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Men's doubles
2012 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek
Runner-up	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
Score	7–6, 6–2
Events
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Bob and Mike Bryan were the three-time defending champions, but lost to the unseeded pair Leander Paes and Radek Štěpánek, 7–6, 6–2, in the final. With this win Paes completed the career grand slam in Men's doubles.

Seeds

1. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (final)
2. Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor (semifinals)
3. Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić (third round)
4. Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna (third round)
5. Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner (third round)
6. Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (quarterfinals)
7. Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău (semifinals)
8. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / Jean-Julien Rojer (third round)
9. Oliver Marach / Alexander Peya (first round)
10. Eric Butorac / Bruno Soares (quarterfinals)
11. František Čermák / Filip Polášek (third round)
12. Santiago González / Christopher Kas (quarterfinals)
13. Scott Lipsky / Rajeev Ram (quarterfinals)
14. Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini (second round)
15. Colin Fleming / Ross Hutchins (third round)
16. Paul Hanley / Jamie Murray (first round)

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6	6	6
	6	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski	4	7	4
								1	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	4	6	7
								7	Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău	6	3	6
	13	Scott Lipsky Rajeev Ram	4	4
	7	Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău	6	6
															1	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6	2
																Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek	7	6
	10	Eric Butorac Bruno Soares	4	6
		Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek	6	7
									Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek	2	6	6
								2	Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor	6	4	4
	12	Santiago González Christopher Kas	1	7	2
	2	Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor	6	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	B Bryan M Bryan	7	6
		J Erlich A Ram	6	4				1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	7
	WC	L Hewitt P Luczak	7	6				WC	L Hewitt P Luczak	3	6
		M Bachinger P Kohlschreiber	5	3											1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	0	6
		A Bogomolov Jr. I Kunitsyn	6	7											15	C Fleming R Hutchins	4	6	2
		M Kukushkin D Tursunov	4	5					A Bogomolov Jr. I Kunitsyn	0	3
		R Harrison R Sweeting	5	6				15	C Fleming R Hutchins	6	6
	15	C Fleming R Hutchins	7	7																		1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6	6
	11	F Čermák F Polášek	6	7																		6	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	4	7	4
		J Benneteau N Mahut	4	6				11	F Čermák F Polášek	4	6	7
		M Elgin A Kudryavtsev	6	7					M Elgin A Kudryavtsev	6	4	5
		R Haase J Nieminen	2	6											11	F Čermák F Polášek	4	3
		P Andújar G García López	6	2	6										6	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	6	6
	Alt	T Kamke F Nielsen	3	6	3				P Andújar G García López	3	5
		J Delgado J Marray	4	4				6	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	6	7
	6	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	M Bhupathi R Bopanna	5	6	6
	WC	M Ebden C Guccione	7	4	4			4	M Bhupathi R Bopanna	6	6
		I Karlović F Moser	3	4					C Ball TC Huey	2	2
		C Ball TC Huey	6	6											4	M Bhupathi R Bopanna	6	2
		M Mertiňák A Sá	6	6											13	S Lipsky R Ram	7	6
		A Dolgopolov D Molchanov	2	2					M Mertiňák A Sá	7	3	2
		A Montañés A Ramos	6	6				13	S Lipsky R Ram	5	6	6
	13	S Lipsky R Ram	7	7																		13	S Lipsky R Ram	4	4
	9	O Marach A Peya	6	6	5																	7	R Lindstedt H Tecău	6	6
		V Hănescu O Rochus	7	4	7				V Hănescu O Rochus	4	4
		A Falla S Giraldo	7	5	4				R Mello J Souza	6	6
		R Mello J Souza	6	7	6											R Mello J Souza	4	3
	WC	C Ebelthite M Matosevic	6	6											7	R Lindstedt H Tecău	6	6
	WC	L Saville A Whittington	0	3				WC	C Ebelthite M Matosevic	6	4	2
		A Siljeström I Zelenay	3	6				7	R Lindstedt H Tecău	3	6	6
	7	R Lindstedt H Tecău	6	7

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer	6	7
		I Ljubičić C-M Stebe	3	6				8	A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer	7	6
		T Bellucci M Melo	5	6					P Marx A Shamasdin	6	4
		P Marx A Shamasdin	7	7											8	A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer	4	2
	WC	J Duckworth A Feeney	2	6	6										10	E Butorac B Soares	6	6
		F Cipolla D Istomin	6	3	7				F Cipolla D Istomin	2	3
	Alt	F Gil D Gimeno-Traver	6	6				10	E Butorac B Soares	6	6
	10	E Butorac B Soares	7	7																		10	E Butorac B Soares	4	6
	14	S Bolelli F Fognini	5	6	6																		L Paes R Štěpánek	6	7
		R Machado L Rosol	7	4	2			14	S Bolelli F Fognini	2	6
		L Paes R Štěpánek	6	6					L Paes R Štěpánek	6	7
	WC	G Jones J-P Smith	2	2												L Paes R Štěpánek	7	7
		M López D Marrero	3	6	6										3	M Llodra N Zimonjić	5	6
		A Seppi S Vagnozzi	6	4	3				M López D Marrero	3	2
		J Kerr D Young	6	3				3	M Llodra N Zimonjić	6	6
	3	M Llodra N Zimonjić	7	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	J Melzer P Petzschner	6	6
		N Almagro P Riba	4	4				5	J Melzer P Petzschner	6	6
		D Brown I Dodig	1	4					JI Chela E Schwank	2	4
		JI Chela E Schwank	6	6											5	J Melzer P Petzschner	6	5
		J Cerretani D Norman	6	4	6										12	S González C Kas	7	7
		C Berlocq L Mayer	3	6	7				C Berlocq L Mayer	6	6	1
		M Granollers Ł Kubot	4	6				12	S González C Kas	4	7	6
	12	S González C Kas	6	7																		12	S González C Kas	1	7	2
	16	P Hanley J Murray	6	6	6																	2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6	6	6
		J Knowle M Kohlmann	7	4	7				J Knowle M Kohlmann	4	4
		X Malisse K Skupski	6	3					D Bracciali P Starace	6	6
		D Bracciali P Starace	7	6												D Bracciali P Starace	6	2
		S Stakhovsky M Youzhny	4	5											2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	7	6
		JS Cabal R Farah	6	7					JS Cabal R Farah	6	2
	WC	B Mitchell M Reid	2	2				2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	7	6
	2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6	6

References

General

• Source for the draw at ausopen.com

External links

• 2012 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

• 2012 Australian Open
• Australian Open (tennis) by year – Men's doubles