# 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.

## Seeds

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

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C-M Stebe | 4 | 2 | | 1 | N Djokovic | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stakhovsky | 6 | 6 | | | S Stakhovsky | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | O Alawadhi | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | |
| | I Ljubičić | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | 7 | J Tipsarević | 1 | 6$^6$ | | | | |
| | F Cipolla | 6 | 7 | | | F Cipolla | 7$^7$ | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Kunitsyn | 2 | 2 | | 7 | J Tipsarević | 6$^2$ | 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 | 7$^{16}$ | | | | | | 5 | T Berdych | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | S Bubka | 6 | 2 | 6$^{14}$ | Q | L Lacko | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | B Becker | 2 | 2 | | 5 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | JM del Potro | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dolgopolov | 3 | 6$^5$ | 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 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | A Mannarino | 2 | 2 | | | | | 4 | J-W Tsonga | 6$^1$ | 2 | | | | |
| | L Rosol | 6 | 6 | | L Rosol | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Baghdatis | 6$^2$ | 4 | 4 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | J-W Tsonga | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | 8 | JM del Potro | 6$^5$ | 6$^6$ |
| 6 | M Fish | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ |
| | A Beck | 1 | 1 | 6 | M Fish | 2 | 6$^0$ | | | | | | | | |
| | M Youzhny | 6 | 0 | | M Youzhny | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | R Gasquet | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | M Youzhny | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | N Mahut | 4 | 4 | | | | | 2 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F López | 6 | 6 | | F López | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Llodra | 0 | 6$^6$ | 2 | R Federer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R Federer | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Lukáš Lacko (qualified)
* Malek Jaziri (qualifying competition)
* Tatsuma Ito (qualifying competition)
* Marsel İlhan (first round)
* Michael Berrer (qualified)
* Rik de Voest (first round)
* Grega Žemlja (qualifying competition)
* Andrey Golubev (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Lukáš Lacko
* Andrey Golubev
* Michael Berrer
* Marco Chiudinelli

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Lukáš Lacko | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| Alt | Abdullah Maqdas | 2 | 6$^1$ | | | | |
| Alt | Abdullah Maqdas | 2 | 6$^1$ | 1 | Lukáš Lacko | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 7 | Grega Žemlja | 4 | 4 |
| | Dominik Meffert | 2 | 4 | 7 | Grega Žemlja | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Grega Žemlja | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

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

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Tatsuma Ito | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Hamad Abbas Janahi | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Hamad Abbas Janahi | 1 | 2 | 3 | Tatsuma Ito | 6$^{10}$ | 6$^3$ |
| | | | | 5 | Michael Berrer | 7$^{12}$ | 7$^7$ |
| WC | Rajeev Ram | 3 | 3 | 5 | Michael Berrer | 7$^{12}$ | 7$^7$ |
| 5 | Michael Berrer | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

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