Men's singles
2012 Dubai Tennis Championships
ChampionSwitzerland Roger Federer
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Andy Murray
Score7–5, 6–4
Draw32
Seeds8

Novak Djokovic was the three-time defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Andy Murray.
Roger Federer won his fifth Dubai title, defeating Murray 7–5, 6–4 in the final. He did not lose a single set in the entire tournament.

Seeds

  1. Serbia Novak Djokovic (semifinals)
  2. Switzerland Roger Federer (champion)
  3. United Kingdom Andy Murray (final)
  4. France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals)
  5. Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych (quarterfinals)
  6. United States Mardy Fish (second round)
  7. Serbia Janko Tipsarević (quarterfinals)
  8. Argentina Juan Martín del Potro (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Serbia Novak Djokovic 2 5  
3 United Kingdom Andy Murray 6 7  
3 United Kingdom Andy Murray 5 4  
2 Switzerland Roger Federer 7 6  
8 Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 65 66  
2 Switzerland Roger Federer 77 78  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Serbia N Djokovic 6 6  
  Germany C-M Stebe 4 2   1 Serbia N Djokovic 77 6  
  Ukraine S Stakhovsky 6 6     Ukraine S Stakhovsky 65 3  
WC United Arab Emirates O Alawadhi 1 2   1 Serbia N Djokovic 6 78  
  Croatia I Ljubičić 2 5   7 Serbia J Tipsarević 1 66  
  Italy F Cipolla 6 7     Italy F Cipolla 77 1 1
  Russia I Kunitsyn 2 2   7 Serbia J Tipsarević 62 6 6
7 Serbia J Tipsarević 6 6   1 Serbia N Djokovic 2 5  
3 United Kingdom A Murray 6 4 6 3 United Kingdom A Murray 6 7  
Q Germany M Berrer 3 6 4 3 United Kingdom A Murray 6 6  
  Russia N Davydenko 4 7 4 Q Switzerland M Chiudinelli 3 4
Q Switzerland M Chiudinelli 6 5 6 3 United Kingdom A Murray 6 7  
Q Slovakia L Lacko 2 6 716 5 Czech Republic T Berdych 3 5  
WC Ukraine S Bubka 6 2 614 Q Slovakia L Lacko 1 2  
PR Germany B Becker 2 2   5 Czech Republic T Berdych 6 6  
5 Czech Republic T Berdych 6 6  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Argentina JM del Potro 6 77  
  Ukraine A Dolgopolov 3 65   8 Argentina JM del Potro 6 6  
Q Kazakhstan A Golubev 6 6   Q Kazakhstan A Golubev 4 2  
WC Serbia M Djokovic 3 2   8 Argentina JM del Potro 77 6  
  France A Mannarino 2 2   4 France J-W Tsonga 61 2  
  Czech Republic L Rosol 6 6     Czech Republic L Rosol 3 4  
  Cyprus M Baghdatis 62 4   4 France J-W Tsonga 6 6  
4 France J-W Tsonga 77 6   8 Argentina JM del Potro 65 66  
6 United States M Fish 6 6   2 Switzerland R Federer 77 78  
  Germany A Beck 1 1   6 United States M Fish 2 60  
  Russia M Youzhny 6 0     Russia M Youzhny 6 77
  France R Gasquet 3 0r     Russia M Youzhny 3 4  
  France N Mahut 4 4   2 Switzerland R Federer 6 6  
  Spain F López 6 6     Spain F López 5 3  
  France M Llodra 0 66   2 Switzerland R Federer 7 6  
2 Switzerland R Federer 6 78  

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Slovakia Lukáš Lacko (qualified)
  2. Tunisia Malek Jaziri (qualifying competition)
  3. Japan Tatsuma Ito (qualifying competition)
  4. Turkey Marsel İlhan (first round)
  5. Germany Michael Berrer (qualified)
  6. South Africa Rik de Voest (first round)
  7. Slovenia Grega Žemlja (qualifying competition)
  8. Kazakhstan Andrey Golubev (qualified)

Qualifiers

Draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Slovakia Lukáš Lacko 6 77  
Alt United Arab Emirates Abdullah Maqdas 2 61  
1 Slovakia Lukáš Lacko 6 6  
7 Slovenia Grega Žemlja 4 4  
  Germany Dominik Meffert 2 4  
7 Slovenia Grega Žemlja 6 6  

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Tunisia Malek Jaziri 6 6  
WC Oman Mohammed Al-Nabhani 1 2  
2 Tunisia Malek Jaziri 3 6 3
8 Kazakhstan Andrey Golubev 6 0 6
  Kazakhstan Yuri Schukin 1 2  
8 Kazakhstan Andrey Golubev 6 6  

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Japan Tatsuma Ito 6 6  
WC United Arab Emirates Hamad Abbas Janahi 1 2  
3 Japan Tatsuma Ito 610 63  
5 Germany Michael Berrer 712 77  
WC United States Rajeev Ram 3 3  
5 Germany Michael Berrer 6 6  

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Turkey Marsel İlhan 4 6 3
  Spain Arnau Brugués-Davi 6 4 6
  Spain Arnau Brugués-Davi 5 4  
  Switzerland Marco Chiudinelli 7 6  
  Switzerland Marco Chiudinelli 6 6  
6 South Africa Rik de Voest 4 1  

References

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