Dubai may be controversial, but purse is stunning

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Who	Why They're Up
	Justine Henin-Hardenne Say this: It doesn't exactly look like the debacle in Melbourne exacted a price on her confidence. Facing a field in Dubai that looked an awful lot like the second week of a major, the Belgian took the big prize.
	Radek Stepanek Veteran Czech won the first title of his career, beating Christophe Rochus in the finals of the injury-ravaged ABN Amro event in Rotterdam, Netherlands. In the final, Stepanek hit eight (eight!) straight aces in one stretch.
	Tommy Haas German kept up hot start to 2006, winning the Memphis Regions Morgan Keegan Championships event for the second time.
	Nicolas Massu The flayin' Chilean won his first title since the '04 Olympics, taking out Alberto Martin in the finals of the Brazil Open.
	Sofia Arvidsson Won the Memphis title, becoming the fourth first-time Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles titlist in '06, after Marion Bartoli (Auckland), Shahar Peer (Pattaya City) and Mara Santangelo (Bangalore).
	Doubles winners Kveta Peschke and Francesca Schiavone (pictured) in Dubai. Flavia Pennetta and Gisela Dulko in Bogota. Lisa Raymond and Sam Stosur in Memphis. Luke Dlouhy and Pavel Vizner in Brazil. Paul Hanley and Kevin Ulyett in Rotterdam.
	Dubai Tennis Championships Upped the pot for '07 and will pay the women $1.5 million in prize money. This event is fraught with socio-political issues (more on this later) but you can't complain that the players don't get paid.
	Gustavus Adolphus Defeated top seed UC Santa Cruz 6-1 to claim the '06 Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division III Indoor Championship.
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Who	All Tied Up?
	Martina Hingis Beat Sania Mirza and Anastasia Myskina in Dubai, but then lost rematch to new rival Maria Sharapova.
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Who	Why They're Down
	Andy Roddick Another week, another stunning loss -- this one in Memphis to Julien Benneteau, precisely the type of journeyman Roddick was dispatching 6-2, 6-2 in 55 minutes when his confidence was bulging. If he doesn't right the ship during these next few weeks, it could be an awfully long year.
	Nicole Vaidisova Top seed in Memphis lost her first match to Victoria Azarenka. She did, however, keep a sense of humor. Asked what the problem was with her play, the Czech teen responded: "I think the question is, 'What was not the problem?'"
	Indian Wells Add Kim Clijsters to the list of WTA absentees.
	James Blake Though it's been obscured by Roddick's swoon, Blake lost early for the second straight week.
	Gaston Gaudio Top seed in Brazil got a second-round dusting at the hands of qualifier Olivier Patience (is a virtue).
	Elena Likhovtseva Russian vet was served a double-bagel platter by Lindsay Davenport in Dubai.
	Militant Islam It's hard to condemn Mirza for fearing for her safety at Dubai, but this was a disappointing sign-of-the-times event nevertheless.

Sports Illustrated senior writer Jon Wertheim covers tennis for the magazine and is a regular contributor to SI.com.