2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Women's Doubles
2012 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Serena Williams Venus Williams
Runner-up	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká
Final score	7–5, 6–4

Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Italians Francesca Schiavone and Flavia Pennetta.
The then-unranked pair of Serena Williams and Venus Williams won the title after defeating sixth seeded Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká in the final, 7–5, 6–4.

Seeds

1. Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond (Semifinals)
2. Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci (Quarterfinals)
3. Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik (Second round)
4. Maria Kirilenko / Nadia Petrova (Second round)
5. Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina (Quarterfinals)
6. Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká (Final)
7. Yaroslava Shvedova / Galina Voskoboeva (Third round)
8. Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (Second round)
9. Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez (Quarterfinals)
10. Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears (Quarterfinals)
11. Natalie Grandin / Vladimíra Uhlířová (Third round)
12. Anabel Medina Garrigues / Arantxa Parra Santonja (First round)
13. Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Sania Mirza (Third round)
14. Gisela Dulko / Paola Suárez (First round)
15. Irina-Camelia Begu / Monica Niculescu (Second round, retired)
16. Chuang Chia-jung / Vera Dushevina (First round)

Qualifying

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Liezel Huber   Lisa Raymond	7^7	6
	5	Ekaterina Makarova   Elena Vesnina	6^4	3
								1	Liezel Huber   Lisa Raymond	6	1	2
									Serena Williams   Venus Williams	2	6	6
		Serena Williams   Venus Williams	6	6
	10	Raquel Kops-Jones   Abigail Spears	1	1
																Serena Williams   Venus Williams	7	6
															6	Andrea Hlaváčková   Lucie Hradecká	5	4
	9	Nuria Llagostera Vives   María José Martínez Sánchez	2	7^7	4
		Flavia Pennetta   Francesca Schiavone	6	6^0	6
									Flavia Pennetta   Francesca Schiavone	6	3	4
								6	Andrea Hlaváčková   Lucie Hradecká	2	6	6
	6	Andrea Hlaváčková   Lucie Hradecká	6	6
	2	Sara Errani   Roberta Vinci	3	4

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	L Huber L Raymond	7	6
		A Cadanțu S Zheng	5	0				1	L Huber L Raymond	5	6	6
		S Cîrstea A Morita	3	2					C Dellacqua S Stosur	7	3	4
		C Dellacqua S Stosur	6	6											1	L Huber L Raymond	7^7	5	6
	Q	M Lučić V Savinykh	4	6	6											A-L Grönefeld P Martić	6^3	7	4
	WC	T Moore M South	6	4	1			Q	M Lučić V Savinykh	6^1	6	1
		A-L Grönefeld P Martić	6	6					A-L Grönefeld P Martić	7^7	3	6
	16	Chuang Chia-jung V Dushevina	4	4																		1	L Huber L Raymond	7^7	6
	12	A Medina Garrigues A Parra Santonja	6	6^6	4																	5	E Makarova E Vesnina	6^4	3
		K Jans-Ignacik A Rosolska	4	7^8	6				K Jans-Ignacik A Rosolska	6^4	3
		S Peng J Zheng	2	2					M Erakovic T Tanasugarn	7^7	6
		M Erakovic T Tanasugarn	6	6												M Erakovic T Tanasugarn	3	6	5
	Q	D Jurak K Marosi	6	7											5	E Makarova E Vesnina	6	2	7
		R Voráčová K Zakopalová	3	5				Q	D Jurak K Marosi	5	4
		E Daniilidou A Rus	3	2				5	E Makarova E Vesnina	7	6
	5	E Makarova E Vesnina	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	M Kirilenko N Petrova	6	6
		T Babos A Brianti	3	0				4	M Kirilenko N Petrova	6	3	7
	Q	V Dolonc O Savchuk	0	3					S Williams V Williams	3	6	9
		S Williams V Williams	6	6												S Williams V Williams	6	6
		J Janković V Razzano	3	7	6										13	B Mattek-Sands S Mirza	4	3
		S Foretz Gacon K Mladenovic	6	5	8				S Foretz Gacon K Mladenovic	3	2
		A Kudryavtseva S Stephens	4	2				13	B Mattek-Sands S Mirza	6	6
	13	B Mattek-Sands S Mirza	6	6																			S Williams V Williams	6	6
	10	R Kops-Jones A Spears	6	6																		10	R Kops-Jones A Spears	1	1
		N Bratchikova A Tatishvili	3	4				10	R Kops-Jones A Spears	6	7^7
		L Dekmeijere V Lepchenko	7^7	3	6				L Dekmeijere V Lepchenko	3	6^4
		S Arvidsson J Larsson	6^3	6	3										10	R Kops-Jones A Spears	7	2	6
		A Amanmuradova K Bondarenko	6^2	3											7	Y Shvedova G Voskoboeva	5	6	4
		K Barrois V Diatchenko	7^7	6					K Barrois V Diatchenko	4	4
		S Halep A Wozniak	1	0				7	Y Shvedova G Voskoboeva	6	6
	7	Y Shvedova G Voskoboeva	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	8	I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	6
		V King Y Schnack	4	1				8	I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová	5	5
		J Husárová K Pervak	2	3					O Govortsova M Minella	7	7
		O Govortsova M Minella	6	6												O Govortsova M Minella	6^5	4
		A Klepač A Rodionova	6	3	6										9	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	7^7	6
		J Craybas J Görges	4	6	3				A Klepač A Rodionova	3	2
		H-c Chan Y-j Chan	4	4				9	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6
	9	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6																		9	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	2	7^7	4
	15	I-C Begu M Niculescu	6	6																			F Pennetta F Schiavone	6	6^0	6
		E Baltacha A Keothavong	3	2				15	I-C Begu M Niculescu	3	0	r
		S-w Hsieh S Lisicki	6	7^7					S-w Hsieh S Lisicki	6	2
	WC	L Robson H Watson	3	6^4												S-w Hsieh S Lisicki
		A Pavlyuchenkova L Šafářová	2	7	4											F Pennetta F Schiavone	w/o
		F Pennetta F Schiavone	6	5	6				F Pennetta F Schiavone	6	4	6
	WC	N Broady J Konta	2	4				3	K Peschke K Srebotnik	3	6	1
	3	K Peschke K Srebotnik	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	6	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	6	6
		K Date-Krumm R Fujiwara	4	3				6	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	6	6
		M Barthel A Kerber	0	1					D Cibulková D Hantuchová	2	4
		D Cibulková D Hantuchová	6	6											6	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	5	6	6
	Q	L Lee-Waters M Moulton-Levy	3	6	2										11	N Grandin V Uhlířová	7	3	3
		L Domínguez Lino C Suárez Navarro	6	4	6				L Domínguez Lino C Suárez Navarro	2	6	4
		A Panova S Zhang	2	7	3			11	N Grandin V Uhlířová	6	4	6
	11	N Grandin V Uhlířová	6	5	6																	6	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	6	6
	14	G Dulko P Suárez	6	2	4																	2	S Errani R Vinci	3	4
		I Falconi C Scheepers	3	6	6				I Falconi C Scheepers	5	1
		S Pe'er Y Wickmayer	2	3					A Radwańska U Radwańska	7	6
		A Radwańska U Radwańska	6	6												A Radwańska U Radwańska
		C McHale T Paszek	6	6											2	S Errani R Vinci	w/o
		A Cornet P Parmentier	4	3					C McHale T Paszek	1	3
		E Birnerová P Cetkovská	2	1				2	S Errani R Vinci	6	6
	2	S Errani R Vinci	6	6

References

• Main draw