WTA No. 11 player will return to UAE capital for second edition of the all-female tournament ABU DHABI: With just under one month to go until the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open, Beatriz Haddad Maia, a semifinalist at last year’s tournament, is the latest player to join the lineup, which takes place from Feb. 3 to 11 at the International Tennis Centre, Zayed Sports City. For the latest updates, follow us @ArabNewsSport The WTA 500 event, hosted in partnership with Mubadala and Abu Dhabi Sports Council, was won by Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic last year. Brazil’s Haddad Maia, who is currently 11th in the WTA rankings, joins Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur for the competition, with more big names to be announced over the coming weeks. Haddad Maia, 27, produced a string of impressive performances during last year’s inaugural Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open, defeating Marie Bouzkova, Yulia Putintseva and Elena Rybakina en route to the semifinals, where she was beaten by eventual winner Bencic. She also reached the semifinals of last year’s French Open, where she was beaten by the eventual winner of the tournament, Iga Swiatek. Haddad Maia said: “I’m thrilled to be taking part in the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open for the second year in a row, and I’m sure it will be another great event. “Last year, tennis fans in the UAE made the tournament very special and I’m looking forward to performing in front of them once more.” Nigel Gupta, director of Tennis Events at IMG and tournament director at the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open, added: “We are delighted to confirm Beatriz’s involvement at this year’s event, and we look forward to watching her in action once the tournament begins. “She performed brilliantly at last year’s competition and was unlucky to lose at the semifinal stage. I’m sure she will be eager to make up for that disappointment this time around.”