2012 Dubai Tennis Championships
| 2012 Dubai Tennis Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date |
27 February – 3 March (men) 20 – 25 February (women)[1] |
| Edition | 20th (men) / 12th (women) |
| Category |
ATP World Tour 500 WTA Premier event |
| Location | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Venue | Aviation Club Tennis Centre |
| Champions | |
| Men's Singles | |
 Roger Federer | |
| Women's Singles | |
 Agnieszka Radwańska | |
| Men's Doubles | |
 Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna | |
| Women's Doubles | |
 Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond | |
The 2012 Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the 2012 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) was a 500 event on the 2012 ATP World Tour and a Premier event on the 2012 WTA Tour. Both of the events took place at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The women's tournament took place from February 20 to February 25, 2012, while the men's tournament took place from February 27 to March 3, 2012.
ATP singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 SRB |
Novak Djokovic | 1 | 1 |
| SUI |
Roger Federer | 3 | 2 |
 GBR |
Andy Murray | 4 | 3 |
 FRA |
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6 | 4 |
 CZE |
Tomáš Berdych | 7 | 5 |
| USA |
Mardy Fish | 8 | 6 |
| SRB |
Janko Tipsarević | 9 | 7 |
 ARG |
Juan Martín del Potro | 10 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 20, 2012
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
-
Omar Awadhy -
Sergei Bubka - Marko Djokovic
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Retirements
- Richard Gasquet (illness)
ATP doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA |
Michaël Llodra | SRB |
Nenad Zimonjić | 11 | 1 |
 SWE |
Robert Lindstedt |  ROU |
Horia Tecău | 17 | 2 |
| POL |
Mariusz Fyrstenberg | POL |
Marcin Matkowski | 24 | 3 |
| IND |
Mahesh Bhupathi | IND |
Rohan Bopanna | 26 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of February 20, 2012
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
-
Marsel İlhan / 
Malek Jaziri -
Mohammed Ghareeb / Abdullah Maqdas
WTA singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 BLR |
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| CZE |
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 DEN |
Caroline Wozniacki | 4 | 3 |
 AUS |
Samantha Stosur | 5 | 4 |
| POL |
Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 5 |
| FRA |
Marion Bartoli | 7 | 6 |
 ITA |
Francesca Schiavone | 11 | 7 |
| SRB |
Jelena Janković | 13 | 8 |
 GER |
Sabine Lisicki | 14 | 9 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 13, 2012
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Victoria Azarenka (left ankle injury)
- Petra Kvitová (illness)
-
Li Na (lower back injury) -
Vera Zvonareva
Retirements
-
Dominika Cibulková (right hamstring strain)
ATP doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA |
Liezel Huber | USA |
Lisa Raymond | 3 | 1 |
| IND |
Sania Mirza | RUS |
Elena Vesnina | 15 | 2 |
| SVK |
Daniela Hantuchová | POL |
Agnieszka Radwańska | 37 | 3 |
 ESP |
Nuria Llagostera Vives | AUS |
Anastasia Rodionova | 50 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of February 13, 2012
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
-
Fatma Al Nabhani / 
Andreja Klepač - Casey Dellacqua / Samantha Stosur
- Flavia Pennetta / Francesca Schiavone
Retirements
- Maria Kirilenko (acute neck injury)
Champions
Men's Singles
Roger Federer def. Andy Murray, 7–5, 6–4
- It was Federer's 2nd title of the year and 72nd of his career. It was his 5th win at Dubai, also winning in 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2007.
Women's Singles
Agnieszka Radwańska def. Julia Görges, 7–5, 6–4
- It was Radwańska's 1st title of the year and 8th of her career. It was her 2nd Premier-level tournament of her career and 4th Premier overall.
Men's Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna def. Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski, 6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
Women's Doubles
Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond def. Sania Mirza / Elena Vesnina, 6–2, 6–1