Middle Eastern Swing (tennis)

The Middle Eastern Swing, also officially called as the Middle East Swing, is a term used by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) to describe the series of tennis tournaments held in the Middle East early in each season, particularly those in Doha, Abu Dhabi and Dubai. On the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour, the same group of tournaments is sometimes informally referred to by media and fans as the Middle Eastern swing, although the ATP itself does not officially use the designation.

Although not geographically in the Middle East, the WTA officially considers the tournaments in Cluj-Napoca and Ostrava as part of the swing. Five other WTA 125 tournaments held outside the region are also currently recognized by the WTA as part of the swing, in Mumbai, India; Oeiras, Portugal (two tournaments held on consecutive weeks); Les Sables-d’Olonne, France; and Midland, Michigan, United States.

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