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2001: Martina Hingis won the inaugural Dubai Duty Free title back in 2001
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2002: Amelie Mauresmo defeated Sandrine Testud to claim the title
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2003: Justine Henin Hardenne took her first step in a historic Dubai quadruple
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2004: Back-to-back titles for Henin Hardenne as she beat Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final
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2005: Lindsay Davenport got her hands on the famous Coffee Pot trophy
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2006: The Belgian Henin was back to take her third Dubai title
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2007: It should be renamed the Henin Trophy after she claimed title No. 4 in 2007
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2008: Elena Dementieva received the trophy from Sheikh Ahmad after her win
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2009: Venus Williams claimed her first Dubai title
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2010: Venus made it two in a row for the 10th anniversary of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
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2011: Caroline Wozniacki defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova to take the title
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2012: Agnieszka Radwanska was all smiles when she won the tournament
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2013: Czech star Petra Kvitova got the better of Sara Errani to land the silverware
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2014: Venus Williams mad it three of the best as she defeated Alize Cornet
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2015: Simon Halep of Romania powered past Karolína Plískova to take the title in Dubai
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2016: Sara Errani made amends for her final loss in 2013 by getting her hands on the trophy
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2017: Elina Svitolina fought past Caroline Wozniacki to claim her maiden Dubai title
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2018: It was two from two for Svitolina as she successfully defended her crown
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2019: Belinda Bencic triumphed over Petra Kvitova.
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2020: Simon Halep slogged it out to defeat Elena Rybakina for the title.
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2021: Garbine Muguruza became the first Spaniard to claim the title after defeating Barbora Krejcikova in the final.
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