# 2012 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva defeated Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci in the final, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2012 Australian Open.
Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta were the defending champions, but lost to Kuznetsova and Zvonareva in the third round.

## Seeds

* Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik (second round, retired)
* Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond (quarterfinals)
* Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova (quarterfinals)
* Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta (third round)
* Maria Kirilenko / Nadia Petrova (third round, retired)
* Sania Mirza / Elena Vesnina (semifinals)
* Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká (semifinals)
* Daniela Hantuchová / Agnieszka Radwańska (third round)
* Natalie Grandin / Vladimíra Uhlířová (second round)
* Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (second round)
* Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci (final)
* Jarmila Gajdošová / Bethanie Mattek-Sands (third round)
* Nuria Llagostera Vives / Arantxa Parra Santonja (second round)
* Hsieh Su-wei / Galina Voskoboeva (second round)
* Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears (first round)
* 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
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Alla Kudryavtseva Ekaterina Makarova | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| 7 | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | Svetlana Kuznetsova Vera Zvonareva | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | 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$^8$ | 6 | Sania Mirza Elena Vesnina | 6$^4$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| 2 | Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond | 3 | 7 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |