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

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

2

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	77	2	6
								6	Sania Mirza   Elena Vesnina	64	6	4
	6	Sania Mirza   Elena Vesnina	6	5	78
	2	Liezel Huber   Lisa Raymond	3	7	66

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	2r
		B Jovanovski M Krajicek	61	6	3				A Kudryavtseva E Makarova	3
		A Kudryavtseva E Makarova	77	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	2r											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	77	5											P Martić K Mladenovic	2	6	2
		P Martić K Mladenovic	6	63	7				P Martić K Mladenovic	61	7	6
		K Date-Krumm S Zhang	2	1				14	S-w Hsieh G Voskoboeva	77	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	64	4					R Fujiwara A Morita	6	3	7
		R Fujiwara A Morita	77	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	0r
		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	77	6					S Kuznetsova V Zvonareva	6	6
		A Cornet O Govortsova	64	4												S Kuznetsova V Zvonareva	3	6	77
		S Soler-Espinosa C Suárez Navarro	6	77											4	G Dulko F Pennetta	6	3	64
		C-j Chuang M Erakovic	3	62					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	78
	13	N Llagostera Vives A Parra Santonja	2	6	6																	2	L Huber L Raymond	3	7	66
		C Dellacqua C Scheepers	6	4	4			13	N Llagostera Vives A Parra Santonja	5	4
		A Klepač A Rosolska	78	7					A Klepač A Rosolska	7	6
		K Bondarenko J Dokić	66	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

• [1] Source for the draw at australianopen.com