2012 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge

2012 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge
Date	26 November–2 December
Edition	14th
Category	ITF Women's Circuit
Prize money	$75,000
Surface	Hard
Location	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Champions
Singles
Kimiko Date-Krumm
Doubles
Maria Elena Camerin Vera Dushevina
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The 2012 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the fourteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $75,000 in prize money. It took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 26 November–2 December 2012.

Singles entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
ROU	Irina-Camelia Begu	52	1
SRB	Bojana Jovanovski	56	2
RUS	Nina Bratchikova	85	3
SVK	Jana Čepelová	106	4
CZE	Kristýna Plíšková	109	5
UKR	Elina Svitolina	114	6
SUI	Stefanie Vögele	116	7
JPN	Kimiko Date-Krumm	120	8

• ¹ Rankings as of 19 November 2012

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Ons Jabeur
• Iva Mekovec
• Ksenia Palkina
• Conny Perrin

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Kristina Barrois
• Cristina Dinu
• Tara Moore
• Jasmina Tinjić

The following players received entry into the singles main draw as Lucky Losers:

• Alexandra Artamonova
• Danka Kovinić

The following player received entry by a Protected Ranking:

• Oksana Kalashnikova

The following player received entry by a Special Exempt:

• Samantha Murray

Champions

Singles

• Kimiko Date-Krumm def. Yulia Putintseva 6–1, 3–6, 6–4

Doubles

• Maria Elena Camerin / Vera Dushevina def. Eva Hrdinová / Karolína Plíšková 7–5, 6–3

External links

• Official website
• 2012 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge Archived 2012-12-21 at the Wayback Machine at ITFtennis.com