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2012 Dubai Tennis Championships
20 – 25 February (women) WTA Premier event
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.
Finals
Men's singles
Main article: 2012 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's singles
SUI Roger Federer defeated GBR 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
Main article: 2012 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's singles
POL Agnieszka Radwańska defeated GER 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
Main article: 2012 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's doubles
IND Mahesh Bhupathi / IND Rohan Bopanna defeated POL Mariusz Fyrstenberg / POL Marcin Matkowski, 6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
Women's doubles
Main article: 2012 Dubai Tennis Championships – Women's doubles
USA Liezel Huber / USA Lisa Raymond defeated IND Sania Mirza / RUS Elena Vesnina, 6–2, 6–1
ATP singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRB | Novak Djokovic | 1 | 1 |
| SUI | Roger Federer | 3 | 2 |
| GBR | Andy Murray | 4 | 3 |
| FRA | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6 | 4 |
| CZE | Tomáš Berdych | 7 | 5 |
| USA | Mardy Fish | 8 | 6 |
| SRB | Janko Tipsarević | 9 | 7 |
| ARG | Juan Martín del Potro | 10 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 20, 2012
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- UAE Omar Awadhy
- UKR Sergei Bubka
- SRB Marko Djokovic The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- GER Michael Berrer
- SUI Marco Chiudinelli
- KAZ Andrey Golubev
- SVK Lukáš Lacko
Retirements
- FRA Richard Gasquet (illness)
ATP doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | Michaël Llodra | SRB | Nenad Zimonjić | 11 | 1 |
| SWE | Robert Lindstedt | ROU | Horia Tecău | 17 | 2 |
| POL | Mariusz Fyrstenberg | POL | Marcin Matkowski | 24 | 3 |
| IND | Mahesh Bhupathi | IND | Rohan Bopanna | 26 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of February 20, 2012
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- TUR Marsel İlhan / TUN Malek Jaziri
- KUW Mohammed Ghareeb / KUW Abdullah Maqdas
WTA singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLR | Victoria Azarenka | 1 | 1 |
| CZE | Petra Kvitová | 3 | 2 |
| DEN | Caroline Wozniacki | 4 | 3 |
| AUS | Samantha Stosur | 5 | 4 |
| POL | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 5 |
| FRA | Marion Bartoli | 7 | 6 |
| ITA | Francesca Schiavone | 11 | 7 |
| SRB | Jelena Janković | 13 | 8 |
| GER | Sabine Lisicki | 14 | 9 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 13, 2012
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
- OMA Fatma Al Nabhani
- ISR Shahar Pe'er
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- CZE Iveta Benešová
- ROU Simona Halep
- CRO Petra Martić
- CAN Aleksandra Wozniak
The following players received entry as lucky loser:
- SLO Polona Hercog
- AUS Casey Dellacqua
Withdrawals
- BLR Victoria Azarenka (left ankle injury)
- CZE Petra Kvitová (illness)
- CHN Li Na (lower back injury)
- RUS Vera Zvonareva
Retirements
- SVK Dominika Cibulková (right hamstring strain)
ATP doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Liezel Huber | USA | Lisa Raymond | 3 | 1 |
| IND | Sania Mirza | RUS | Elena Vesnina | 15 | 2 |
| SVK | Daniela Hantuchová | POL | Agnieszka Radwańska | 37 | 3 |
| ESP | Nuria Llagostera Vives | AUS | Anastasia Rodionova | 50 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of February 13, 2012
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- OMA Fatma Al Nabhani / SLO Andreja Klepač
- AUS Casey Dellacqua / AUS Samantha Stosur
- ITA Flavia Pennetta / ITA Francesca Schiavone
Retirements
- RUS Maria Kirilenko (acute neck injury)
References
References
- [http://www.dubaidutyfreetennischampionships.com/Schedule/Schedule-Landing.aspx Tournament Schedule]
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