2012 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2012 Australian Open
Champion	Svetlana Kuznetsova Vera Zvonareva
Runner-up	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci
Score	5–7, 6–4, 6–3

Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva defeated Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci in the final, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2012 Australian Open.^[1]

Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta were the defending champions, but lost to Kuznetsova and Zvonareva in the third round.

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Alla Kudryavtseva Ekaterina Makarova	3	1
	11	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	6	6
								11	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	5	7	6
								7	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	7	5	1
	3	Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova	5	2
	7	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	7	6
															11	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	7	4	3
																Svetlana Kuznetsova Vera Zvonareva	5	6	6
		Irina-Camelia Begu Monica Niculescu	5	3
		Svetlana Kuznetsova Vera Zvonareva	7	6
									Svetlana Kuznetsova Vera Zvonareva	77	2	6
								6	Sania Mirza Elena Vesnina	64	6	4
	6	Sania Mirza Elena Vesnina	6	5	78
	2	Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond	3	7	66

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	K Peschke K Srebotnik	2	6	6
		A Kerber C McHale	6	2	2			1	K Peschke K Srebotnik	2r
		B Jovanovski M Krajicek	61	6	3				A Kudryavtseva E Makarova	3
		A Kudryavtseva E Makarova	77	4	6											A Kudryavtseva E Makarova	7	6
		P Hercog J Zheng	6	6												P Hercog J Zheng	5	4
		M Johansson P Parmentier	2	2					P Hercog J Zheng	6	6
		S Arvidsson J Larsson	5	3				16	V Dushevina S Pe'er	2	2
	16	V Dushevina S Pe'er	7	6																			A Kudryavtseva E Makarova	3	1
	11	S Errani R Vinci	6	6																		11	S Errani R Vinci	6	6
	WC	T Patterson S Sanders	0	0				11	S Errani R Vinci	4	6	6
		An Rodionova Ar Rodionova	6	6					An Rodionova Ar Rodionova	6	4	3
	WC	S Peers I Holland	2	1											11	S Errani R Vinci	6	6
		S Peng F Schiavone	6	2r											8	D Hantuchová A Radwańska	4	2
		T Paszek J Wöhr	3	5					T Paszek J Wöhr	0	0
		A Tatishvili A Yakimova	1	0				8	D Hantuchová A Radwańska	6	6
	8	D Hantuchová A Radwańska	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	V King Y Shvedova	1	6	6
		K Barrois A-L Grönefeld	6	3	1			3	V King Y Shvedova	6	6
	Alt	L Dekmeijere M Kondratieva	4	1				WC	S Jones B Bobusic	1	0
	WC	S Jones B Bobusic	6	6											3	V King Y Shvedova	6	2	6
		M Barthel A Keothavong	4	77	5											P Martić K Mladenovic	2	6	2
		P Martić K Mladenovic	6	63	7				P Martić K Mladenovic	61	7	6
		K Date-Krumm S Zhang	2	1				14	S-w Hsieh G Voskoboeva	77	5	3
	14	S-w Hsieh G Voskoboeva	6	6																		3	V King Y Shvedova	5	2
	10	I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	6																		7	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	7	6
		A Amanmuradova M Koryttseva	4	1				10	I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová	4	6	5
		K Pervak S Stephens	64	4					R Fujiwara A Morita	6	3	7
		R Fujiwara A Morita	77	6												R Fujiwara A Morita	3	6	2
		P Cetkovská S Foretz Gacon	6	6											7	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	6	3	6
	WC	M Adamczak O Rogowska	4	3					P Cetkovská S Foretz Gacon	5	3
		M Rybáriková K Zakopalová	2	5				7	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	7	6
	7	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	6	7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	M Kirilenko N Petrova	6	4	6
		T Tanasugarn L Domínguez Lino	2	6	1			5	M Kirilenko N Petrova	6	6
		K Jans-Ignacik U Radwańska	6	7					K Jans-Ignacik U Radwańska	1	1
	WC	D Jeflea V Rajicic	4	5											5	M Kirilenko N Petrova	0r
		S Halep A Rus	4	4												I-C Begu M Niculescu	3
		I-C Begu M Niculescu	6	6					I-C Begu M Niculescu	6	4	6
		S Cîrstea L Šafářová	6	4	4			9	N Grandin V Uhlířová	1	6	3
	9	N Grandin V Uhlířová	2	6	6																		I-C Begu M Niculescu	5	3
	15	R Kops-Jones A Spears	1	6	3																		S Kuznetsova V Zvonareva	7	6
		J Görges K Kanepi	6	4	6				J Görges K Kanepi	0	3
		S Kuznetsova V Zvonareva	77	6					S Kuznetsova V Zvonareva	6	6
		A Cornet O Govortsova	64	4												S Kuznetsova V Zvonareva	3	6	77
		S Soler-Espinosa C Suárez Navarro	6	77											4	G Dulko F Pennetta	6	3	64
		C-j Chuang M Erakovic	3	62					S Soler-Espinosa C Suárez Navarro	2	2
		I Falconi R Marino	6	4	4			4	G Dulko F Pennetta	6	6
	4	G Dulko F Pennetta	3	6	6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	S Mirza E Vesnina	6	6
		E Daniilidou A Panova	0	2				6	S Mirza E Vesnina	7	7
		E Birnerová A Brianti	6	6					E Birnerová A Brianti	5	5
	WC	S Bengson T Calderwood	4	4											6	S Mirza E Vesnina	7	6
	WC	A Barty L Robson	6	2	3										12	J Gajdošová B Mattek-Sands	5	3
		D Cibulková J Craybas	3	6	6				D Cibulková J Craybas	7	3	3
		N Bratchikova D Jurak	6	3	2			12	J Gajdošová B Mattek-Sands	5	6	6
	12	J Gajdošová B Mattek-Sands	4	6	6																	6	S Mirza E Vesnina	6	5	78
	13	N Llagostera Vives A Parra Santonja	2	6	6																	2	L Huber L Raymond	3	7	66
		C Dellacqua C Scheepers	6	4	4			13	N Llagostera Vives A Parra Santonja	5	4
		A Klepač A Rosolska	78	7					A Klepač A Rosolska	7	6
		K Bondarenko J Dokić	66	5												A Klepač A Rosolska	2	1
		A Dulgheru V Razzano	6	6											2	L Huber L Raymond	6	6
		G Arn O Savchuk	4	0					A Dulgheru V Razzano	0	0
		A Medina Garrigues A Pavlyuchenkova	3	1				2	L Huber L Raymond	6	6
	2	L Huber L Raymond	6	6

• [1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com

• 2012 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation