2012 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles

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.

Men's singles
2012 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion	Roger Federer
Runner-up	Andy Murray
Score	7–5, 6–4
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Main article: 2012 Dubai Tennis Championships

Seeds

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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

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

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	N Djokovic	6	6
		C-M Stebe	4	2				1	N Djokovic	77	6
		S Stakhovsky	6	6					S Stakhovsky	65	3
	WC	O Alawadhi	1	2											1	N Djokovic	6	78
		I Ljubičić	2	5											7	J Tipsarević	1	66
		F Cipolla	6	7					F Cipolla	77	1	1
		I Kunitsyn	2	2				7	J Tipsarević	62	6	6
	7	J Tipsarević	6	6																		1	N Djokovic	2	5
	3	A Murray	6	4	6																	3	A Murray	6	7
	Q	M Berrer	3	6	4			3	A Murray	6	6
		N Davydenko	4	7	4			Q	M Chiudinelli	3	4
	Q	M Chiudinelli	6	5	6										3	A Murray	6	7
	Q	L Lacko	2	6	716										5	T Berdych	3	5
	WC	S Bubka	6	2	614			Q	L Lacko	1	2
	PR	B Becker	2	2				5	T Berdych	6	6
	5	T Berdych	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	JM del Potro	6	77
		A Dolgopolov	3	65				8	JM del Potro	6	6
	Q	A Golubev	6	6				Q	A Golubev	4	2
	WC	M Djokovic	3	2											8	JM del Potro	77	6
		A Mannarino	2	2											4	J-W Tsonga	61	2
		L Rosol	6	6					L Rosol	3	4
		M Baghdatis	62	4				4	J-W Tsonga	6	6
	4	J-W Tsonga	77	6																		8	JM del Potro	65	66
	6	M Fish	6	6																		2	R Federer	77	78
		A Beck	1	1				6	M Fish	2	60
		M Youzhny	6	0					M Youzhny	6	77
		R Gasquet	3	0r												M Youzhny	3	4
		N Mahut	4	4											2	R Federer	6	6
		F López	6	6					F López	5	3
		M Llodra	0	66				2	R Federer	7	6
	2	R Federer	6	78

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Lukáš Lacko (qualified)
2. Malek Jaziri (qualifying competition)
3. Tatsuma Ito (qualifying competition)
4. Marsel İlhan (first round)
5. Michael Berrer (qualified)
6. Rik de Voest (first round)
7. Grega Žemlja (qualifying competition)
8. Andrey Golubev (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Lukáš Lacko
2. Andrey Golubev
3. Michael Berrer
4. Marco Chiudinelli

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Lukáš Lacko	6	77
	Alt	Abdullah Maqdas	2	61
								1	Lukáš Lacko	6	6
								7	Grega Žemlja	4	4
		Dominik Meffert	2	4
	7	Grega Žemlja	6	6

Second qualifier

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

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Tatsuma Ito	6	6
	WC	Hamad Abbas Janahi	1	2
								3	Tatsuma Ito	610	63
								5	Michael Berrer	712	77
	WC	Rajeev Ram	3	3
	5	Michael Berrer	6	6

Fourth qualifier

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

External links

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw
• Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships