2012 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
Women's doubles
2012 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Svetlana Kuznetsova; Vera Zvonareva
Runner-up	Sara Errani; Roberta Vinci
Score	5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events
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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]

Champion

Runner-up

Score5–7, 6–4, 6–3

Draw64

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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

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	0^r
	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

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