2012 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Agnieszka Radwańska defeated Julia Görges in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 Dubai Tennis Championships.

Caroline Wozniacki was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Görges.

Seeds
• # 🇧🇾 Victoria Azarenka (withdrew because of a left ankle injury)

• # 🇨🇿 Petra Kvitová (withdrew because of an illness)

• # Caroline Wozniacki (semifinals)

• # 🇦🇺 Samantha Stosur (quarterfinals)

• # 🇵🇱 Agnieszka Radwańska (champion)

• # 🇫🇷 Marion Bartoli (first round)

• # 🇮🇹 Francesca Schiavone (first round)

• # 🇷🇸 Jelena Janković (semifinals)

• # 🇩🇪 Sabine Lisicki (quarterfinals)

Seeds
• # 🇨🇳 Zheng Jie (first round)

• # Polona Hercog (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

• # 🇺🇸 Christina McHale (withdrew)

• # 🇩🇪 Mona Barthel (qualifying competition)

• # 🇪🇸 María José Martínez Sánchez (second round)

• # Chanelle Scheepers (first round)

• # 🇨🇿 Klára Zakopalová (first round)

• # 🇦🇹 Tamira Paszek (first round)

• # 🇨🇿 Iveta Benešová (qualifier)

Qualifiers
• # 🇷🇴 Simona Halep

• # 🇨🇦 Aleksandra Wozniak

• # 🇨🇿 Iveta Benešová

• # Petra Martić

Lucky loser

 * 1)  Polona Hercog
 * 2) 🇦🇺 Casey Dellacqua