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.

Men's Singles
2012 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champion Roger Federer
Runner-up Andy Murray
Final score7–5, 6–4
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

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  

References
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