2012 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge

The 2012 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the fourteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $75,000 in prize money. It took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 26 November–2 December 2012.

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of 19 November 2012

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
 * 🇹🇳 Ons Jabeur
 * Iva Mekovec
 * 🇰🇬 Ksenia Palkina
 * Conny Perrin

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇩🇪 Kristina Barrois
 * 🇷🇴 Cristina Dinu
 * 🇬🇧 Tara Moore
 * 🇧🇦 Jasmina Tinjić

The following players received entry into the singles main draw as Lucky Losers:
 * 🇷🇺 Alexandra Artamonova
 * 🇲🇪 Danka Kovinić

The following player received entry by a Protected Ranking:
 * Oksana Kalashnikova

The following player received entry by a Special Exempt:
 * 🇬🇧 Samantha Murray

Singles

 * 🇯🇵 Kimiko Date-Krumm def. 🇰🇿 Yulia Putintseva 6–1, 3–6, 6–4

Doubles

 * 🇮🇹 Maria Elena Camerin / 🇷🇺 Vera Dushevina def. 🇨🇿 Eva Hrdinová / 🇨🇿 Karolína Plíšková 7–5, 6–3