2012 Dubai Tennis Championships

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 27 February to 3 March 2012. Roger Federer and Agnieszka Radwańska won the singles titles.

Men's singles
Roger Federer defeated 🇬🇧 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 defeated 🇩🇪 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 defeated 🇵🇱 Mariusz Fyrstenberg / 🇵🇱 Marcin Matkowski, 6–4, 3–6, [10–5]

Women's doubles
🇺🇸 Liezel Huber / 🇺🇸 Lisa Raymond defeated 🇮🇳 Sania Mirza / 🇷🇺 Elena Vesnina, 6–2, 6–1

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of February 20, 2012

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * Omar Awadhy
 * 🇺🇦 Sergei Bubka
 * 🇷🇸 Marko Djokovic
 * 🇩🇪 Michael Berrer
 * Marco Chiudinelli
 * 🇰🇿 Andrey Golubev
 * 🇸🇰 Lukáš Lacko

Retirements

 * 🇫🇷 Richard Gasquet (illness)

Seeds

 * 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

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of February 13, 2012

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
 * Fatma Al Nabhani
 * 🇮🇱 Shahar Pe'er

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇨🇿 Iveta Benešová
 * 🇷🇴 Simona Halep
 * Petra Martić
 * 🇨🇦 Aleksandra Wozniak

The following players received entry as lucky loser:
 * Polona Hercog
 * 🇦🇺 Casey Dellacqua

Withdrawals

 * 🇧🇾 Victoria Azarenka (left ankle injury)
 * 🇨🇿 Petra Kvitová (illness)
 * 🇨🇳 Li Na (lower back injury)
 * 🇷🇺 Vera Zvonareva

Retirements

 * 🇸🇰 Dominika Cibulková (right hamstring strain)

Seeds

 * 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)