2012 Australian Open – Wheelchair Women's Doubles

The 2012 Australian Open – Wheelchair Women's Doubles[1][2] is a tennis tournament featuring 8 paraplegic men tennis players, which is part of the NEC Tour. The tournament takes place at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 25 January to 28 January 2012, it is the 10th edition of the Australian Open women's wheelchair event and the first Grand Slam event of 2012. The tournament is played on Plexicushion Prestige AO hard courts, which is rated a medium-fast pace by the ITF. The competition is organised by the International Tennis Federation and Tennis Australia.

Wheelchair Women's Doubles
2012 Australian Open
and the Australian Open – Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Champion Esther Vergeer
Sharon Walraven
Runner-up Aniek van Koot
Marjolein Buis
Final score4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Main article: 2012 Australian Open

Esther Vergeer and Sharon Walraven were the defending champions and confirmed their title.[3][4]

Seeds
  1. Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven (Champions)
  2. Aniek van Koot / Marjolein Buis (Final)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
1 Esther Vergeer
Sharon Walraven 		6 6  
  Sabine Ellerbrock
Yui Kamiji 		1 1  
1 Esther Vergeer
Sharon Walraven 		4 6 6
2 Aniek van Koot
Marjolein Buis 		6 2 4
  Annick Sevenans
Daniela di Toro 		2 3  
2 Aniek van Koot
Marjolein Buis 		6 6  

References
  1. "itftennis.com Australien open Wheelchair championships preview". Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
  2. Australian open
  3. Australian Open Wheelchair results Archived 2012-01-26 at the Wayback Machine beta.ITFtennis.com
  4. Results Women Wheelchair Doubles www.australianopen.com
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