# 2012 US Open – Women's doubles

Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond were the defending champions but lost to Hsieh Su-wei and Anabel Medina Garrigues in the third round.
Kim Clijsters played her last women's doubles match before retiring at these championships. Playing with Kirsten Flipkens, she lost to Zhang Shuai and Chuang Chia-jung in the first round. Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci defeated Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the title.

## Seeds

* Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond (third round)
* Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci (champions)
* Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká (final)
* Maria Kirilenko / Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
* Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova (third round)
* Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina (third round)
* Katarina Srebotnik / Zheng Jie (first round)
* Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez (semifinals)
* Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears (third round)
* Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (second round)
* Julia Görges / Květa Peschke (quarterfinals)
* Anastasia Rodionova / Galina Voskoboeva (second round)
* Bethanie Mattek-Sands/ Sania Mirza (third round)
* Natalie Grandin / Vladimíra Uhlířová (third round)
* Klaudia Jans-Ignacik / Kristina Mladenovic (second round)
* Hsieh Su-wei / Anabel Medina Garrigues (semifinals)

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 16 | Hsieh Su-wei Anabel Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chuang Chia-jung Zhang Shuai | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chuang Chia-jung Zhang Shuai | 2 | 1 | | 16 | Hsieh Su-wei Anabel Medina Garrigues | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Sabine Lisicki Peng Shuai | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sabine Lisicki Peng Shuai | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez | 7 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | 2 | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova | 5 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova | 5 | 6 | 6$^5$ | 8 | Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 11 | Julia Görges Květa Peschke | 2 | 6$^2$ | | 2 | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 |
| 1 | L Huber L Raymond | 6 | 6$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou C Dellacqua | 4 | 7$^{10}$ | 4 | 1 | L Huber L Raymond | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gajdošová A Rosolska | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 7 | | J Gajdošová A Rosolska | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Govortsova A Kudryavtseva | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | 1 | L Huber L Raymond | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | V Dushevina T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | S-w Hsieh A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Foretz Gacon M Lučić | 4 | 1 | | | V Dushevina T Tanasugarn | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Krajicek P Parmentier | 4 | 0 | | 16 | S-w Hsieh A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | S-w Hsieh A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | S-w Hsieh A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | C-j Chuang S Zhang | 2 | 1 |
| | K Bertens A Rus | 3 | 3 | | 10 | I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu A Cornet | 6 | 4 | 3 | | A Kerber T Paszek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kerber T Paszek | 0 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | A Kerber T Paszek | 7$^9$ | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | K Clijsters K Flipkens | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | C-j Chuang S Zhang | 6$^7$ | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | C-j Chuang S Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | C-j Chuang S Zhang | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Birnerová R Oprandi | 6 | 7 | | | E Birnerová R Oprandi | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | K Srebotnik J Zheng | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | A Hlaváčková L Hradecká | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Czink Á Szávay | 2 | 4 | | 3 | A Hlaváčková L Hradecká | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Barthel T Malek | 2 | 6 | 6 | | M Barthel T Malek | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Janković B Jovanovski | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | A Hlaváčková L Hradecká | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | S Crawford A Kiick | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | 14 | N Grandin V Uhlířová | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | L Dekmeijere M Jugić-Salkić | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | L Dekmeijere M Jugić-Salkić | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H-c Chan Y-j Chan | 6$^4$ | 1 | | 14 | N Grandin V Uhlířová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | N Grandin V Uhlířová | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Hlaváčková L Hradecká | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | A Rodionova G Voskoboeva | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Lisicki S Peng | 3 | 1 |
| | A-L Grönefeld P Martić | 6$^5$ | 6 | 4 | 12 | A Rodionova G Voskoboeva | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lisicki S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | S Lisicki S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pe'er L Robson | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | S Lisicki S Peng | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | M Keys J Pegula | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Amanmuradova M Niculescu | 2 | 2 | | WC | M Keys J Pegula | 3 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Erakovic H Watson | 2$^r$ | | | 6 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova L Šafářová | 4 | 4 | | 8 | N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Soler Espinosa C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | S Soler Espinosa C Suárez Navarro | 7$^7$ | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Min M Oudin | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | |
| | T Babos S Stephens | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 9 | R Kops-Jones A Spears | 6 | 6$^2$ | 5 | | | | | |
| | J Husárová M Rybáriková | 5 | 6 | 6 | | J Husárová M Rybáriková | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cibulková D Hantuchová | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | R Kops-Jones A Spears | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | R Kops-Jones A Spears | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez | 7 | 3 | 7$^7$ |
| 15 | K Jans-Ignacik K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Kirilenko N Petrova | 5 | 6 | 6$^5$ |
| | S Arvidsson J Larsson | 4 | 4 | | 15 | K Jans-Ignacik K Mladenovic | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | L Lee-Waters M Moulton-Levy | 4 | 0 | | WC | S Williams V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Williams V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | S Williams V Williams | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | A Cadanțu M Johansson | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | M Kirilenko N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | I Falconi M Sanchez | 6 | 6 | | WC | I Falconi M Sanchez | 0 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Keothavong A Tatishvili | 0 | 3 | | 4 | M Kirilenko N Petrova | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Kirilenko N Petrova | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | V King Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hercog A Klepač | 0 | 1 | | 5 | V King Y Shvedova | 6$^1$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ka Plíšková Kr Plíšková | 2 | 4 | | | N Bratchikova A Panova | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Bratchikova A Panova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | V King Y Shvedova | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | S Halep O Savchuk | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 11 | J Görges K Peschke | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Voráčová K Zakopalová | 6 | 6 | | | R Voráčová K Zakopalová | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Date-Krumm A Wozniak | 1 | 3 | | 11 | J Görges K Peschke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | J Görges K Peschke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | J Görges K Peschke | 2 | 6$^2$ |
| 13 | B Mattek-Sands S Mirza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Errani R Vinci | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | A Brianti S Cîrstea | 1 | 1 | | 13 | B Mattek-Sands S Mirza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko T Pironkova | 2 | 6 | 4 | | D Jurak K Marosi | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Jurak K Marosi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | B Mattek-Sands S Mirza | 4 | 7$^9$ | 2 | | | | |
| | M Minella A Petkovic | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 2 | S Errani R Vinci | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | J Craybas C Scheepers | 6 | 3 | 6 | | J Craybas C Scheepers | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Lepchenko S Zheng | 4 | 5 | | 2 | S Errani R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Errani R Vinci | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |