title: 2012 Mubadala World Tennis Championship – Singles
text: # 2012 Mubadala World Tennis Championship – Singles
  
  Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, and won in the final $6–7^{(4–7)},$ 6–3, 6–4 against Nicolás Almagro.
  
  ## 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 | |
  