2012 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

2012 Australian Open
Champion		Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek
Runner-up		Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
Final score		7–6(7–1), 6–2
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		men		women		mixed
WC Singles		men		women		quad
WC Doubles		men		women		quad
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Bob and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but lost to the unseeded pair Leander Paes and Radek Štěpánek, 7–6^(7–1), 6–2, in the final.

Seeds

1. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (Final)
2. Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor (Semifinals)
3. Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić (Third round)
4. Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna (Third round)
5. Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner (Third round)
6. Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (Quarterfinals)
7. Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău (Semifinals)
8. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / Jean-Julien Rojer (Third round)

9. Oliver Marach / Alexander Peya (First round)
10. Eric Butorac / Bruno Soares (Quarterfinals)
11. František Čermák / Filip Polášek (Third round)
12. Santiago González / Christopher Kas (Quarterfinals)
13. Scott Lipsky / Rajeev Ram (Quarterfinals)
14. Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini (Second round)
15. Colin Fleming / Ross Hutchins (Third round)
16. Paul Hanley / Jamie Murray (First 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
	1	Bob Bryan   Mike Bryan	6	64	6
	6	Mariusz Fyrstenberg   Marcin Matkowski	4	77	4
								1	Bob Bryan   Mike Bryan	4	6	77
								7	Robert Lindstedt   Horia Tecău	6	3	65
	13	Scott Lipsky   Rajeev Ram	4	4
	7	Robert Lindstedt   Horia Tecău	6	6
															1	Bob Bryan   Mike Bryan	61	2
																Leander Paes   Radek Štěpánek	77	6
	10	Eric Butorac   Bruno Soares	4	64
		Leander Paes   Radek Štěpánek	6	77
									Leander Paes   Radek Štěpánek	2	6	6
								2	Max Mirnyi   Daniel Nestor	6	4	4
	12	Santiago González   Christopher Kas	1	77	2
	2	Max Mirnyi   Daniel Nestor	6	64	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
1	B Bryan   M Bryan	78	6
	J Erlich   A Ram	66	4				1	B Bryan   M Bryan	6	77
WC	L Hewitt   P Luczak	7	6				WC	L Hewitt   P Luczak	3	65
	M Bachinger   P Kohlschreiber	5	3											1	B Bryan   M Bryan	6	0	6
	A Bogomolov, Jr.   I Kunitsyn	6	7											15	C Fleming   R Hutchins	4	6	2
	M Kukushkin   D Tursunov	4	5					A Bogomolov, Jr.   I Kunitsyn	0	3
	R Harrison   R Sweeting	5	62				15	C Fleming   R Hutchins	6	6
15	C Fleming   R Hutchins	7	77																		1	B Bryan   M Bryan	6	64	6
11	F Čermák   F Polášek	6	77																		6	M Fyrstenberg   M Matkowski	4	77	4
	J Benneteau   N Mahut	4	61				11	F Čermák   F Polášek	4	6	7
	M Elgin   A Kudryavtsev	6	78					M Elgin   A Kudryavtsev	6	4	5
	R Haase   J Nieminen	2	66											11	F Čermák   F Polášek	4	3
	P Andújar   G García López	6	2	6										6	M Fyrstenberg   M Matkowski	6	6
Alt	T Kamke   F Nielsen	3	6	3				P Andújar   G García López	3	5
	J Delgado   J Marray	4	4				6	M Fyrstenberg   M Matkowski	6	7
6	M Fyrstenberg   M Matkowski	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
4	M Bhupathi   R Bopanna	5	6	6
WC	M Ebden   C Guccione	7	4	4			4	M Bhupathi   R Bopanna	6	6
	I Karlović   F Moser	3	4					C Ball   TC Huey	2	2
	C Ball   TC Huey	6	6											4	M Bhupathi   R Bopanna	66	2
	M Mertiňák   A Sá	6	6											13	S Lipsky   R Ram	78	6
	A Dolgopolov   D Molchanov	2	2					M Mertiňák   A Sá	7	3	2
	A Montañés   A Ramos	64	68				13	S Lipsky   R Ram	5	6	6
13	S Lipsky   R Ram	77	710																		13	S Lipsky   R Ram	4	4
9	O Marach   A Peya	64	6	5																	7	R Lindstedt   H Tecău	6	6
	V Hănescu   O Rochus	77	4	7				V Hănescu   O Rochus	4	4
	A Falla   S Giraldo	77	5	4				R Mello   J Souza	6	6
	R Mello   J Souza	63	7	6											R Mello   J Souza	4	3
WC	C Ebelthite   M Matosevic	6	6											7	R Lindstedt   H Tecău	6	6
WC	L Saville   A Whittington	0	3				WC	C Ebelthite   M Matosevic	6	4	2
	A Siljeström   I Zelenay	3	66				7	R Lindstedt   H Tecău	3	6	6
7	R Lindstedt   H Tecău	6	78

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
8	A-u-H Qureshi   J-J Rojer	6	713
	I Ljubičić   C-M Stebe	3	611				8	A-u-H Qureshi   J-J Rojer	710	6
	T Bellucci   M Melo	5	67					P Marx   A Shamasdin	68	4
	P Marx   A Shamasdin	7	79											8	A-u-H Qureshi   J-J Rojer	4	2
WC	J Duckworth   A Feeney	2	6	65										10	E Butorac   B Soares	6	6
	F Cipolla   D Istomin	6	3	77				F Cipolla   D Istomin	2	3
Alt	F Gil   D Gimeno-Traver	65	69				10	E Butorac   B Soares	6	6
10	E Butorac   B Soares	77	711																		10	E Butorac   B Soares	4	64
14	S Bolelli   F Fognini	5	6	6																		L Paes   R Štěpánek	6	77
	R Machado   L Rosol	7	4	2			14	S Bolelli   F Fognini	2	65
	L Paes   R Štěpánek	6	6					L Paes   R Štěpánek	6	77
WC	G Jones   J-P Smith	2	2												L Paes   R Štěpánek	7	77
	M López   D Marrero	3	6	6										3	M Llodra   N Zimonjić	5	62
	A Seppi   S Vagnozzi	6	4	3				M López   D Marrero	3	2
	J Kerr   D Young	66	3				3	M Llodra   N Zimonjić	6	6
3	M Llodra   N Zimonjić	78	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
5	J Melzer   P Petzschner	6	6
	N Almagro   P Riba	4	4				5	J Melzer   P Petzschner	6	6
	D Brown   I Dodig	1	4					JI Chela   E Schwank	2	4
	JI Chela   E Schwank	6	6											5	J Melzer   P Petzschner	61	5
	J Cerretani   D Norman	6	4	66										12	S González   C Kas	77	7
	C Berlocq   L Mayer	3	6	78				C Berlocq   L Mayer	6	65	1
	M Granollers   Ł Kubot	4	61				12	S González   C Kas	4	77	6
12	S González   C Kas	6	77																		12	S González   C Kas	1	77	2
16	P Hanley   J Murray	62	6	65																	2	M Mirnyi   D Nestor	6	64	6
	J Knowle   M Kohlmann	77	4	77				J Knowle   M Kohlmann	4	4
	X Malisse   K Skupski	64	3					D Bracciali   P Starace	6	6
	D Bracciali   P Starace	77	6												D Bracciali   P Starace	67	2
	S Stakhovsky   M Youzhny	4	5											2	M Mirnyi   D Nestor	79	6
	JS Cabal   R Farah	6	7					JS Cabal   R Farah	60	2
WC	B Mitchell   M Reid	2	2				2	M Mirnyi   D Nestor	77	6
2	M Mirnyi   D Nestor	6	6

References

General

• Main Draw