The 2023 Dubai Championships will be held from February 27th through March 4th, and the entry list includes a number of Top 10 players.
Thanks to its organization and very generous prize money on offer, the ATP 500 event in Dubai is a very popular one among players. In 2023, it will be held for the 31st time, and it will be played at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
In 2022, Andrey Rublev won the title in Dubai, and he will be coming to defend it also this year. But he will be facing a difficult test, as the World No. 1 and five-time Dubai champion Novak Djokovic entered the 2023 Dubai Championships as well.
But the list of players from the Top 10 doesn't end there. The 22-time Grand Slam champion, Rafael Nadal, was also on the entry list, but he withdrew from the event as he's struggling with an injury.
Former World No. 1, Daniil Medvedev is also one of the players who signed up for the event, and he will seemingly make it to Dubai to challenge Djokovic for the title, but he won't be the only former World No. 1 player in the draw.
Andy Murray will also play in Dubai, even though he's ranked a bit lower at the moment, and his level isn't where it once used to be. The likes of Alexander Zverev, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Hubert Hurkacz, and Karen Khachanov will also want to challenge for the title.
Traditionally, the field for the 2023 Dubai Championships is star-studded, and the full entry list for the ATP 500 tournament in the most populous city of the United Arab Emirates can be seen below.
| Seed | Name | Entry Ranking |
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| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 1 |
| 2 | Andrey Rublev | 5 |
| 3 | Daniil Medvedev | 12 |
| 4 | Felix Auger-Aliassime | 7 |
| 5 | Hubert Hurkacz | 10 |
| 6 | Karen Khachanov | 13 |
| 7 | Alexander Zverev | 14 |
| 8 | Borna Coric | 23 |
| Daniel Evans | 30 | |
| Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 32 | |
| Botic van de Zandschulp | 35 | |
| Maxime Cressy | 54 | |
| Tallon Griekspoor | 59 | |
| Marc-Andrea Huesler | 53 | |
| Alexander Bublik | 36 | |
| Emil Ruusuvuori | 43 | |
| Jiri Lehecka | 39 | |
| Constant Lestienne | 52 | |
| Benjamin Bonzi | 45 | |
| Filip Krajinovic | 56 | |
| Soonwoo Kwon | 61 | |
| Mikael Ymer | 60 | |
| Andy Murray | 64 | |
| Lorenzo Sonego | 51 | |
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| (WC) Thanasi Kokkinakis | ||
| (WC) Malek Jaziri | ||
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