# 2012 French Open – Men's doubles

Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions and top seeds, and Nestor came into the event as the two-time defending champion. They successfully defended their title by defeating Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan 6–4, 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

* Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor (champions)
* Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (final)
* Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić (quarterfinals, retired)
* Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (third round)
* Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău (second round)
* Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna (first round)
* Leander Paes / Alexander Peya (second round)
* Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner (third round)
* František Čermák / Filip Polášek (second round)
* Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / Jean-Julien Rojer (semifinals)
* Santiago González / Christopher Kas (second round)
* Eric Butorac / Bruno Soares (third round)
* Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (second round)
* Daniele Bracciali / Potito Starace (semifinals)
* Scott Lipsky / Rajeev Ram (third round)
* Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah Maksoud (third 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matthew Ebden Ryan Harrison | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matthew Ebden Ryan Harrison | 4 | 4 | | 1 | Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | Daniele Bracciali Potito Starace | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| 14 | Daniele Bracciali Potito Starace | 6 | 6 | | 14 | Daniele Bracciali Potito Starace | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Jean-Julien Rojer | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić | 4 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić | 4 | 1$^r$ | | 10 | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Jean-Julien Rojer | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | |
| | Oliver Marach Horacio Zeballos | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | |
| 2 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 4 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | M Mirnyi D Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Haase J Nieminen | 3 | 4 | | 1 | M Mirnyi D Nestor | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Clément K de Schepper | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | P Hanley J Kerr | 1 | 6$^0$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hanley J Kerr | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 1 | M Mirnyi D Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Becker Ł Kubot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 15 | S Lipsky R Ram | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | O Charroin S Robert | 2 | 2 | | | B Becker Ł Kubot | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Fisher M Matosevic | 5 | 2 | | 15 | S Lipsky R Ram | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | S Lipsky R Ram | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Mirnyi D Nestor | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | E Butorac B Soares | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Ebden R Harrison | 4 | 4 |
| | M Granollers A Montañés | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | 12 | E Butorac B Soares | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Sela F Volandri | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | D Sela F Volandri | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | JP Fruttero R Klaasen | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | 12 | E Butorac B Soares | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Ebden R Harrison | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | M Ebden R Harrison | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Cipolla A Seppi | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | M Ebden R Harrison | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Gicquel É Roger-Vasselin | 1 | 7 | 6 | WC | M Gicquel É Roger-Vasselin | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Bhupathi R Bopanna | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Andújar G García-López | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | JI Chela E Schwank | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | JI Chela E Schwank | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Lacko P Lorenzi | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | 4 | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | |
| | A Dolgopolov D Molchanov | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | D Bracciali P Starace | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| WC | A Mannarino B Paire | 6 | 4 | 3 | | A Dolgopolov D Molchanov | 1 | 7$^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Emmrich A Siljeström | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 1 | 14 | D Bracciali P Starace | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | D Bracciali P Starace | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | D Bracciali P Starace | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | F Čermák F Polášek | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | I Dodig M Melo | 2 | 4 |
| | A Falla S Giraldo | 6$^1$ | 5 | | 9 | F Čermák F Polášek | 7 | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| | I Dodig M Melo | 6 | 6 | | | I Dodig M Melo | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | C-M Stebe B Tomic | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | I Dodig M Melo | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Kukushkin I Kunitsyn | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 8 | J Melzer P Petzschner | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | C Berlocq D Marrero | 6 | 6 | | | C Berlocq D Marrero | 3 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Knowle L Mayer | 3 | 4 | | 8 | J Melzer P Petzschner | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Melzer P Petzschner | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | R Lindstedt H Tecău | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bogomolov Jr. D Norman | 4 | 2 | | 5 | R Lindstedt H Tecău | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Russell D Young | 5 | 2 | | | TC Huey D Inglot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | TC Huey D Inglot | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | TC Huey D Inglot | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | B Phau A Shamasdin | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | P-H Herbert A Olivetti | 6 | 5 | 1 | | B Phau A Shamasdin | 3 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Dasnières de Veigy N Renavand | 3 | 2 | | 10 | A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer | 6 | 2 | |
| 16 | JS Cabal R Farah | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Llodra N Zimonjić | 4 | 1 | r |
| | D Brown J Marray | 4 | 6$^4$ | | 16 | JS Cabal R Farah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Cerretani V Hănescu | 7$^7$ | 6$^9$ | 6 | | J Cerretani V Hănescu | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Chardy G Dimitrov | 6$^5$ | 7$^{11}$ | 3 | | | | | | 16 | JS Cabal R Farah | 6$^6$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| | C Ball J Murray | 6$^5$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | M Llodra N Zimonjić | 7$^8$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Y-H Lu G Soeda | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | Y-H Lu G Soeda | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ramírez Hidalgo A Ramos | 1 | 1 | | 3 | M Llodra N Zimonjić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Llodra N Zimonjić | 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 |
| 7 | L Paes A Peya | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bolelli F Fognini | 1 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7 | L Paes A Peya | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Elgin D Istomin | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | M Elgin D Istomin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Darcis O Rochus | 6 | 3 | 6$^0$ | | | | | | | M Elgin D Istomin | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Kohlmann A Waske | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | O Marach H Zeballos | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | O Marach H Zeballos | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | O Marach H Zeballos | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bachinger F Moser | 2 | 6$^7$ | | 11 | S González C Kas | 7$^7$ | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | S González C Kas | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | | O Marach H Zeballos | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 13 | J Erlich A Ram | 6$^2$ | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | J Brunström P Marx | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6$^6$ | 13 | J Erlich A Ram | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Knowles X Malisse | 6 | 6 | | | M Knowles X Malisse | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mertiňák A Sá | 3 | 6 | r | | | | | | | M Knowles X Malisse | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | L Dlouhý N Mahut | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 2 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Gimeno-Traver R Machado | 1 | 5 | | | L Dlouhý N Mahut | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stakhovsky M Youzhny | 5 | 3 | | 2 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Bryan M Bryan | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |