# 2012 BNP Paribas Open – Men's doubles

2012 BNP Paribas Open – Men's doubles was a professional tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California.
Alexandr Dolgopolov and Xavier Malisse were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Marc López and Rafael Nadal, who went on to win the title against John Isner and Sam Querrey 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ in the final. López and Nadal did not lose a single set in the entire tournament.

## Seeds

* Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (quarterfinals, withdrew because of a stomach flu contracted by Mike Bryan)
* Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor (semifinals)
* Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić (first round)
* Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău (second round)
* Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna (first round)
* Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (semifinals)
* Leander Paes / Radek Štěpánek (quarterfinals)
* Oliver Marach / Alexander Peya (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 6 | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 2 | 0 | | | |
| | Marc López Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Marc López Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | Marc López Rafael Nadal | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | John Isner Sam Querrey | 2 | 6$^3$ |
| | John Isner Sam Querrey | 6 | 6 | John Isner Sam Querrey | 2 | 6$^3$ |
| 2 | Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor | 4 | 2 | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Anderson M Raonic | 3 | 6$^3$ | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | [17] | | | | | | | | |
| | N Djokovic V Troicki | 5 | 5 | | | M Granollers F López | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | [15] | | | | | | | | |
| | M Granollers F López | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | | | | | | |
| | JS Cabal S Lipsky | 6 | 6$^5$ | [4] | | | | | | 6 | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | w/o | | | | | |
| WC | M Ebden R Harrison | 4 | 7$^7$ | [10] | WC | M Ebden R Harrison | 4 | 7$^7$ | [4] | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber G Monfils | 7 | 6$^4$ | [8] | 6 | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 6 | 6$^5$ | [10] | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 5 | 7$^7$ | [10] | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | M Llodra N Zimonjić | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | M López R Nadal | 6 | 6 |
| | M López R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | M López R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dolgopolov X Malisse | 6 | 6 | | | A Dolgopolov X Malisse | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Mahut G Simon | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | M López R Nadal | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | E Butorac B Soares | 7 | 4 | [4] | | | | | | 7 | L Paes R Štěpánek | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | J Mónaco K Nishikori | 5 | 6 | [10] | | J Mónaco K Nishikori | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Ferrer A Ramos | 3 | 3 | | 7 | L Paes R Štěpánek | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | L Paes R Štěpánek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | O Marach A Peya | 6 | 1 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer | 4 | 6 | [6] | 8 | O Marach A Peya | 3 | 7$^9$ | [9] | | | | | | | | | |
| | S González C Kas | 6 | 1 | [4] | | R Gasquet P Hanley | 6 | 6$^7$ | [11] | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Gasquet P Hanley | 4 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | R Gasquet P Hanley | 7$^7$ | 1 | [6] | | | | |
| Alt | C Berlocq J I Chela | 4 | 7 | [4] | | | | | | | J Isner S Querrey | 6$^5$ | 6 | [10] | | | | |
| | J Isner S Querrey | 6 | 5 | [10] | | J Isner S Querrey | 6 | 5 | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Berdych Ł Kubot | 3 | 5 | | 4 | R Lindstedt H Tecău | 3 | 7 | [5] | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | R Lindstedt H Tecău | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Isner S Querrey | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | M Bhupathi R Bopanna | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Mirnyi D Nestor | 4 | 2 |
| | J Benneteau J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | J Benneteau J-W Tsonga | 5 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Mayer J Nieminen | 6 | 1 | [10] | | F Mayer J Nieminen | 7 | 1 | [6] | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Fish A Roddick | 4 | 6 | [8] | | | | | | | J Benneteau J-W Tsonga | 6$^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | C Fleming R Hutchins | 6 | 2 | [11] | | | | | | 2 | M Mirnyi D Nestor | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Murray J Murray | 3 | 6 | [13] | | A Murray J Murray | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | [5] | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Almagro M Knowles | 3 | 6$^3$ | | 2 | M Mirnyi D Nestor | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Mirnyi D Nestor | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |