The first day of the Abu Dhabi Open will be played on February 3, 2025. A total of eight matches will take place at the Zayd Sports City International Tennis Center, five in singles and three in doubles.
Only one seeded singles player (Liudmila Samsonova) in action on Day 1
Only one seeded singles player will be in action on the first day of the Abu Dhabi Open which includes the likes of fifth seed Liudmila Samsonova. The Russian is all set to lock horns with Polina Kudermetova. The winner of the match will take on either Belinda Bencic or Rebecca Sramkova.
On the other hand, Caroline Garcia will be in action against Lulu Sun. The other clash will be an all-American tie as Ashlyn Krueger takes on McCartney Kessler. In the women's doubles event, top seeds such as Ellen Perez and Jelena Ostapenko will go head-to-head with the Czech-Kazakh duo of Linda Noskova and Yulia Putintseva.
The opening day schedule of Abu Dhabi Open 2025
Stadium Court
Staring at 2:30 local time: Yue Yuan vs (Q) Wakana Sonobe
Followed by: Ashlyn Krueger vs McCartney Kessler
Followed by: (5) Luidmila Samsonova vs Polina Kudermetova
ADCB Court 1
Starting at 2:30 pm local time: (1) Ellen Perez/Jelena Ostapenko vs Linda Noskova/Yulia Putintseva
Followed by: Sofia Kennin/Magda Linette vs Marketa Vondrousova/Laura Samson
Followed by: (Q) Katie Volynets vs (Q) Sonay Kartal
Followed by: Jiang Xinyu/ Fang Hsien-wu vs Olivia Gadecki/ Olivia Nicholls
Where to watch Abu Dhabi Open 2025?
The fans can watch the live action of the WTA 500 event on the following channels and sites.
USA - Tennis Channel
Canada - DAZN, TVA (French-speaking)
Australia - beIN Sports
India - Tennis Channel
UK - Sky Sports
What will be the match timings at the Abu Dhabi Open 2025?
The matches on both the Stadium Court and ADCB Court 1 are scheduled to start at 2:30 pm local time.