2012 US Open – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
2012 US Open
Champion	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci
Runner-up	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká
Final score	6–4, 6–2

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 ever 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
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

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	6^2	4
								3	Andrea Hlaváčková   Lucie Hradecká	7^7	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	7^7
	4	Maria Kirilenko   Nadia Petrova	5	6	6^5
								8	Nuria Llagostera Vives   María José Martínez Sánchez	3	2
								2	Sara Errani   Roberta Vinci	6	6
	11	Julia Görges   Květa Peschke	2	6^2
	2	Sara Errani   Roberta Vinci	6	7^7

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	L Huber L Raymond	6	6^8	6
		E Daniilidou C Dellacqua	4	7^10	4			1	L Huber L Raymond	6	7
		J Gajdošová A Rosolska	6^3	7^7	7				J Gajdošová A Rosolska	2	5
		O Govortsova A Kudryavtseva	7^7	6^5	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	7^9	5	0
	WC	K Clijsters K Flipkens	3	4												C-j Chuang S Zhang	6^7	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	7^7	6
		M Barthel T Malek	2	6	6				M Barthel T Malek	6^1	3
		J Janković B Jovanovski	6	1	4										3	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	6	6
	WC	S Crawford A Kiick	6	6^4	4										14	N Grandin V Uhlířová	3	3
		L Dekmeijere M Jugić-Salkić	3	7^7	6				L Dekmeijere M Jugić-Salkić	2	3
		H-c Chan Y-j Chan	6^4	1				14	N Grandin V Uhlířová	6	6
	14	N Grandin V Uhlířová	7^7	6																		3	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	6	6
	12	A Rodionova G Voskoboeva	7^7	3	6																		S Lisicki S Peng	3	1
		A-L Grönefeld P Martić	6^5	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	6^4
		M Erakovic H Watson	2^r					6	E Makarova E Vesnina	6	4	7^7
	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	6^5	6	6
		S Soler Espinosa C Suárez Navarro	6	6					S Soler Espinosa C Suárez Navarro	7^7	2	4
	WC	G Min M Oudin	1	4											8	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	3	7^7	7
		T Babos S Stephens	7	4	2										9	R Kops-Jones A Spears	6	6^2	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	7^7
	15	K Jans-Ignacik K Mladenovic	6	6																		4	M Kirilenko N Petrova	5	6	6^5
		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	6^1	7^7	6
		Ka Plíšková Kr Plíšková	2	4					N Bratchikova A Panova	7^7	6^4	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	6^2
	13	B Mattek-Sands S Mirza	6	6																		2	S Errani R Vinci	6	7^7
		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	7^9	2
		M Minella A Petkovic	3	6	3										2	S Errani R Vinci	6	6^7	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

References

• Main Draw