# 2012 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge – Singles

Noppawan Lertcheewakarn was the defending champion, but lost to Stefanie Vögele in the first round.
Kimiko Date-Krumm won the tournament, defeating Yulia Putintseva in the final, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Irina-Camelia Begu (second round)
* Bojana Jovanovski (second round)
* Nina Bratchikova (quarterfinals)
* Jana Čepelová (first round)
* Kristýna Plíšková (semifinals)
* Elina Svitolina (quarterfinals)
* Stefanie Vögele (second round)
* Kimiko Date-Krumm (champion)

## Main 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Zhou Yimiao | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 6 | 6 | | 8 | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Yulia Putintseva | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Kristýna Plíšková | 6 | 4 | 6$^3$ | | Yulia Putintseva | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| | Yulia Putintseva | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | I-C Begu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | D Kovinić | 2 | 2 | | 1 | I-C Begu | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gavrilova | 6$^2$ | 6 | 0 | | Y Zhou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Zhou | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | Y Zhou | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| SE | S Murray | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | K Nara | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | K Nara | 6 | 6 | | | K Nara | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Lertcheewakarn | 3 | 2 | | 7 | S Vögele | 6$^6$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | S Vögele | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Y Zhou | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | J Čepelová | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | K Date-Krumm | 6 | 6 |
| | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | Ka Plíšková | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Moore | 4 | 2 | | Q | K Barrois | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Barrois | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | K Palkina | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | 8 | K Date-Krumm | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| PR | O Kalashnikova | 2 | 6 | 6 | PR | O Kalashnikova | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sevastova | 5 | 1 | | 8 | K Date-Krumm | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | K Date-Krumm | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 5 | Kr Plíšková | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | ME Camerin | 5 | 4 | | 5 | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | O Jabeur | 3 | 1 | | Q | J Tinjić | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Tinjić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | N Bratchikova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | N Luangnam | 2 | 4 | | | T Tanasugarn | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | I Mekovec | 3 | 4 | | 3 | N Bratchikova | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | N Bratchikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 4 | 6$^3$ |
| 6 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Y Putintseva | 2 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | V Dushevina | 4 | 0 | | 6 | E Svitolina | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Dinu | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | L Kumkhum | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Kumkhum | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | E Svitolina | 7 | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| LL | A Artamonova | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | Y Putintseva | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Y Putintseva | 6 | 7 | | | Y Putintseva | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Perrin | 6$^4$ | 6 | 2 | 2 | B Jovanovski | 0 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Jovanovski | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |