# 2012 US Open – Men's doubles

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.
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan defeated Leander Paes and Radek Štěpánek 6–3, 6–4 in the final to capture the title.

## Seeds

* Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor (first round)
* Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (champions)
* Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău (third round)
* Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (first round)
* Leander Paes / Radek Štěpánek (final)
* Marcel Granollers / Marc López (semifinals, retired)
* Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić (first round)
* Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna (first round)
* Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / Jean-Julien Rojer (semifinals)
* Jürgen Melzer/ Philipp Petzschner (second round)
* Jonathan Marray / Frederik Nielsen (second round)
* Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo (third round)
* David Marrero / Fernando Verdasco (first round)
* Colin Fleming / Ross Hutchins (third round)
* Alexander Peya / Bruno Soares (quarterfinals)
* Santiago González / Scott Lipsky (third 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
* SR = Special ranking

### Final rounds

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

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 Štěpánek | 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 Štěpánek | 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 Štěpánek | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | L Paes R Štěpánek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |