# Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles

Defending gold medalists Serena Williams and Venus Williams of the United States successfully defended their title, defeating the Czech Republic's Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the gold medal in Women's Doubles tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The Williams sisters did not drop a set en route to their third gold medal in doubles, becoming the first players in tennis history to win four Olympic gold medals, with the pairing also winning the doubles golds in 2000 and 2008, and Venus winning the 2000 singles and Serena winning the 2012 singles events. In the bronze medal match, Russia's Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova defeated the United States' Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1.
The tournament was held from 28 July to 5 August on the grass courts of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London of the United Kingdom.
All matches were the best of three sets, with tie-breaks used for the first two sets of each match.

## Calendar

| July | July | July | July | August | August | August | August | August |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 11:30 | 11:30 | 11:30 | 11:30 | 11:30 | 11:30 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 |
| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal match Gold medal match |

## Seeds

The top seeded team received a bye into the second round.
* Liezel Huber (USA) / Lisa Raymond (USA) (semifinals, fourth place)
* Sara Errani (ITA) / Roberta Vinci (ITA) (quarterfinals)
* Maria Kirilenko (RUS) / Nadia Petrova (RUS) (semifinals, bronze medalists)
* Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE) / Lucie Hradecká (CZE) (final, silver medalists)
* Angelique Kerber (GER) / Sabine Lisicki (GER) (second round)
* Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) / Elena Vesnina (RUS) (quarterfinals)
* Flavia Pennetta (ITA) / Francesca Schiavone (ITA) (second round)
* Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP) / María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) (second round)

## Draw
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Liezel Huber (USA) Lisa Raymond (USA) | 1 | 6$^2$ | | | | | |
| 4 | Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE) Lucie Hradecká (CZE) | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| 4 | Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE) Lucie Hradecká (CZE) | 6 | 7$^7$ | 4 | Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE) Lucie Hradecká (CZE) | 4 | 4 | |
| | | | | | Serena Williams (USA) Venus Williams (USA) | 6 | 6 | |
| 3 | Maria Kirilenko (RUS) Nadia Petrova (RUS) | 5 | 4 | | Serena Williams (USA) Venus Williams (USA) | 6 | 6 | |
| | Serena Williams (USA) Venus Williams (USA) | 7 | 6 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | 1 | Liezel Huber (USA) Lisa Raymond (USA) | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| | | | | 3 | Maria Kirilenko (RUS) Nadia Petrova (RUS) | 4 | 6 | 6 |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| | | | | | 1 | L Huber (USA) L Raymond (USA) | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Radwańska (POL) U Radwańska (POL) | 6 | 6 | | | A Radwańska (POL) U Radwańska (POL) | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cibulková (SVK) D Hantuchová (SVK) | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | L Huber (USA) L Raymond (USA) | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Görges (GER) A-L Grönefeld (GER) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | E Makarova (RUS) E Vesnina (RUS) | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| IP | E Baltacha (GBR) A Keothavong (GBR) | 3 | 1 | | | J Görges (GER) A-L Grönefeld (GER) | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gajdošová (AUS) A Rodionova (AUS) | 1 | 4 | | 6 | E Makarova (RUS) E Vesnina (RUS) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | E Makarova (RUS) E Vesnina (RUS) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Huber (USA) L Raymond (USA) | 1 | 6$^2$ |
| 4 | A Hlaváčková (CZE) L Hradecká (CZE) | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Hlaváčková (CZE) L Hradecká (CZE) | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| IP | T Babos (HUN) Á Szávay (HUN) | 1 | 7$^7$ | 2 | 4 | A Hlaváčková (CZE) L Hradecká (CZE) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Li (CHN) S Zhang (CHN) | 6 | 6 | | | N Li (CHN) S Zhang (CHN) | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Dulko (ARG) P Suárez (ARG) | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | A Hlaváčková (CZE) L Hradecká (CZE) | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| IP | R Chakravarthi (IND) S Mirza (IND) | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | IP | C-j Chuang (TPE) S-w Hsieh (TPE) | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| IP | C-j Chuang (TPE) S-w Hsieh (TPE) | 6 | 3 | 6 | IP | C-j Chuang (TPE) S-w Hsieh (TPE) | 6$^3$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues (ESP) A Parra Santonja (ESP) | 6$^4$ | 4 | | 7 | F Pennetta (ITA) F Schiavone (ITA) | 7$^7$ | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | F Pennetta (ITA) F Schiavone (ITA) | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| 8 | N Llagostera Vives (ESP) MJ Martínez Sánchez (ESP) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dellacqua (AUS) S Stosur (AUS) | 1 | 1 | | 8 | N Llagostera Vives (ESP) MJ Martínez Sánchez (ESP) | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Peng (CHN) J Zheng (CHN) | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | S Peng (CHN) J Zheng (CHN) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| IP | A Cornet (FRA) K Mladenovic (FRA) | 1 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | S Peng (CHN) J Zheng (CHN) | 5 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | |
| | Y Shvedova (KAZ) G Voskoboeva (KAZ) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | M Kirilenko (RUS) N Petrova (RUS) | 7 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | |
| IP | S Dubois (CAN) A Wozniak (CAN) | 2 | 0 | | | Y Shvedova (KAZ) G Voskoboeva (KAZ) | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Jans-Ignacik (POL) A Rosolska (POL) | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 | 3 | M Kirilenko (RUS) N Petrova (RUS) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Kirilenko (RUS) N Petrova (RUS) | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Kirilenko (RUS) N Petrova (RUS) | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | A Kerber (GER) S Lisicki (GER) | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Williams (USA) V Williams (USA) | 7 | 6 |
| IP | L Robson (GBR) H Watson (GBR) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | A Kerber (GER) S Lisicki (GER) | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea (ROU) S Halep (ROU) | 3 | 2 | | | S Williams (USA) V Williams (USA) | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Williams (USA) V Williams (USA) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Williams (USA) V Williams (USA) | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| IP | M Chakhnashvili (GEO) A Tatishvili (GEO) | 6$^0$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | S Errani (ITA) R Vinci (ITA) | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| | A Klepač (SLO) K Srebotnik (SLO) | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | A Klepač (SLO) K Srebotnik (SLO) | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Cetkovská (CZE) L Šafářová (CZE) | 2 | 3 | | 2 | S Errani (ITA) R Vinci (ITA) | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Errani (ITA) R Vinci (ITA) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |