2012 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
	2012 Australian Open
Champion	Leander Paes; Radek Štěpánek
Runner-up	Bob Bryan; Mike Bryan
Final score	7–6(7–1), 6–2

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

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final


1	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6	6⁴	6

6	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski	4	7⁷	4
					1	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	4	6	7⁷

					7	Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău	6	3	6⁵
13	Scott Lipsky Rajeev Ram	4	4

7	Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău	6	6
										1	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6¹	2

											Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek	7⁷	6
10	Eric Butorac Bruno Soares	4	6⁴

	Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek	6	7⁷
						Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek	2	6	6

					2	Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor	6	4	4
12	Santiago González Christopher Kas	1	7⁷	2

2	Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor	6	6⁴	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals

1	B Bryan M Bryan	7⁸	6
	J Erlich A Ram	6⁶	4		1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	7⁷
WC	L Hewitt P Luczak	7	6		WC	L Hewitt P Luczak	3	6⁵
	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	6²		15	C Fleming R Hutchins	6	6
15	C Fleming R Hutchins	7	7⁷												1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6⁴	6
11	F Čermák F Polášek	6	7⁷												6	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	4	7⁷	4
	J Benneteau N Mahut	4	6¹		11	F Čermák F Polášek	4	6	7
	M Elgin A Kudryavtsev	6	7⁸			M Elgin A Kudryavtsev	6	4	5
	R Haase J Nieminen	2	6⁶							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					Second Round					Third Round				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	6⁶	2
	M Mertiňák A Sá	6	6							13	S Lipsky R Ram	7⁸	6
	A Dolgopolov D Molchanov	2	2			M Mertiňák A Sá	7	3	2
	A Montañés A Ramos	6⁴	6⁸		13	S Lipsky R Ram	5	6	6
13	S Lipsky R Ram	7⁷	7¹⁰											13	S Lipsky R Ram	4	4
9	O Marach A Peya	6⁴	6	5										7	R Lindstedt H Tecău	6	6
	V Hănescu O Rochus	7⁷	4	7		V Hănescu O Rochus	4	4
	A Falla S Giraldo	7⁷	5	4		R Mello J Souza	6	6
	R Mello J Souza	6³	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	6⁶		7	R Lindstedt H Tecău	3	6	6
7	R Lindstedt H Tecău	6	7⁸

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round					Second Round				Third Round				Quarterfinals

8	A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer	6	7¹³
	I Ljubičić C-M Stebe	3	6¹¹		8	A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer	7¹⁰	6
	T Bellucci M Melo	5	6⁷			P Marx A Shamasdin	6⁸	4
	P Marx A Shamasdin	7	7⁹						8	A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer	4	2
WC	J Duckworth A Feeney	2	6	6⁵					10	E Butorac B Soares	6	6
	F Cipolla D Istomin	6	3	7⁷		F Cipolla D Istomin	2	3
Alt	F Gil D Gimeno-Traver	6⁵	6⁹		10	E Butorac B Soares	6	6
10	E Butorac B Soares	7⁷	7¹¹										10	E Butorac B Soares	4	6⁴
14	S Bolelli F Fognini	5	6	6										L Paes R Štěpánek	6	7⁷
	R Machado L Rosol	7	4	2	14	S Bolelli F Fognini	2	6⁵
	L Paes R Štěpánek	6	6			L Paes R Štěpánek	6	7⁷
WC	G Jones J-P Smith	2	2							L Paes R Štěpánek	7	7⁷
	M López D Marrero	3	6	6					3	M Llodra N Zimonjić	5	6²
	A Seppi S Vagnozzi	6	4	3		M López D Marrero	3	2
	J Kerr D Young	6⁶	3		3	M Llodra N Zimonjić	6	6
3	M Llodra N Zimonjić	7⁸	6

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				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	6¹	5
	J Cerretani D Norman	6	4	6⁶						12	S González C Kas	7⁷	7
	C Berlocq L Mayer	3	6	7⁸		C Berlocq L Mayer	6	6⁵	1
	M Granollers Ł Kubot	4	6¹		12	S González C Kas	4	7⁷	6
12	S González C Kas	6	7⁷											12	S González C Kas	1	7⁷	2
16	P Hanley J Murray	6²	6	6⁵										2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6	6⁴	6
	J Knowle M Kohlmann	7⁷	4	7⁷		J Knowle M Kohlmann	4	4
	X Malisse K Skupski	6⁴	3			D Bracciali P Starace	6	6
	D Bracciali P Starace	7⁷	6								D Bracciali P Starace	6⁷	2
	S Stakhovsky M Youzhny	4	5							2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	7⁹	6
	JS Cabal R Farah	6	7			JS Cabal R Farah	6⁰	2
WC	B Mitchell M Reid	2	2		2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	7⁷	6
2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6	6

References

General

Source for the draw at australianopen.com

External links

2012 Australian Open – Men's Doubles at the International Tennis Federation

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