Iveta Benešová and Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová were the defending champions but chose to participate at the 2012 Dubai Tennis Championships instead.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova is the defending champion, but decided to participate at the 2012 Dubai Tennis Championships instead.
Caroline Wozniacki was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Julia Görges.
The 2016 Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the 2016 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) was an ATP 500 event on the 2016 ATP World Tour and a WTA Premier on the 2016 WTA Tour.
 Both events were held at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
 The women's tournament took place from February 15–20, 2016, while the men's tournament took place from February 22–27, 2016.
The 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the 2011 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) was a 500 Series event on the 2011 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2011 WTA Tour.
 The tournament was known as the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons.
 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 14 to February 20, 2011, while the men's tournament took place from February 21 to February 27, 2011.
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 February 27 to March 3, 2012.
The 2014 Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the 2014 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) was a 500 event on the 2014 ATP World Tour and a Premier event on the 2014 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 February 17–22, 2014, while the men's tournament took place from February 24 to March 1.
The Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) (formerly known for sponsorship reasons as the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships and the Dubai Duty Free Men's and Women's Championships) is a professional tennis tournament owned and organized by Dubai Duty Free and held annually in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on outdoor hardcourts.
 The courts usually have a medium-fast speed considered to be similar in speed to the Shanghai and Swiss Indoor (Basel) courts, all of which are usually somewhat slower than the Cincinnati Master's Courts.
 The tournament takes place at the end of February and organizes a men's and women's event.
 The tournament takes place under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai.
 In 2001 the ATP upgraded the tournament from a 250 level to a more prestigious 500 level tournament.
 Prior to the 1990s there was an annual Dubai Tennis Championship played at the British Embassy.
Caroline Wozniacki (] , ] ; born 11 July 1990) is a Danish professional tennis player.
 She is a former world No. 1 on the WTA Tour, having held this position for 67 weeks.
 She was the first woman from a Scandinavian country to hold the top ranking position and 20th overall.
 She finished on top of the rankings in both 2010 and 2011.
The 2008 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championship was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts.
 It was the 16th resp.
 8th edition of the Dubai Tennis Championships, and it was part of the International Series Gold of the 2008 ATP Tour, resp.
 the Tier II Series of the 2008 WTA Tour.
 Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Dubai Tennis Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with the women playing from February 25 through March 1, 2008, and the men from March 3 through March 8, 2008.

Question: What was the nationality of the defending champion Julia Görges defeated during the 2012 Dubai Tennis Championships semifinals?
Answer: Danish