Victoria Azarenka defeated Samantha Stosur in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 2012 WTA Qatar Open.
Vera Zvonareva was the defending champion, but retired during her second round match against Monica Niculescu.
Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Qualifying
Seeds
Qualifiers
Draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
Fifth qualifier
Sixth qualifier
Seventh qualifier
Eighth qualifier
References Main Draw Qualifying Draw