2012 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles

October 2015 2012 Dubai Tennis Championships SUI Roger Federer GBR Andy Murray 7–5, 6–4 32 8 2012 Dubai Tennis Championships Novak Djokovic was the three-time defending champion,https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/feb/26/novak-djokovic-roger-federer-dubai Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer to win Dubai crown The Guardian 21 July 2026 but lost in the semifinals to Andy Murray.https://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/02/sport/tennis/tennis-murray-djokovic-federer-dubai Murray ends No. 1 Djokovic’s Dubai reign CNN 21 July 2026Roger Federer won his fifth Dubai title, defeating Murray 7–5, 6–4 in the final.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/mar/03/roger-federer-andy-murray-dubai Roger Federer defeats Andy Murray in straight sets to win Dubai title The Guardian 21 July 2026 He did not lose a single set in the entire tournament.https://longislandtennismagazine.com/article/federer-captures-2012-dubai-championship-title/ Federer Captures 2012 Dubai Championship Title longislandtennismagazine.com 21 July 2026 Seeds 30em SRB Novak Djokovic (semifinals) SUI Roger Federer (champion) GBR Andy Murray (final) FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals) CZE Tomáš Berdych (quarterfinals) USA Mardy Fish (second round) SRB Janko Tipsarević (quarterfinals) ARG Juan Martín del Potro (semifinals) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 1 SRB Novak Djokovic 2 5   3 GBR Andy Murray 6 7   8 ARG Juan Martín del Potro 65 66   2 SUI Roger Federer 77 78   3 GBR Andy Murray 5 4   2 SUI Roger Federer 7 6   Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 SRB N Djokovic 6 6     GER C-M Stebe 4 2     UKR S Stakhovsky 6 6   WC UAE O Alawadhi 1 2     CRO I Ljubičić 2 5     ITA F Cipolla 6 7     RUS I Kunitsyn 2 2   7 SRB J Tipsarević 6 6   3 GBR A Murray 6 4 6 Q GER M Berrer 3 6 4   RUS N Davydenko 4 7 4 Q SUI M Chiudinelli 6 5 6 Q SVK L Lacko 2 6 716 WC UKR S Bubka 6 2 614 PR GER B Becker 2 2   5 CZE T Berdych 6 6   1 SRB N Djokovic 77 6     UKR S Stakhovsky 65 3     ITA F Cipolla 77 1 1 7 SRB J Tipsarević 62 6 6 3 GBR A Murray 6 6   Q SUI M Chiudinelli 3 4 Q SVK L Lacko 1 2   5 CZE T Berdych 6 6   1 SRB N Djokovic 6 78   7 SRB J Tipsarević 1 66   3 GBR A Murray 6 7   5 CZE T Berdych 3 5   1 SRB N Djokovic 2 5   3 GBR A Murray 6 7   Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 8 ARG JM del Potro 6 77     UKR A Dolgopolov 3 65   Q KAZ A Golubev 6 6   WC SRB M Djokovic 3 2     FRA A Mannarino 2 2     CZE L Rosol 6 6     CYP M Baghdatis 62 4   4 FRA J-W Tsonga 77 6   6 USA M Fish 6 6     GER A Beck 1 1     RUS M Youzhny 6 0     FRA R Gasquet 3 0r     FRA N Mahut 4 4     ESP F López 6 6     FRA M Llodra 0 66   2 SUI R Federer 6 78   8 ARG JM del Potro 6 6   Q KAZ A Golubev 4 2     CZE L Rosol 3 4   4 FRA J-W Tsonga 6 6   6 USA M Fish 2 60     RUS M Youzhny 6 77   ESP F López 5 3   2 SUI R Federer 7 6   8 ARG JM del Potro 77 6   4 FRA J-W Tsonga 61 2     RUS M Youzhny 3 4   2 SUI R Federer 6 6   8 ARG JM del Potro 65 66   2 SUI R Federer 77 78   Qualifying Seeds 30em SVK Lukáš Lacko (qualified) TUN Malek Jaziri (qualifying competition) JPN Tatsuma Ito (qualifying competition) TUR Marsel İlhan (first round) GER Michael Berrer (qualified) RSA Rik de Voest (first round) SVN Grega Žemlja (qualifying competition) KAZ Andrey Golubev (qualified) Qualifiers 30em SVK Lukáš Lacko KAZ Andrey Golubev GER Michael Berrer SUI Marco Chiudinelli Draw First qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 1 SVK Lukáš Lacko 6 77   Alt UAE Abdullah Maqdas 2 61     GER Dominik Meffert 2 4   7 SVN Grega Žemlja 6 6   1 SVK Lukáš Lacko 6 6   7 SVN Grega Žemlja 4 4   Second qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 2 TUN Malek Jaziri 6 6   WC OMN Mohammed Al-Nabhani 1 2     KAZ Yuri Schukin 1 2   8 KAZ Andrey Golubev 6 6   2 TUN Malek Jaziri 3 6 3 8 KAZ Andrey Golubev 6 0 6 Third qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 3 JPN Tatsuma Ito 6 6   WC UAE Hamad Abbas Janahi 1 2   WC USA Rajeev Ram 3 3   5 GER Michael Berrer 6 6   3 JPN Tatsuma Ito 610 63   5 GER Michael Berrer 712 77   Fourth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 4 TUR Marsel İlhan 4 6 3   ESP Arnau Brugués-Davi 6 4 6   SUI Marco Chiudinelli 6 6   6 RSA Rik de Voest 4 1     ESP Arnau Brugués-Davi 5 4     SUI Marco Chiudinelli 7 6   References External links Main Draw Qualifying Draw Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Dubai Tennis Championships - Singles Category:2012 Dubai Tennis Championships