2012 Australian Open – Women's Doubles

The 2012 Australian Open – Women's Doubles was a tournament that took place during the 2012 Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia

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

Main article: 2012 Australian Open

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
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• 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

External links

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