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.
| 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 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| 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 | |
Finals
editMen's singles
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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
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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
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Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna defeated Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski, 6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
Women's doubles
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Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond defeated Sania Mirza / 
Elena Vesnina, 6–2, 6–1
ATP singles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 SRB
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Novak Djokovic | 1 | 1 |
| SUI
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Roger Federer | 3 | 2 |
| GBR
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Andy Murray | 4 | 3 |
 FRA
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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6 | 4 |
 CZE
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Tomáš Berdych | 7 | 5 |
| USA
|
Mardy Fish | 8 | 6 |
| SRB
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Janko Tipsarević | 9 | 7 |
 ARG
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Juan Martín del Potro | 10 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 20, 2012
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Retirements
edit- Richard Gasquet (illness)
ATP doubles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA
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Michaël Llodra | SRB
|
Nenad Zimonjić | 11 | 1 |
 SWE
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Robert Lindstedt |  ROU
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Horia Tecău | 17 | 2 |
| POL
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Mariusz Fyrstenberg | POL
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Marcin Matkowski | 24 | 3 |
| IND
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Mahesh Bhupathi | IND
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Rohan Bopanna | 26 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of February 20, 2012
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
WTA singles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 BLR |
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| CZE |
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 DEN
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Caroline Wozniacki | 4 | 3 |
 AUS
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Samantha Stosur | 5 | 4 |
| POL
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Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 5 |
| FRA
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Marion Bartoli | 7 | 6 |
 ITA
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Francesca Schiavone | 11 | 7 |
| SRB
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Jelena Janković | 13 | 8 |
| GER
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Sabine Lisicki | 14 | 9 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 13, 2012
Other entrants
editThe 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
edit- Victoria Azarenka (left ankle injury)
- Petra Kvitová (illness)
Li Na (lower back injury)- Vera Zvonareva
Retirements
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Dominika Cibulková (right hamstring strain)
ATP doubles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA
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Liezel Huber | USA
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Lisa Raymond | 3 | 1 |
| IND
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Sania Mirza | RUS
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Elena Vesnina | 15 | 2 |
| SVK
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Daniela Hantuchová | POL
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Agnieszka Radwańska | 37 | 3 |
 ESP
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Nuria Llagostera Vives | AUS
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Anastasia Rodionova | 50 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of February 13, 2012
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Fatma Al Nabhani / 
Andreja Klepač- Casey Dellacqua / Samantha Stosur
- Flavia Pennetta / Francesca Schiavone
Retirements
edit- Maria Kirilenko (acute neck injury)