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.
Finals
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
ATP singles main draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 Seed Novak Djokovic 1 1 Roger Federer 3 2 Andy Murray 4 3 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6 4 Tomáš Berdych 7 5 Mardy Fish 8 6 Janko Tipsarević 9 7 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: Michael Berrer Marco Chiudinelli Andrey Golubev Lukáš Lacko
Retirements Richard Gasquet (illness)
ATP doubles main draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedMichaël LlodraNenad Zimonjić111 Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău172Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski243Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna264 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 SeedVictoria Azarenka11Petra Kvitová32Caroline Wozniacki43Samantha Stosur54Agnieszka Radwańska65Marion Bartoli76Francesca Schiavone117Jelena Janković138Sabine Lisicki149 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)
ATP doubles main draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedLiezel HuberLisa Raymond31 Sania Mirza Elena Vesnina152Daniela Hantuchová Agnieszka Radwańska373Nuria Llagostera Vives Anastasia Rodionova504 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)
References
External links Official website ATP tournament profile