# 2012 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Bob and Mike Bryan were the three-time defending champions, but lost to the unseeded pair Leander Paes and Radek Štěpánek, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–2, in the final. With this win Paes completed the career grand slam in Men's doubles.

## Seeds

* Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (final)
* Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor (semifinals)
* Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić (third round)
* Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna (third round)
* Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner (third round)
* Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (quarterfinals)
* Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău (semifinals)
* Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / Jean-Julien Rojer (third round)
* Oliver Marach / Alexander Peya (first round)
* Eric Butorac / Bruno Soares (quarterfinals)
* František Čermák / Filip Polášek (third round)
* Santiago González / Christopher Kas (quarterfinals)
* Scott Lipsky / Rajeev Ram (quarterfinals)
* Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini (second round)
* Colin Fleming / Ross Hutchins (third round)
* Paul Hanley / Jamie Murray (first 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 |
| 1 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 | 1 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău | 6 | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| 13 | Scott Lipsky Rajeev Ram | 4 | 4 | | 7 | Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău | 6 | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| 7 | Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6$^1$ | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 10 | Eric Butorac Bruno Soares | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| 12 | Santiago González Christopher Kas | 1 | 7$^7$ | 2 | 2 | Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| 2 | Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor | 6 | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Erlich A Ram | 6$^6$ | 4 | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Hewitt P Luczak | 7 | 6 | | WC | L Hewitt P Luczak | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bachinger P Kohlschreiber | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Bogomolov Jr. I Kunitsyn | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 15 | C Fleming R Hutchins | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| | M Kukushkin D Tursunov | 4 | 5 | | | A Bogomolov Jr. I Kunitsyn | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Harrison R Sweeting | 5 | 6$^2$ | | 15 | C Fleming R Hutchins | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | C Fleming R Hutchins | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 |
| 11 | F Čermák F Polášek | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 4 | 7$^7$ | 4 |
| | J Benneteau N Mahut | 4 | 6$^1$ | | 11 | F Čermák F Polášek | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Elgin A Kudryavtsev | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | M Elgin A Kudryavtsev | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Haase J Nieminen | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | 11 | F Čermák F Polášek | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | P Andújar G García López | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Alt | T Kamke F Nielsen | 3 | 6 | 3 | | P Andújar G García López | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Delgado J Marray | 4 | 4 | | 6 | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | M Bhupathi R Bopanna | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Ebden C Guccione | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | M Bhupathi R Bopanna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Karlović F Moser | 3 | 4 | | | C Ball TC Huey | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Ball TC Huey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | M Bhupathi R Bopanna | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | |
| | M Mertiňák A Sá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | S Lipsky R Ram | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| | A Dolgopolov D Molchanov | 2 | 2 | | | M Mertiňák A Sá | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Montañés A Ramos | 6$^4$ | 6$^8$ | | 13 | S Lipsky R Ram | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | S Lipsky R Ram | 7$^7$ | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | S Lipsky R Ram | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | O Marach A Peya | 6$^4$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | R Lindstedt H Tecău | 6 | 6 |
| | V Hănescu O Rochus | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7 | | V Hănescu O Rochus | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Falla S Giraldo | 7$^7$ | 5 | 4 | | R Mello J Souza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Mello J Souza | 6$^3$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | R Mello J Souza | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | C Ebelthite M Matosevic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | R Lindstedt H Tecău | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | L Saville A Whittington | 0 | 3 | | WC | C Ebelthite M Matosevic | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Siljeström I Zelenay | 3 | 6$^6$ | | 7 | R Lindstedt H Tecău | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | R Lindstedt H Tecău | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| 8 | A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer | 6 | 7$^{13}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Ljubičić C-M Stebe | 3 | 6$^{11}$ | | 8 | A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Bellucci M Melo | 5 | 6$^7$ | | | P Marx A Shamasdin | 6$^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Marx A Shamasdin | 7 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | 8 | A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | J Duckworth A Feeney | 2 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | 10 | E Butorac B Soares | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Cipolla D Istomin | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | F Cipolla D Istomin | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | F Gil D Gimeno-Traver | 6$^5$ | 6$^9$ | | 10 | E Butorac B Soares | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | E Butorac B Soares | 7$^7$ | 7$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | | 10 | E Butorac B Soares | 4 | 6$^4$ |
| 14 | S Bolelli F Fognini | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | L Paes R Štěpánek | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | R Machado L Rosol | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | S Bolelli F Fognini | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| | L Paes R Štěpánek | 6 | 6 | | | L Paes R Štěpánek | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Jones J-P Smith | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | L Paes R Štěpánek | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | M López D Marrero | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 3 | M Llodra N Zimonjić | 5 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| | A Seppi S Vagnozzi | 6 | 4 | 3 | | M López D Marrero | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kerr D Young | 6$^6$ | 3 | | 3 | M Llodra N Zimonjić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Llodra N Zimonjić | 7$^8$ | 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 |
| 5 | J Melzer P Petzschner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Almagro P Riba | 4 | 4 | | 5 | J Melzer P Petzschner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Brown I Dodig | 1 | 4 | | | JI Chela E Schwank | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | JI Chela E Schwank | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | J Melzer P Petzschner | 6$^1$ | 5 | | | | | |
| | J Cerretani D Norman | 6 | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | 12 | S González C Kas | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | |
| | C Berlocq L Mayer | 3 | 6 | 7$^8$ | | C Berlocq L Mayer | 6 | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Granollers Ł Kubot | 4 | 6$^1$ | | 12 | S González C Kas | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | S González C Kas | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | S González C Kas | 1 | 7$^7$ | 2 |
| 16 | P Hanley J Murray | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Mirnyi D Nestor | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 |
| | J Knowle M Kohlmann | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7$^7$ | | J Knowle M Kohlmann | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | X Malisse K Skupski | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | D Bracciali P Starace | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Bracciali P Starace | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | D Bracciali P Starace | 6$^7$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | S Stakhovsky M Youzhny | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | M Mirnyi D Nestor | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | JS Cabal R Farah | 6 | 7 | | | JS Cabal R Farah | 6$^0$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Mitchell M Reid | 2 | 2 | | 2 | M Mirnyi D Nestor | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Mirnyi D Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |