics, Aziz Dougaz, Fabian Marozsan, Alexander Bublik, and Hady Habib.
