title: 2012 Mubadala World Tennis Championship
text: # 2012 Mubadala World Tennis Championship
  
  The 2012 Mubadala World Tennis Championship in December is a non-ATP affiliated exhibition tournament. The world's top players competed in the event, which was held in a knockout format. The prize money for the winner was $250,000. The event was held at the Abu Dhabi International Tennis Complex at the Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was a warm-up event for the 2013 tennis season, with the ATP World Tour beginning on December 31, 2012.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Novak Djokovic (champion)
  * Rafael Nadal (withdrew)
  * Andy Murray (quarterfinals)
  * David Ferrer (semifinals, Third)
  * Tomáš Berdych (quarterfinals)
  * Janko Tipsarević (semifinals, Fourth)
  
  ## 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
  
  ### Draw
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Novak Djokovic | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | bye | | | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 4 | David Ferrer | 0 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | 4 | David Ferrer | 6 | 6 | 4 | David Ferrer | 0 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Tomáš Berdych | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Tomáš Berdych | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Novak Djokovic | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Alt | Nicolás Almagro | $7^7$ | 3 | 4 |
  | 6 | Janko Tipsarević | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Alt | Nicolás Almagro | $7^7$ | 3 | 4 |
  | 3 | Andy Murray | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | 3 | Andy Murray | 3 | 4 | Alt | Nicolás Almagro | 2 | $7^7$ | 6 | Third Place Match | Third Place Match | Third Place Match | Third Place Match | Third Place Match |
  | | | | | 6 | Janko Tipsarević | 6 | $6^3$ | 2 |
  | | bye | | | 6 | Janko Tipsarević | 6 | $6^3$ | 2 | 4 | David Ferrer | $7^7$ | 6 | |
  | Alt | Nicolás Almagro | | | | | | | | 6 | Janko Tipsarević | $6^4$ | 2 | |
  