2012 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
2012 Australian Open
Champion	Svetlana Kuznetsova Vera Zvonareva
Runner-up	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci
Final score	5–7, 6–4, 6–3

Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta were the defending champions, but lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva in the third round.
The unseeded Russian pair went on to defeat Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3, for the title.

Seeds

1. Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik (Second round, retired)
2. Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond (Quarterfinals)
3. Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova (Quarterfinals)
4. Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta (Third round)
5. Maria Kirilenko / Nadia Petrova (Third round, retired)
6. Sania Mirza / Elena Vesnina (Semifinals)
7. Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká (Semifinals)
8. Daniela Hantuchová / Agnieszka Radwańska (Third round)
9. Natalie Grandin / Vladimíra Uhlířová (Second round)
10. Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (Second round)
11. Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci (Final)
12. Jarmila Gajdošová / Bethanie Mattek-Sands (Third round)
13. Nuria Llagostera Vives / Arantxa Parra Santonja (Second round)
14. Hsieh Su-wei / Galina Voskoboeva (Second round)
15. Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears (First round)
16. Vera Dushevina / Shahar Pe'er (Second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Alla Kudryavtseva   Ekaterina Makarova	3	1
	11	Sara Errani   Roberta Vinci	6	6
								11	Sara Errani   Roberta Vinci	5	7	6
								7	Andrea Hlaváčková   Lucie Hradecká	7	5	1
	3	Vania King   Yaroslava Shvedova	5	2
	7	Andrea Hlaváčková   Lucie Hradecká	7	6
															11	Sara Errani   Roberta Vinci	7	4	3
																Svetlana Kuznetsova   Vera Zvonareva	5	6	6
		Irina-Camelia Begu   Monica Niculescu	5	3
		Svetlana Kuznetsova   Vera Zvonareva	7	6
									Svetlana Kuznetsova   Vera Zvonareva	7^7	2	6
								6	Sania Mirza   Elena Vesnina	6^4	6	4
	6	Sania Mirza   Elena Vesnina	6	5	7^8
	2	Liezel Huber   Lisa Raymond	3	7	6^6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	K Peschke K Srebotnik	2	6	6
		A Kerber C McHale	6	2	2			1	K Peschke K Srebotnik	2^r
		B Jovanovski M Krajicek	6^1	6	3				A Kudryavtseva E Makarova	3
		A Kudryavtseva E Makarova	7^7	4	6											A Kudryavtseva E Makarova	7	6
		P Hercog J Zheng	6	6												P Hercog J Zheng	5	4
		M Johansson P Parmentier	2	2					P Hercog J Zheng	6	6
		S Arvidsson J Larsson	5	3				16	V Dushevina S Pe'er	2	2
	16	V Dushevina S Pe'er	7	6																			A Kudryavtseva E Makarova	3	1
	11	S Errani R Vinci	6	6																		11	S Errani R Vinci	6	6
	WC	T Patterson S Sanders	0	0				11	S Errani R Vinci	4	6	6
		An Rodionova Ar Rodionova	6	6					An Rodionova Ar Rodionova	6	4	3
	WC	S Peers I Holland	2	1											11	S Errani R Vinci	6	6
		S Peng F Schiavone	6	2^r											8	D Hantuchová A Radwańska	4	2
		T Paszek J Wöhr	3	5					T Paszek J Wöhr	0	0
		A Tatishvili A Yakimova	1	0				8	D Hantuchová A Radwańska	6	6
	8	D Hantuchová A Radwańska	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	3	V King Y Shvedova	1	6	6
		K Barrois A-L Grönefeld	6	3	1			3	V King Y Shvedova	6	6
	Alt	L Dekmeijere M Kondratieva	4	1				WC	S Jones B Bobusic	1	0
	WC	S Jones B Bobusic	6	6											3	V King Y Shvedova	6	2	6
		M Barthel A Keothavong	4	7^7	5											P Martić K Mladenovic	2	6	2
		P Martić K Mladenovic	6	6^3	7				P Martić K Mladenovic	6^1	7	6
		K Date-Krumm S Zhang	2	1				14	S-w Hsieh G Voskoboeva	7^7	5	3
	14	S-w Hsieh G Voskoboeva	6	6																		3	V King Y Shvedova	5	2
	10	I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	6																		7	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	7	6
		A Amanmuradova M Koryttseva	4	1				10	I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová	4	6	5
		K Pervak S Stephens	6^4	4					R Fujiwara A Morita	6	3	7
		R Fujiwara A Morita	7^7	6												R Fujiwara A Morita	3	6	2
		P Cetkovská S Foretz Gacon	6	6											7	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	6	3	6
	WC	M Adamczak O Rogowska	4	3					P Cetkovská S Foretz Gacon	5	3
		M Rybáriková K Zakopalová	2	5				7	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	7	6
	7	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	6	7

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	5	M Kirilenko N Petrova	6	4	6
		T Tanasugarn L Domínguez Lino	2	6	1			5	M Kirilenko N Petrova	6	6
		K Jans-Ignacik U Radwańska	6	7					K Jans-Ignacik U Radwańska	1	1
	WC	D Jeflea V Rajicic	4	5											5	M Kirilenko N Petrova	0^r
		S Halep A Rus	4	4												I-C Begu M Niculescu	3
		I-C Begu M Niculescu	6	6					I-C Begu M Niculescu	6	4	6
		S Cîrstea L Šafářová	6	4	4			9	N Grandin V Uhlířová	1	6	3
	9	N Grandin V Uhlířová	2	6	6																		I-C Begu M Niculescu	5	3
	15	R Kops-Jones A Spears	1	6	3																		S Kuznetsova V Zvonareva	7	6
		J Görges K Kanepi	6	4	6				J Görges K Kanepi	0	3
		S Kuznetsova V Zvonareva	7^7	6					S Kuznetsova V Zvonareva	6	6
		A Cornet O Govortsova	6^4	4												S Kuznetsova V Zvonareva	3	6	7^7
		S Soler-Espinosa C Suárez Navarro	6	7^7											4	G Dulko F Pennetta	6	3	6^4
		C-j Chuang M Erakovic	3	6^2					S Soler-Espinosa C Suárez Navarro	2	2
		I Falconi R Marino	6	4	4			4	G Dulko F Pennetta	6	6
	4	G Dulko F Pennetta	3	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	6	S Mirza E Vesnina	6	6
		E Daniilidou A Panova	0	2				6	S Mirza E Vesnina	7	7
		E Birnerová A Brianti	6	6					E Birnerová A Brianti	5	5
	WC	S Bengson T Calderwood	4	4											6	S Mirza E Vesnina	7	6
	WC	A Barty L Robson	6	2	3										12	J Gajdošová B Mattek-Sands	5	3
		D Cibulková J Craybas	3	6	6				D Cibulková J Craybas	7	3	3
		N Bratchikova D Jurak	6	3	2			12	J Gajdošová B Mattek-Sands	5	6	6
	12	J Gajdošová B Mattek-Sands	4	6	6																	6	S Mirza E Vesnina	6	5	7^8
	13	N Llagostera Vives A Parra Santonja	2	6	6																	2	L Huber L Raymond	3	7	6^6
		C Dellacqua C Scheepers	6	4	4			13	N Llagostera Vives A Parra Santonja	5	4
		A Klepač A Rosolska	7^8	7					A Klepač A Rosolska	7	6
		K Bondarenko J Dokić	6^6	5												A Klepač A Rosolska	2	1
		A Dulgheru V Razzano	6	6											2	L Huber L Raymond	6	6
		G Arn O Savchuk	4	0					A Dulgheru V Razzano	0	0
		A Medina Garrigues A Pavlyuchenkova	3	1				2	L Huber L Raymond	6	6
	2	L Huber L Raymond	6	6

References

• Source for the draw at australianopen.com