Players Enjoy Festive Arabian Evening at the Dubai Player Party

Dubai, UAE, February 21st, 2007: The festive player party provided a welcome respite for the women's tennis stars competing this week at the award-winning Dubai Tennis Championships.

Hosted at the Dubai Aviation Club, players were treated to an open-air Arabian night complete with fine cuisine, fire-blowers and belly dancing. A magician entertained guests as he made his way from table to table, while many took advantage of the opportunity to get henna tattoos and ride on a camel against the picturesque backdrop of the Tennis Village.

The players further added to the evening's ambiance with a number of women's stars garbing themselves in traditional Arabic dress.

Daniela Hantuchova, who began the day with a confident display in her first round singles match, joined her peers at the party immediately following her doubles victory to cap off a successful day on-court with a well-deserved break.

The top four seeds at the Dubai Duty Free Women's Open also spent a relaxing evening amongst family and friends on the eve of their singles openers. Defending champion Justine Henin, Amelie Mauresmo, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Martina Hingis all eased their way into the tournament before starting their title pursuits on centre court today (Wednesday, February 21st).

The Dubai Tennis Championships is owned and organised by Dubai Duty Free and takes place under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

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