A walk down memory lane for Chapman
Bennelong Funds Management which has also been broadcasting the Dubai Tennis Championships since its inception.
“This tournament will continue to improve, and whether it can go up the pecking order of international tournaments, I don’t know. It is already probably, in my view, one of the top tournaments perhaps just below the Grand Slams. But in itself, it will continue to improve and continue to be a leading event in Dubai and in the UAE,” Chapman said.
“25 years of this tournament is a significant milestone. Dubai has always been a second home to me and I love being here and very pleased to be back after four years.”
“It gives me a great sense of satisfaction as I love building things especially when you start from zero it is even more satisfying. 25 years back, we had been awarded an event and we didn’t even have a proper tennis court to have it.”
“The sense of building something brick by brick and that this event having lasted for 25 years has proven to be an international sporting icon gives me great satisfaction.”