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| Sport | Team tennis |
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| Founded | 2014 (2014) |
| Folded | 2016 |
| League | International Premier Tennis League |
| Team history | 2014–2016 |
| Based in | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Stadium | Dubai Duty Free Stadium |
| Colors | Black, Red, Green, Metallic Gold |
| Owner | Neelesh Bhatanagar, Sachin Gadoya and Virat Kohli |
| Head coach | John-Laffnie de Jager |
| Broadcasters | Abu Dhabi Media |
| Website | www |
The UAE Royals is a tennis team based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates that competed in the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL). It is one of four charter franchises that participated in the IPTL's inaugural 2014 season where it finished as runners-up. The team started its 2015 season with marquee signings in Roger Federer and Ana Ivanovic.
On 21 January 2014, IPTL announced that one of the charter franchises for the league's inaugural 2014 season would be based in the Middle East.[1][2] On 2 March 2014, IPTL revealed that the Middle East franchise would play its home matches in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[3] The team is owned by Neelesh Bhatnagar,[4] a leading Dubai-based businessman, and Sachin Gadoya, managing director of Musafir.com, an Internet-based travel agency. Indian cricketer Virat Kohli was also introduced as the co-owner of the franchise on September 10, 2015.[5][6]
The Dubai franchise participated in the IPTL inaugural draft on 2 March 2014, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Players selected by Dubai were[3]
| Player | IPTL Category |
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 Novak Djokovic (Serbian: Новак Ђоковић) |
Icon players |
| Janko Tipsarević (Serbian: Јанко Типсаревић) |
Category D |
 Goran Ivanišević |
Past champions |
| Nenad Zimonjić (Serbian: Ненад Зимоњић) |
Doubles players |
 Malek Jaziri (Arabic: مالك الجزيري) |
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 Caroline Wozniacki |
Icon players |
 Martina Hingis |
Category C |
By May 2014, the team was being referred to as the UAE Falcons.[7] By June 2014, the Falcons had become known as the UAE Royals.[6]
The UAE Royals will play their home matches at the Dubai Duty Free Stadium[8] for the 2015 season. The team played their home matches at the Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Sports Complex[6] during the first season of the league.
On 27 October 2014, John-Laffnie de Jager was named the Royals' first coach.[9]
The Royals opened their inaugural season with a road match on 28 November 2014, against the Manila MavericksinPasay, Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. It played its first home match on 11 December 2014, also against the Mavericks.[10]
On 22 August 2014, IPTL announced it had reached an agreement for the Middle East and North Africa television broadcasting rights with Abu Dhabi Media.[11] The rights continue with Abu Dhabi Media for 2015 season.
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 Tomáš Berdych
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 Daniel Nestor
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 Kristina Mladenovic
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