Dubai Tennis Championships 2026 tennis order of play: Schedule today – Thursday 19 February

The Dubai Tennis Championships 2026 will serve up top-tier hard court action in the final weeks of February, with some of the world's best strutting their stuff at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre.

The WTA 1000 tournament has reached its final throes – Friday is semi-finals day and the winner will be crowned in Saturday's final.

2025 winner Mirra Andreeva saw her title defence end at the hands of Amanda Anisimova in the quarter-finals, while the top two players in the women's rankings – Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek – controversially pulled out at the last minute.

• Watch the Dubai Tennis Championships 2026 on Sky Sports

The ATP 500 event begins next week and will see British No. 1 Jack Draper back on court after spending the majority of 2026 sidelined with injury. The biggest names are missing and World No.7 Félix Auger-Aliassime is the top seed, which must have Draper eyeing a winning return to the tour.

Plenty, then, for tennis fans to get excited about and extensive coverage on Sky Sports throughout both the WTA and ATP tournaments.

Radio Times brings you the full order of play for the Dubai Tennis Championships 2026, updated each day with the latest slate of matches, plus the full tournament schedule.

Dubai Tennis Championships 2026 order of play

All UK time. Singles matches only.

Thursday 19 February

Quarter-finals

From 3:15pm

• Coco Gauff (USA) [3] v Alexandra Eala (PHL)
• Antonia Ruzic (CRO) v Elina Svitolina (UKR) [3]

Friday 20 February

Semi-finals

• Jessica Pegula (USA) [4] v Amanda Anisimova (USA) [2]
• Gauff/Eala v Ruzic v Svitolina

Dubai Tennis Championships 2026 schedule

WTA 1000

• Round 1: Sunday 15 – Monday 16 February
• Round 2: Tuesday 17 February
• Round 3: Wednesday 18 February
• Quarter-finals: Thursday 19 February
• Semi-finals: Friday 20 February
• Final: Friday 21 February

ATP 500

• Round 1: Monday 23 February
• Round 2: Tuesday 24 February
• Round 3: Wednesday 25 February
• Quarter-finals: Thursday 26 February
• Semi-finals (women): Friday 27 February
• Final: Saturday 28 February

How to watch Dubai Tennis Championships 2026 on TV and live stream in the UK

You can watch the Dubai Tennis Championships 2026 live on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports Main Event.

Sky Sports can be added to any Sky TV package for just £22 per month for all nine sports channels, or you can pick up the complete sports package plus Netflix for £35 per month.

• Find out more about the best Sky packages

Sky Sports customers can live stream the tournament via the Sky Go app on a variety of devices including most smartphones and tablets as part of their subscription.

You can also watch the action via NOW with a day membership (£14.99) or month membership (£34.99).

NOW can be streamed through a computer or apps found on most smart TVs, phones and consoles. NOW is also available via TNT Sports.

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