# 2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Serena and Venus Williams defeated Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. It was the Williams sisters' fifth Wimbledon title together, and their 13th major doubles title together overall.
Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Francesca Schiavone and Flavia Pennetta.

## Seeds

    01. Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond (semifinals)
    02. Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci (quarterfinals)
    03. Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik (second round)
    04. Maria Kirilenko / Nadia Petrova (second round)
    05. Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina (quarterfinals)
    06. Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká (final)
    07. Yaroslava Shvedova / Galina Voskoboeva (third round)
    08. Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (second round)
    09. Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez (quarterfinals)
    10. Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears (quarterfinals)
    11. Natalie Grandin / Vladimíra Uhlířová (third round)
    12. Anabel Medina Garrigues / Arantxa Parra Santonja (first round)
    13. Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Sania Mirza (third round)
    14. Gisela Dulko / Paola Suárez (first round)
    15. Irina-Camelia Begu / Monica Niculescu (second round, retired)
    16. Chuang Chia-jung / Vera Dushevina (first round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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 | Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | 6$^4$ | 3 | | 1 | Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Serena Williams Venus Williams | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Serena Williams Venus Williams | 6 | 6 | | | Serena Williams Venus Williams | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 10 | Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | Serena Williams Venus Williams | 7 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | 5 | 4 |
| 9 | Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez | 2 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | 5 | 4 |
| | Flavia Pennetta Francesca Schiavone | 6 | 6$^0$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Flavia Pennetta Francesca Schiavone | 6 | 6$^0$ | 6 | | Flavia Pennetta Francesca Schiavone | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | L Huber L Raymond | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cadanțu S Zheng | 5 | 0 | | 1 | L Huber L Raymond | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea A Morita | 3 | 2 | | | C Dellacqua S Stosur | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dellacqua S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | L Huber L Raymond | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M Lučić V Savinykh | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | A-L Grönefeld P Martić | 6$^3$ | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | T Moore M South | 6 | 4 | 1 | Q | M Lučić V Savinykh | 6$^1$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A-L Grönefeld P Martić | 6 | 6 | | | A-L Grönefeld P Martić | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | C-j Chuang V Dushevina | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | L Huber L Raymond | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 12 | A Medina Garrigues A Parra Santonja | 6 | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| | K Jans-Ignacik A Rosolska | 4 | 7$^8$ | 6 | | K Jans-Ignacik A Rosolska | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Peng J Zheng | 2 | 2 | | | M Erakovic T Tanasugarn | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Erakovic T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Erakovic T Tanasugarn | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| Q | D Jurak K Marosi | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 5 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | |
| | R Voráčová K Zakopalová | 3 | 5 | | Q | D Jurak K Marosi | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou A Rus | 3 | 2 | | 5 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | E Makarova E Vesnina | 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 |
| 4 | M Kirilenko N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Babos A Brianti | 3 | 0 | | 4 | M Kirilenko N Petrova | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Dolonc O Savchuk | 0 | 3 | | | S Williams V Williams | 3 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Williams V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Williams V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Janković V Razzano | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | B Mattek-Sands S Mirza | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | S Foretz Gacon K Mladenovic | 6 | 5 | 8 | | S Foretz Gacon K Mladenovic | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Kudryavtseva S Stephens | 4 | 2 | | 13 | B Mattek-Sands S Mirza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | B Mattek-Sands S Mirza | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Williams V Williams | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | R Kops-Jones A Spears | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | R Kops-Jones A Spears | 1 | 1 |
| | N Bratchikova A Tatishvili | 3 | 4 | | 10 | R Kops-Jones A Spears | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Dekmeijere V Lepchenko | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | L Dekmeijere V Lepchenko | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Arvidsson J Larsson | 6$^3$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 10 | R Kops-Jones A Spears | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Amanmuradova K Bondarenko | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | 7 | Y Shvedova G Voskoboeva | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | K Barrois V Diatchenko | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | K Barrois V Diatchenko | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Halep A Wozniak | 1 | 0 | | 7 | Y Shvedova G Voskoboeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Y Shvedova G Voskoboeva | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V King Y Schnack | 4 | 1 | | 8 | I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Husárová K Pervak | 2 | 3 | | | O Govortsova M Minella | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Govortsova M Minella | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | O Govortsova M Minella | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Klepač A Rodionova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Craybas J Görges | 4 | 6 | 3 | | A Klepač A Rodionova | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H-c Chan Y-j Chan | 4 | 4 | | 9 | N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez | 2 | 7$^7$ | 4 |
| 15 | I-C Begu M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | F Pennetta F Schiavone | 6 | 6$^0$ | 6 |
| | E Baltacha A Keothavong | 3 | 2 | | 15 | I-C Begu M Niculescu | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh S Lisicki | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | S-w Hsieh S Lisicki | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Robson H Watson | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | S-w Hsieh S Lisicki | w/o | | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova L Šafářová | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | F Pennetta F Schiavone | | | | | | | |
| | F Pennetta F Schiavone | 6 | 5 | 6 | | F Pennetta F Schiavone | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Broady J Konta | 2 | 4 | | 3 | K Peschke K Srebotnik | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | K Peschke K Srebotnik | 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 |
| 6 | A Hlaváčková L Hradecká | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Date-Krumm R Fujiwara | 4 | 3 | | 6 | A Hlaváčková L Hradecká | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Barthel A Kerber | 0 | 1 | | | D Cibulková D Hantuchová | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Cibulková D Hantuchová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | A Hlaváčková L Hradecká | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | L Lee-Waters M Moulton-Levy | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 11 | N Grandin V Uhlířová | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | L Domínguez Lino C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 4 | 6 | | L Domínguez Lino C Suárez Navarro | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Panova S Zhang | 2 | 7 | 3 | 11 | N Grandin V Uhlířová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | N Grandin V Uhlířová | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | A Hlaváčková L Hradecká | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | G Dulko P Suárez | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | S Errani R Vinci | 3 | 4 |
| | I Falconi C Scheepers | 3 | 6 | 6 | | I Falconi C Scheepers | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pe'er Y Wickmayer | 2 | 3 | | | A Radwańska U Radwańska | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Radwańska U Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Radwańska U Radwańska | w/o | | | | | | |
| | C McHale T Paszek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | S Errani R Vinci | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet P Parmentier | 4 | 3 | | | C McHale T Paszek | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Birnerová P Cetkovská | 2 | 1 | | 2 | S Errani R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Errani R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |