Marcelo Ríos Masters Cup), Ríos withdrew at round robin stage after playing the first match. He was replaced by then world No. 11 Greg Rusedski." "At the 1998 Eurocard Open (Stuttgart Masters), Ríos withdrew prior to quarterfinals." "At the 2001 Monte Carlo Masters, Ríos withdrew prior to second round." Marcelo Ríos Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga (; born 26 December 1975) is a former world No. 1 tennis player from Chile. Nicknamed "El Chino" ("The Chinese") and "El zurdo de Vitacura" ("The Lefty from Vitacura"), he became the first Latin American player to reach the top position on the Association of Tennis Professionals
Dubai Tennis Championships Roddick and Elena Dementieva became the new champions. Currently, the reigning champions are Roberto Bautista Agut and Elina Svitolina. In 2005, the Dubai Tennis Championships implemented equal prize money policy becoming the third professional tennis event to do so after the US Open and Australian Open. In February 2009, Israeli player Shahar Pe'er was denied an entry visa by the United Arab Emirates, a country that does not have diplomatic relations with Israel. Tournament director Salah Tahlak said that Pe'er was refused on the grounds that her appearance could incite anger in the Arab country, after she had already faced