2012 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

Bob and Mike Bryan were the three-time defending champions, but lost to the unseeded pair Leander Paes and Radek Štěpánek, 7–6^(7–1), 6–2, in the final. With this win Paes completed the career grand slam in Men's doubles.

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

Main article: 2012 Australian Open

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
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6	6^4	6
	6	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski	4	7^7	4
								1	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	4	6	7^7
								7	Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău	6	3	6^5
	13	Scott Lipsky Rajeev Ram	4	4
	7	Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău	6	6
															1	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6^1	2
																Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek	7^7	6
	10	Eric Butorac Bruno Soares	4	6^4
		Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek	6	7^7
									Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek	2	6	6
								2	Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor	6	4	4
	12	Santiago González Christopher Kas	1	7^7	2
	2	Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor	6	6^4	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	B Bryan M Bryan	7^8	6
		J Erlich A Ram	6^6	4				1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	7^7
	WC	L Hewitt P Luczak	7	6				WC	L Hewitt P Luczak	3	6^5
		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	6^2				15	C Fleming R Hutchins	6	6
	15	C Fleming R Hutchins	7	7^7																		1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6^4	6
	11	F Čermák F Polášek	6	7^7																		6	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	4	7^7	4
		J Benneteau N Mahut	4	6^1				11	F Čermák F Polášek	4	6	7
		M Elgin A Kudryavtsev	6	7^8					M Elgin A Kudryavtsev	6	4	5
		R Haase J Nieminen	2	6^6											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	6^6	2
		M Mertiňák A Sá	6	6											13	S Lipsky R Ram	7^8	6
		A Dolgopolov D Molchanov	2	2					M Mertiňák A Sá	7	3	2
		A Montañés A Ramos	6^4	6^8				13	S Lipsky R Ram	5	6	6
	13	S Lipsky R Ram	7^7	7^10																		13	S Lipsky R Ram	4	4
	9	O Marach A Peya	6^4	6	5																	7	R Lindstedt H Tecău	6	6
		V Hănescu O Rochus	7^7	4	7				V Hănescu O Rochus	4	4
		A Falla S Giraldo	7^7	5	4				R Mello J Souza	6	6
		R Mello J Souza	6^3	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	6^6				7	R Lindstedt H Tecău	3	6	6
	7	R Lindstedt H Tecău	6	7^8

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	8	A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer	6	7^13
		I Ljubičić C-M Stebe	3	6^11				8	A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer	7^10	6
		T Bellucci M Melo	5	6^7					P Marx A Shamasdin	6^8	4
		P Marx A Shamasdin	7	7^9											8	A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer	4	2
	WC	J Duckworth A Feeney	2	6	6^5										10	E Butorac B Soares	6	6
		F Cipolla D Istomin	6	3	7^7				F Cipolla D Istomin	2	3
	Alt	F Gil D Gimeno-Traver	6^5	6^9				10	E Butorac B Soares	6	6
	10	E Butorac B Soares	7^7	7^11																		10	E Butorac B Soares	4	6^4
	14	S Bolelli F Fognini	5	6	6																		L Paes R Štěpánek	6	7^7
		R Machado L Rosol	7	4	2			14	S Bolelli F Fognini	2	6^5
		L Paes R Štěpánek	6	6					L Paes R Štěpánek	6	7^7
	WC	G Jones J-P Smith	2	2												L Paes R Štěpánek	7	7^7
		M López D Marrero	3	6	6										3	M Llodra N Zimonjić	5	6^2
		A Seppi S Vagnozzi	6	4	3				M López D Marrero	3	2
		J Kerr D Young	6^6	3				3	M Llodra N Zimonjić	6	6
	3	M Llodra N Zimonjić	7^8	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	6^1	5
		J Cerretani D Norman	6	4	6^6										12	S González C Kas	7^7	7
		C Berlocq L Mayer	3	6	7^8				C Berlocq L Mayer	6	6^5	1
		M Granollers Ł Kubot	4	6^1				12	S González C Kas	4	7^7	6
	12	S González C Kas	6	7^7																		12	S González C Kas	1	7^7	2
	16	P Hanley J Murray	6^2	6	6^5																	2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6	6^4	6
		J Knowle M Kohlmann	7^7	4	7^7				J Knowle M Kohlmann	4	4
		X Malisse K Skupski	6^4	3					D Bracciali P Starace	6	6
		D Bracciali P Starace	7^7	6												D Bracciali P Starace	6^7	2
		S Stakhovsky M Youzhny	4	5											2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	7^9	6
		JS Cabal R Farah	6	7					JS Cabal R Farah	6^0	2
	WC	B Mitchell M Reid	2	2				2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	7^7	6
	2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6	6

References

General

• Source for the draw at australianopen.com

External links

• 2012 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation