2017 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles explained

Champ:	Andy Murray
Runner:	Fernando Verdasco
Score:	6–3, 6–2
Draw:	32 (4 / 3)
Seeds:	8

See main article: 2017 Dubai Tennis Championships.

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]

Stan Wawrinka was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Damir Džumhur.

Draw

Bottom half

Qualifying

Lucky loser

1. Andreas Seppi

Qualifying draw

Fourth qualifier

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw

Notes and References

1. Web site: Murray Downs Kohlschreiber In Dubai Thriller. 2 March 2017. ATPTour.com. 1 March 2020. en.
2. News: Sokolowski . Alexandre . June 14, 1997: The day the longest tiebreak in history changed the game on grass . 1 January 2021 . Tennis Majors . 14 June 2020 . 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..