2012 US Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
2012 US Open
Champion	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
Runner-up	Leander Paes Radek Štepánek
Final score	6–3, 6–4

Jürgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Jamie Delgado and Ken Skupski. Melzer and Petzschner needed a wildcard to compete because they forgot to sign up.^[1]
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan defeated Leander Paes and Radek Štepánek 6–3, 6–4 in the final to capture the title.

Seeds

1. Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor (First round)
2. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (Champions)
3. Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău (Third round)
4. Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (First round)
5. Leander Paes / Radek Štepánek (Final)
6. Marcel Granollers / Marc López (Semifinals, retired)
7. Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić (First round)
8. Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna (First round)
9. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / Jean-Julien Rojer (Semifinals)
10. Jürgen Melzer/ Philipp Petzschner (Second round)
11. Jonathan Marray / Frederik Nielsen (Second round)
12. Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo (Third round)
13. David Marrero / Fernando Verdasco (First round)
14. Colin Fleming / Ross Hutchins (Third round)
15. Alexander Peya / Bruno Soares (Quarterfinals)
16. Santiago González / Scott Lipsky (Third 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

Final rounds

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	15	Alexander Peya   Bruno Soares	3	4
	6	Marcel Granollers   Marc López	6	6
								6	Marcel Granollers   Marc López	6^r
								5	Leander Paes   Radek Štepánek	6
		Julian Knowle   Filip Polášek	2	4
	5	Leander Paes   Radek Štepánek	6	6
															5	Leander Paes   Radek Štepánek	3	4
															2	Bob Bryan   Mike Bryan	6	6
	9	Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi   Jean-Julien Rojer	6	6
	WC	Christian Harrison   Ryan Harrison	2	3
								9	Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi   Jean-Julien Rojer	3	4
								2	Bob Bryan   Mike Bryan	6	6
		Julien Benneteau   Nicolas Mahut	6^2	6^4
	2	Bob Bryan   Mike Bryan	7^7	7^7

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6	6^4	2
	WC	S Johnson J Sock	1	7^7	6			WC	S Johnson J Sock	4	5
		D Norman A Waske	3	6	6^5				F Čermák M Mertiňák	6	7
		F Čermák M Mertiňák	6	3	7^7											F Čermák M Mertiňák	7^7	3	6^3
		J Blake S Querrey	1	6^7											15	A Peya B Soares	6^5	6	7^7
		TC Huey D Inglot	6	7^9					TC Huey D Inglot	6	2	4
		J Murray A Sá	2	2				15	A Peya B Soares	4	6	6
	15	A Peya B Soares	6	6																		15	A Peya B Soares	3	4
	10/WC	J Melzer P Petzschner	6	6																		6	M Granollers M López	6	6
		A Fisher J Kerr	3	4				10/WC	J Melzer P Petzschner	6^3	6^7
		J Brunström J Cerretani	6	4	3				J Delgado K Skupski	7^7	7^9
		J Delgado K Skupski	4	6	6											J Delgado K Skupski	2	4
		Ł Kubot M Youzhny	6	6											6	M Granollers M López	6	6
		B Becker J Nieminen	1	4					Ł Kubot M Youzhny	5	7^9	6^4
		J Chardy M Kližan	4	2				6	M Granollers M López	7	6^7	7^7
	6	M Granollers M López	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	3	R Lindstedt H Tecău	7^7	6
		D Bracciali H Zeballos	6^4	4				3	R Lindstedt H Tecău	6^3	6	6
		R Ramírez Hidalgo A Ramos	1	3					B Paire É Roger-Vasselin	7^7	4	3
		B Paire É Roger-Vasselin	6	6											3	R Lindstedt H Tecău	1	6	4
		S Stakhovsky V Troicki	6	6												J Knowle F Polášek	6	3	6
		M Kohlmann B Phau	3	4					S Stakhovsky V Troicki	4	0
		J Knowle F Polášek	6	6					J Knowle F Polášek	6	6
	13	D Marrero F Verdasco	3	4																			J Knowle F Polášek	2	4
	11	J Marray F Nielsen	7	6																		5	L Paes R Štepánek	6	6
		F Cipolla F Fognini	5	3				11	J Marray F Nielsen	1	7^8	4
		J Levine M Matosevic	6	6					J Levine M Matosevic	6	6^6	6
	WC	C Buchanan B Klahn	2	4												J Levine M Matosevic	1	3
	Alt	T Bellucci J Souza	7^7	7^7											5	L Paes R Štepánek	6	6
		I Karlović F Moser	6^4	6^5				Alt	T Bellucci J Souza	5	6^3
		D Brown C Kas	3	3				5	L Paes R Štepánek	7	7^7
	5	L Paes R Štepánek	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	8	M Bhupathi R Bopanna	3	6^4
		M Ebden B Tomic	6	7^7					M Ebden B Tomic	6	3	3
		A Bogomolov, Jr. R Klaasen	6	6					A Bogomolov, Jr. R Klaasen	3	6	6
		T Ito G Soeda	1	3												A Bogomolov, Jr. R Klaasen	3	4
		C Berlocq L Mayer	6	7^7											9	A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer	6	6
		L Dlouhý A Dolgopolov	3	6^4					C Berlocq L Mayer	1^r
		M Kukushkin Y-h Lu						9	A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer	2
	9	A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer	w/o																			9	A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer	6	6
	14	C Fleming R Hutchins	7^7	6																		WC	C Harrison R Harrison	2	3
		B Kavčič J Zopp	6^3	1				14	C Fleming R Hutchins	7	6
		M Emmrich I Sijsling	6	1	6^3				B Baker R Ram	5	3
		B Baker R Ram	2	6	7^7										14	C Fleming R Hutchins	3	4
		M Elgin D Istomin	6^3	2											WC	C Harrison R Harrison	6	6
		J Erlich A Ram	7^7	6					J Erlich A Ram	4	4
	WC	C Harrison R Harrison	7^7	2	7^9			WC	C Harrison R Harrison	6	6
	4	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	6^3	6	6^7

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	7	M Llodra N Zimonjić	7	3	4
	WC	N Monroe D Young	5	6	6			WC	N Monroe D Young	4	4
		J Benneteau N Mahut	6	6					J Benneteau N Mahut	6	6
		Sa Ratiwatana So Ratiwatana	3	3												J Benneteau N Mahut	7^7	6
	WC	B Reynolds M Russell	4	6	6^7										12	I Dodig M Melo	6^2	3
	WC	D Novikov M Redlicki	6	2	7^9			WC	D Novikov M Redlicki	1	5
		JS Cabal R Farah	3	4				12	I Dodig M Melo	6	7
	12	I Dodig M Melo	6	6																			J Benneteau N Mahut	6^2	6^4
	16	S González S Lipsky	6	6																		2	B Bryan M Bryan	7^7	7^7
		R Haase A Seppi	2	3				16	S González S Lipsky	6	6
		P Andújar G García-López	1	6	6				P Andújar G García-López	4	1
		M Knowles X Malisse	6	4	3										16	S González S Lipsky	7^8	6^5	3
		E Butorac P Hanley	7	6											2	B Bryan M Bryan	6^6	7^7	6
		J Hájek L Lacko	5	3					E Butorac P Hanley	3	2
		S Darcis D Goffin	1	4				2	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6
	2	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6

References

1. Anmeldung bei US Open vergessen: Wildcard für Petzschner/Melzer

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