2012 US Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2012 US Open
Champion	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci
Runner-up	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká
Score	6–4, 6–2
Draw	64 (6 WC )
Seeds	16

Main article: 2012 US Open (tennis)

Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond were the defending champions but lost to Hsieh Su-wei and Anabel Medina Garrigues in the third round.

Kim Clijsters played her last women's doubles match before retiring at these championships. Playing with Kirsten Flipkens, she lost to Zhang Shuai and Chuang Chia-jung in the first round.
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci defeated Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the title.

Seeds

1. Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond (third round)
2. Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci (champions)
3. Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká (final)
4. Maria Kirilenko / Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
5. Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova (third round)
6. Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina (third round)
7. Katarina Srebotnik / Zheng Jie (first round)
8. Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez (semifinals)
9. Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears (third round)
10. Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (second round)
11. Julia Görges / Květa Peschke (quarterfinals)
12. Anastasia Rodionova / Galina Voskoboeva (second round)
13. Bethanie Mattek-Sands/ Sania Mirza (third round)
14. Natalie Grandin / Vladimíra Uhlířová (third round)
15. Klaudia Jans-Ignacik / Kristina Mladenovic (second round)
16. Hsieh Su-wei / Anabel Medina Garrigues (semifinals)

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

Final rounds

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	16	Hsieh Su-wei Anabel Medina Garrigues	6	6
		Chuang Chia-jung Zhang Shuai	2	1
								16	Hsieh Su-wei Anabel Medina Garrigues	62	4
								3	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	77	6
	3	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	6	6
		Sabine Lisicki Peng Shuai	3	1
															3	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	4	2
															2	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	6	6
	8	Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez	7	3	77
	4	Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova	5	6	65
								8	Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez	3	2
								2	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	6	6
	11	Julia Görges Květa Peschke	2	62
	2	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	6	77

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	L Huber L Raymond	6	68	6
		E Daniilidou C Dellacqua	4	710	4			1	L Huber L Raymond	6	7
		J Gajdošová A Rosolska	63	77	7				J Gajdošová A Rosolska	2	5
		O Govortsova A Kudryavtseva	77	65	5										1	L Huber L Raymond	4	6	4
		V Dushevina T Tanasugarn	6	6											16	S-w Hsieh A Medina Garrigues	6	2	6
		S Foretz Gacon M Lučić	4	1					V Dushevina T Tanasugarn	4	4
		M Krajicek P Parmentier	4	0				16	S-w Hsieh A Medina Garrigues	6	6
	16	S-w Hsieh A Medina Garrigues	6	6																		16	S-w Hsieh A Medina Garrigues	6	6
	10	I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	6																			C-j Chuang S Zhang	2	1
		K Bertens A Rus	3	3				10	I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová	2	3
		I-C Begu A Cornet	6	4	3				A Kerber T Paszek	6	6
		A Kerber T Paszek	0	6	6											A Kerber T Paszek	79	5	0
	WC	K Clijsters K Flipkens	3	4												C-j Chuang S Zhang	67	7	6
		C-j Chuang S Zhang	6	6					C-j Chuang S Zhang	7	7
		E Birnerová R Oprandi	6	7					E Birnerová R Oprandi	5	5
	7	K Srebotnik J Zheng	4	5

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	3	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	6	6
		M Czink Á Szávay	2	4				3	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	77	6
		M Barthel T Malek	2	6	6				M Barthel T Malek	61	3
		J Janković B Jovanovski	6	1	4										3	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	6	6
	WC	S Crawford A Kiick	6	64	4										14	N Grandin V Uhlířová	3	3
		L Dekmeijere M Jugić-Salkić	3	77	6				L Dekmeijere M Jugić-Salkić	2	3
		H-c Chan Y-j Chan	64	1				14	N Grandin V Uhlířová	6	6
	14	N Grandin V Uhlířová	77	6																		3	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	6	6
	12	A Rodionova G Voskoboeva	77	3	6																		S Lisicki S Peng	3	1
		A-L Grönefeld P Martić	65	6	4			12	A Rodionova G Voskoboeva	2	1
		S Lisicki S Peng	6	6					S Lisicki S Peng	6	6
		S Pe'er L Robson	0	3												S Lisicki S Peng	6	3	6
	WC	M Keys J Pegula	6	6											6	E Makarova E Vesnina	2	6	4
		A Amanmuradova M Niculescu	2	2				WC	M Keys J Pegula	3	6	64
		M Erakovic H Watson	2r					6	E Makarova E Vesnina	6	4	77
	6	E Makarova E Vesnina	3

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6
		A Pavlyuchenkova L Šafářová	4	4				8	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	65	6	6
		S Soler Espinosa C Suárez Navarro	6	6					S Soler Espinosa C Suárez Navarro	77	2	4
	WC	G Min M Oudin	1	4											8	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	3	77	7
		T Babos S Stephens	7	4	2										9	R Kops-Jones A Spears	6	62	5
		J Husárová M Rybáriková	5	6	6				J Husárová M Rybáriková	2	4
		D Cibulková D Hantuchová	6	1	2			9	R Kops-Jones A Spears	6	6
	9	R Kops-Jones A Spears	4	6	6																	8	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	7	3	77
	15	K Jans-Ignacik K Mladenovic	6	6																		4	M Kirilenko N Petrova	5	6	65
		S Arvidsson J Larsson	4	4				15	K Jans-Ignacik K Mladenovic	4	0
	Alt	L Lee-Waters M Moulton-Levy	4	0				WC	S Williams V Williams	6	6
	WC	S Williams V Williams	6	6											WC	S Williams V Williams	1	4
		A Cadanțu M Johansson	2	3											4	M Kirilenko N Petrova	6	6
	WC	I Falconi M Sanchez	6	6				WC	I Falconi M Sanchez	0	7	5
		A Keothavong A Tatishvili	0	3				4	M Kirilenko N Petrova	6	5	7
	4	M Kirilenko N Petrova	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	V King Y Shvedova	6	6
		P Hercog A Klepač	0	1				5	V King Y Shvedova	61	77	6
		Ka Plíšková Kr Plíšková	2	4					N Bratchikova A Panova	77	64	4
		N Bratchikova A Panova	6	6											5	V King Y Shvedova	4	2
		S Halep O Savchuk	3	0											11	J Görges K Peschke	6	6
		R Voráčová K Zakopalová	6	6					R Voráčová K Zakopalová	3	4
		K Date-Krumm A Wozniak	1	3				11	J Görges K Peschke	6	6
	11	J Görges K Peschke	6	6																		11	J Görges K Peschke	2	62
	13	B Mattek-Sands S Mirza	6	6																		2	S Errani R Vinci	6	77
		A Brianti S Cîrstea	1	1				13	B Mattek-Sands S Mirza	6	6
		K Bondarenko T Pironkova	2	6	4				D Jurak K Marosi	4	2
		D Jurak K Marosi	6	3	6										13	B Mattek-Sands S Mirza	4	79	2
		M Minella A Petkovic	3	6	3										2	S Errani R Vinci	6	67	6
		J Craybas C Scheepers	6	3	6				J Craybas C Scheepers	4	2
		V Lepchenko S Zheng	4	5				2	S Errani R Vinci	6	6
	2	S Errani R Vinci	6	7

External links

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