# 2012 French Open – Women's doubles

Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova.
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci won the tournament, defeating Kirilenko and Petrova in the final 4–6, 6–4, 6–2.

## Seeds

* Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond (first round)
* Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik (quarterfinals)
* Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova (quarterfinals)
* Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci (champions)
* Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká (semifinals)
* Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina (quarterfinals)
* Maria Kirilenko / Nadia Petrova (final)
* Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (first round)
* Natalie Grandin / Vladimíra Uhlířová (second round)
* Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears (second round)
* Anabel Medina Garrigues / Arantxa Parra Santonja (third round)
* Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez (semifinals)
* Svetlana Kuznetsova / Vera Zvonareva (withdrew)
* Jarmila Gajdošová / Anastasia Rodionova (quarterfinals)
* Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Sania Mirza (first round)
* Marina Erakovic / Monica Niculescu (second round)
* Gisela Dulko / Paola Suárez (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
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 14 | Jarmila Gajdošová Anastasia Rodionova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | 12 | Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova | 3 | 4 | | 7 | Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| 5 | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | 5 | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| 2 | Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik | 1 | 7 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | L Huber L Raymond | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kanepi S Zhang | 6 | 7 | | | K Kanepi S Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | I Pavlovic A Rezaï | 6 | 1 | 2 | | S Foretz Gacon K Mladenovic | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Foretz Gacon K Mladenovic | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Kanepi S Zhang | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
| | C Dellacqua A Panova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | J Gajdošová A Rodionova | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | E Birnerová P Cetkovská | 4 | 4 | | | C Dellacqua A Panova | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu S Pe'er | 2 | 1 | | 14 | J Gajdošová A Rodionova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | J Gajdošová A Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | J Gajdošová A Rodionova | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6 |
| | K Jans-Ignacik A Kudryavtseva | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez | 7 | 6$^3$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Husárová C McHale | 6 | 6 | | | J Husárová C McHale | 5 | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova L Šafářová | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 12 | N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Pennetta F Schiavone | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | F Pennetta F Schiavone | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea A Morita | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | F Pennetta F Schiavone | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kerber A Radwańska | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | A Kerber A Radwańska | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | S Errani R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Brianti P Mayr-Achleitner | 1 | 3 | | 4 | S Errani R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Babos S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | | | T Babos S-w Hsieh | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Cornet V Razzano | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 4 | S Errani R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | C Garcia M Johansson | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | Alt | N Bratchikova E Gallovits-Hall | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou M Minella | 0 | 6 | 6 | | E Daniilidou M Minella | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | N Bratchikova E Gallovits-Hall | 6 | 4 | 7 | Alt | N Bratchikova E Gallovits-Hall | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | B Mattek-Sands S Mirza | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 4 | S Errani R Vinci | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 9 | N Grandin V Uhlířová | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 6 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| | S Arvidsson J Larsson | 3 | 6$^4$ | | 9 | N Grandin V Uhlířová | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H-c Chan Y-j Chan | 6 | 6 | | | H-c Chan Y-j Chan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | K Bertens K Marosi | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | H-c Chan Y-j Chan | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | D Cibulková S Zheng | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 6 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | C Feuerstein V Larrière | 3 | 6 | 2 | | D Cibulková S Zheng | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Görges S Stosur | 4 | 2 | | 6 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 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 |
| 7 | M Kirilenko N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Domínguez Lino R Oprandi | 2 | 1 | | 7 | M Kirilenko N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Amanmuradova K Bondarenko | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | A Amanmuradova K Bondarenko | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suárez Navarro A Yakimova | 6$^2$ | 7 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | M Kirilenko N Petrova | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | C-j Chuang V Dushevina | 4 | | | | | | | | 11 | A Medina Garrigues A Parra Santonja | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | P Hercog U Radwańska | 1 | r | | | C-j Chuang V Dushevina | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | I Brémond S Lefèvre | 1 | 2 | | 11 | A Medina Garrigues A Parra Santonja | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | A Medina Garrigues A Parra Santonja | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Kirilenko N Petrova | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | M Erakovic M Niculescu | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | V King Y Shvedova | 3 | 4 |
| WC | S Beltrame L Thorpe | 5 | 4 | | 16 | M Erakovic M Niculescu | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Peng J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | S Peng J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Barthel V Lepchenko | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | S Peng J Zheng | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | S Halep A Wozniak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | V King Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Cadanțu A Keothavong | 2 | 3 | | | S Halep A Wozniak | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Paszek J Wöhr | 4 | 3 | | 3 | V King Y Shvedova | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | V King Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | A Hlaváčková L Hradecká | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Coin P Parmentier | 0 | 1 | | 5 | A Hlaváčková L Hradecká | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Arn T Pironkova | 2 | 4 | | | A-L Grönefeld P Martić | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-L Grönefeld P Martić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | A Hlaváčková L Hradecká | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Stephens Y Wickmayer | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | L Dekmeijere T Tanasugarn | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | L Dekmeijere T Tanasugarn | 5 | 7 | 6 | | L Dekmeijere T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Klepač A Rosolska | 3 | 4 | | 10 | R Kops-Jones A Spears | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | R Kops-Jones A Spears | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Hlaváčková L Hradecká | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ |
| 17 | G Dulko P Suárez | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 2 | K Peschke K Srebotnik | 1 | 7 | 6$^4$ |
| | D Kustova A Tatishvili | 2 | 6$^4$ | | 17 | G Dulko P Suárez | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Voráčová K Zakopalová | 6 | 2 | 6 | | R Voráčová K Zakopalová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Date-Krumm R Fujiwara | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | R Voráčová K Zakopalová | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | K Pervak L Tsurenko | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | K Peschke K Srebotnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | O Govortsova G Voskoboeva | 6 | 6 | | | O Govortsova G Voskoboeva | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Barrois D Jurak | 2 | 5 | | 2 | K Peschke K Srebotnik | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | K Peschke K Srebotnik | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |