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2012 Australian Open – Men's doubles

{{short description|Tennis tournament}}

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{{one source|date=January 2012}}

{{lead too short|date=January 2012}}

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{{GrandSlamEvents|2012|Australian Open|

|champ = {{flagicon|IND}} Leander Paes
{{flagicon|CZE}} Radek Štěpánek

|runner = {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Bryan
{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Bryan

|score = 7–6(7–1), 6–2

|before_name = Australian Open – Men's doubles

|after_name = Australian Open – Men's doubles

}}

{{main|2012 Australian Open}}

Bob and Mike Bryan were the three-time defending champions, but lost to the unseeded pair Leander Paes and Radek Štěpánek, 7–6(7–1), 6–2, in the final. With this win Paes completed the career grand slam in Men's doubles.

Seeds

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  1. {{flagicon|USA}} Bob Bryan / {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Bryan (final)
  2. {{flagicon|BLR}} Max Mirnyi / {{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Nestor (semifinals)
  3. {{flagicon|FRA}} Michaël Llodra / {{flagicon|SRB}} Nenad Zimonjić (third round)
  4. {{flagicon|IND}} Mahesh Bhupathi / {{flagicon|IND}} Rohan Bopanna (third round)
  5. {{flagicon|AUT}} Jürgen Melzer / {{flagicon|GER}} Philipp Petzschner (third round)
  6. {{flagicon|POL}} Mariusz Fyrstenberg / {{flagicon|POL}} Marcin Matkowski (quarterfinals)
  7. {{flagicon|SWE}} Robert Lindstedt / {{flagicon|ROU}} Horia Tecău (semifinals)
  8. {{flagicon|PAK}} Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / {{flagicon|CUR}} Jean-Julien Rojer (third round)
  9. {{flagicon|AUT}} Oliver Marach / {{flagicon|AUT}} Alexander Peya (first round)
  10. {{flagicon|USA}} Eric Butorac / {{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno Soares (quarterfinals)
  11. {{flagicon|CZE}} František Čermák / {{flagicon|SVK}} Filip Polášek (third round)
  12. {{flagicon|MEX}} Santiago González / {{flagicon|GER}} Christopher Kas (quarterfinals)
  13. {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Lipsky / {{flagicon|USA}} Rajeev Ram (quarterfinals)
  14. {{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Bolelli / {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Fognini (second round)
  15. {{flagicon|GBR}} Colin Fleming / {{flagicon|GBR}} Ross Hutchins (third round)
  16. {{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Hanley / {{flagicon|GBR}} Jamie Murray (first round)

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Draw

{{Draw key}}

=Finals=

{{8TeamBracket-Tennis3

|RD1=Quarterfinals

|RD2=Semifinals

|RD3=Final

|team-width=175

|RD1-seed1=1

|RD1-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Bob Bryan
{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Bryan

|RD1-score1-1=6

|RD1-score1-2=64

|RD1-score1-3=6

|RD1-seed2=6

|RD1-team2={{flagicon|POL}} Mariusz Fyrstenberg
{{flagicon|POL}} Marcin Matkowski

|RD1-score2-1=4

|RD1-score2-2=77

|RD1-score2-3=4

|RD1-seed3=13

|RD1-team3={{flagicon|USA}} Scott Lipsky
{{flagicon|USA}} Rajeev Ram

|RD1-score3-1=4

|RD1-score3-2=4

|RD1-score3-3=

|RD1-seed4=7

|RD1-team4={{flagicon|SWE}} Robert Lindstedt
{{flagicon|ROU}} Horia Tecău

|RD1-score4-1=6

|RD1-score4-2=6

|RD1-score4-3=

|RD1-seed5=10

|RD1-team5={{flagicon|USA}} Eric Butorac
{{flagicon|BRA}} Bruno Soares

|RD1-score5-1=4

|RD1-score5-2=64

|RD1-score5-3=

|RD1-seed6= 

|RD1-team6={{flagicon|IND}} Leander Paes
{{flagicon|CZE}} Radek Štěpánek

|RD1-score6-1=6

|RD1-score6-2=77

|RD1-score6-3=

|RD1-seed7=12

|RD1-team7={{flagicon|MEX}} Santiago González
{{flagicon|GER}} Christopher Kas

|RD1-score7-1=1

|RD1-score7-2=77

|RD1-score7-3=2

|RD1-seed8=2

|RD1-team8={{flagicon|BLR}} Max Mirnyi
{{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Nestor

|RD1-score8-1=6

|RD1-score8-2=64

|RD1-score8-3=6

|RD2-seed1=1

|RD2-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Bob Bryan
{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Bryan

|RD2-score1-1=4

|RD2-score1-2=6

|RD2-score1-3=77

|RD2-seed2=7

|RD2-team2={{flagicon|SWE}} Robert Lindstedt
{{flagicon|ROU}} Horia Tecău

|RD2-score2-1=6

|RD2-score2-2=3

|RD2-score2-3=65

|RD2-seed3= 

|RD2-team3={{flagicon|IND}} Leander Paes
{{flagicon|CZE}} Radek Štěpánek

|RD2-score3-1=2

|RD2-score3-2=6

|RD2-score3-3=6

|RD2-seed4=2

|RD2-team4={{flagicon|BLR}} Max Mirnyi
{{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Nestor

|RD2-score4-1=6

|RD2-score4-2=4

|RD2-score4-3=4

|RD3-seed1=1

|RD3-team1={{flagicon|USA}} Bob Bryan
{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Bryan

|RD3-score1-1=61

|RD3-score1-2=2

|RD3-score1-3=

|RD3-seed2= 

|RD3-team2={{flagicon|IND}} Leander Paes
{{flagicon|CZE}} Radek Štěpánek

|RD3-score2-1=77

|RD3-score2-2=6

|RD3-score3-3=

}}

=Top half=

==Section 1==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

|RD1=First round

|RD2=Second round

|RD3=Third round

|RD4=Quarterfinals

|RD1-seed01=1

|RD1-team01={{flagicon|USA}} B Bryan
{{flagicon|USA}} M Bryan

|RD1-score01-1=78

|RD1-score01-2=6

|RD1-score01-3=

|RD1-seed02=

|RD1-team02={{flagicon|ISR}} J Erlich
{{flagicon|ISR}} A Ram

|RD1-score02-1=66

|RD1-score02-2=4

|RD1-score02-3=

|RD1-seed03=WC

|RD1-team03={{flagicon|AUS}} L Hewitt
{{flagicon|AUS}} P Luczak

|RD1-score03-1=7

|RD1-score03-2=6

|RD1-score03-3=

|RD1-seed04=

|RD1-team04={{flagicon|GER}} M Bachinger
{{flagicon|GER}} P Kohlschreiber

|RD1-score04-1=5

|RD1-score04-2=3

|RD1-score04-3=

|RD1-seed05=

|RD1-team05={{flagicon|RUS}} A Bogomolov Jr.
{{flagicon|RUS}} I Kunitsyn

|RD1-score05-1=6

|RD1-score05-2=7

|RD1-score05-3=

|RD1-seed06=

|RD1-team06={{flagicon|KAZ}} M Kukushkin
{{flagicon|RUS}} D Tursunov

|RD1-score06-1=4

|RD1-score06-2=5

|RD1-score06-3=

|RD1-seed07=

|RD1-team07={{flagicon|USA}} R Harrison
{{flagicon|USA}} R Sweeting

|RD1-score07-1=5

|RD1-score07-2=62

|RD1-score07-3=

|RD1-seed08=15

|RD1-team08={{flagicon|GBR}} C Fleming
{{flagicon|GBR}} R Hutchins

|RD1-score08-1=7

|RD1-score08-2=77

|RD1-score08-3=

|RD1-seed09=11

|RD1-team09={{flagicon|CZE}} F Čermák
{{flagicon|SVK}} F Polášek

|RD1-score09-1=6

|RD1-score09-2=77

|RD1-score09-3=

|RD1-seed10=

|RD1-team10={{flagicon|FRA}} J Benneteau
{{flagicon|FRA}} N Mahut

|RD1-score10-1=4

|RD1-score10-2=61

|RD1-score10-3=

|RD1-seed11=

|RD1-team11={{flagicon|RUS}} M Elgin
{{flagicon|RUS}} A Kudryavtsev

|RD1-score11-1=6

|RD1-score11-2=78

|RD1-score11-3=

|RD1-seed12=

|RD1-team12={{flagicon|NED}} R Haase
{{flagicon|FIN}} J Nieminen

|RD1-score12-1=2

|RD1-score12-2=66

|RD1-score12-3=

|RD1-seed13=

|RD1-team13={{flagicon|ESP}} P Andújar
{{flagicon|ESP}} G García López

|RD1-score13-1=6

|RD1-score13-2=2

|RD1-score13-3=6

|RD1-seed14=Alt

|RD1-team14={{flagicon|GER}} T Kamke
{{flagicon|DEN}} F Nielsen

|RD1-score14-1=3

|RD1-score14-2=6

|RD1-score14-3=3

|RD1-seed15=

|RD1-team15={{flagicon|GBR}} J Delgado
{{flagicon|GBR}} J Marray

|RD1-score15-1=4

|RD1-score15-2=4

|RD1-score15-3=

|RD1-seed16=6

|RD1-team16={{flagicon|POL}} M Fyrstenberg
{{flagicon|POL}} M Matkowski

|RD1-score16-1=6

|RD1-score16-2=6

|RD1-score16-3=

|RD2-seed01=1

|RD2-team01={{flagicon|USA}} B Bryan
{{flagicon|USA}} M Bryan

|RD2-score01-1=6

|RD2-score01-2=77

|RD2-score01-3=

|RD2-seed02=WC

|RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} L Hewitt
{{flagicon|AUS}} P Luczak

|RD2-score02-1=3

|RD2-score02-2=65

|RD2-score02-3=

|RD2-seed03=

|RD2-team03={{flagicon|RUS}} A Bogomolov Jr.
{{flagicon|RUS}} I Kunitsyn

|RD2-score03-1=0

|RD2-score03-2=3

|RD2-score03-3=

|RD2-seed04=15

|RD2-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} C Fleming
{{flagicon|GBR}} R Hutchins

|RD2-score04-1=6

|RD2-score04-2=6

|RD2-score04-3=

|RD2-seed05=11

|RD2-team05={{flagicon|CZE}} F Čermák
{{flagicon|SVK}} F Polášek

|RD2-score05-1=4

|RD2-score05-2=6

|RD2-score05-3=7

|RD2-seed06=

|RD2-team06={{flagicon|RUS}} M Elgin
{{flagicon|RUS}} A Kudryavtsev

|RD2-score06-1=6

|RD2-score06-2=4

|RD2-score06-3=5

|RD2-seed07=

|RD2-team07={{flagicon|ESP}} P Andújar
{{flagicon|ESP}} G García López

|RD2-score07-1=3

|RD2-score07-2=5

|RD2-score07-3=

|RD2-seed08=6

|RD2-team08={{flagicon|POL}} M Fyrstenberg
{{flagicon|POL}} M Matkowski

|RD2-score08-1=6

|RD2-score08-2=7

|RD2-score08-3=

|RD3-seed01=1

|RD3-team01={{flagicon|USA}} B Bryan
{{flagicon|USA}} M Bryan

|RD3-score01-1=6

|RD3-score01-2=0

|RD3-score01-3=6

|RD3-seed02=15

|RD3-team02={{flagicon|GBR}} C Fleming
{{flagicon|GBR}} R Hutchins

|RD3-score02-1=4

|RD3-score02-2=6

|RD3-score02-3=2

|RD3-seed03=11

|RD3-team03={{flagicon|CZE}} F Čermák
{{flagicon|SVK}} F Polášek

|RD3-score03-1=4

|RD3-score03-2=3

|RD3-score03-3=

|RD3-seed04=6

|RD3-team04={{flagicon|POL}} M Fyrstenberg
{{flagicon|POL}} M Matkowski

|RD3-score04-1=6

|RD3-score04-2=6

|RD3-score04-3=

|RD4-seed01=1

|RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} B Bryan
{{flagicon|USA}} M Bryan

|RD4-score01-1=6

|RD4-score01-2=64

|RD4-score01-3=6

|RD4-seed02=6

|RD4-team02={{flagicon|POL}} M Fyrstenberg
{{flagicon|POL}} M Matkowski

|RD4-score02-1=4

|RD4-score02-2=77

|RD4-score02-3=4

}}

==Section 2==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

|RD1=First round

|RD2=Second round

|RD3=Third round

|RD4=Quarterfinals

|RD1-seed01=4

|RD1-team01={{flagicon|IND}} M Bhupathi
{{flagicon|IND}} R Bopanna

|RD1-score01-1=5

|RD1-score01-2=6

|RD1-score01-3=6

|RD1-seed02=WC

|RD1-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} M Ebden
{{flagicon|AUS}} C Guccione

|RD1-score02-1=7

|RD1-score02-2=4

|RD1-score02-3=4

|RD1-seed03=

|RD1-team03={{flagicon|CRO}} I Karlović
{{flagicon|GER}} F Moser

|RD1-score03-1=3

|RD1-score03-2=4

|RD1-score03-3=

|RD1-seed04=

|RD1-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} C Ball
{{flagicon|PHI}} TC Huey

|RD1-score04-1=6

|RD1-score04-2=6

|RD1-score04-3=

|RD1-seed05=

|RD1-team05={{flagicon|SVK}} M Mertiňák
{{flagicon|BRA}} A Sá

|RD1-score05-1=6

|RD1-score05-2=6

|RD1-score05-3=

|RD1-seed06=

|RD1-team06={{flagicon|UKR}} A Dolgopolov
{{flagicon|UKR}} D Molchanov

|RD1-score06-1=2

|RD1-score06-2=2

|RD1-score06-3=

|RD1-seed07=

|RD1-team07={{flagicon|ESP}} A Montañés
{{flagicon|ESP}} A Ramos

|RD1-score07-1=64

|RD1-score07-2=68

|RD1-score07-3=

|RD1-seed08=13

|RD1-team08={{flagicon|USA}} S Lipsky
{{flagicon|USA}} R Ram

|RD1-score08-1=77

|RD1-score08-2=710

|RD1-score08-3=

|RD1-seed09=9

|RD1-team09={{flagicon|AUT}} O Marach
{{flagicon|AUT}} A Peya

|RD1-score09-1=64

|RD1-score09-2=6

|RD1-score09-3=5

|RD1-seed10=

|RD1-team10={{flagicon|ROU}} V Hănescu
{{flagicon|BEL}} O Rochus

|RD1-score10-1=77

|RD1-score10-2=4

|RD1-score10-3=7

|RD1-seed11=

|RD1-team11={{flagicon|COL}} A Falla
{{flagicon|COL}} S Giraldo

|RD1-score11-1=77

|RD1-score11-2=5

|RD1-score11-3=4

|RD1-seed12=

|RD1-team12={{flagicon|BRA}} R Mello
{{flagicon|BRA}} J Souza

|RD1-score12-1=63

|RD1-score12-2=7

|RD1-score12-3=6

|RD1-seed13=WC

|RD1-team13={{flagicon|AUS}} C Ebelthite
{{flagicon|AUS}} M Matosevic

|RD1-score13-1=6

|RD1-score13-2=6

|RD1-score13-3=

|RD1-seed14=WC

|RD1-team14={{flagicon|AUS}} L Saville
{{flagicon|AUS}} A Whittington

|RD1-score14-1=0

|RD1-score14-2=3

|RD1-score14-3=

|RD1-seed15=

|RD1-team15={{flagicon|SWE}} A Siljeström
{{flagicon|SVK}} I Zelenay

|RD1-score15-1=3

|RD1-score15-2=66

|RD1-score15-3=

|RD1-seed16=7

|RD1-team16={{flagicon|SWE}} R Lindstedt
{{flagicon|ROU}} H Tecău

|RD1-score16-1=6

|RD1-score16-2=78

|RD1-score16-3=

|RD2-seed01=4

|RD2-team01={{flagicon|IND}} M Bhupathi
{{flagicon|IND}} R Bopanna

|RD2-score01-1=6

|RD2-score01-2=6

|RD2-score01-3=

|RD2-seed02=

|RD2-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} C Ball
{{flagicon|PHI}} TC Huey

|RD2-score02-1=2

|RD2-score02-2=2

|RD2-score02-3=

|RD2-seed03=

|RD2-team03={{flagicon|SVK}} M Mertiňák
{{flagicon|BRA}} A Sá

|RD2-score03-1=7

|RD2-score03-2=3

|RD2-score03-3=2

|RD2-seed04=13

|RD2-team04={{flagicon|USA}} S Lipsky
{{flagicon|USA}} R Ram

|RD2-score04-1=5

|RD2-score04-2=6

|RD2-score04-3=6

|RD2-seed05=

|RD2-team05={{flagicon|ROU}} V Hănescu
{{flagicon|BEL}} O Rochus

|RD2-score05-1=4

|RD2-score05-2=4

|RD2-score05-3=

|RD2-seed06=

|RD2-team06={{flagicon|BRA}} R Mello
{{flagicon|BRA}} J Souza

|RD2-score06-1=6

|RD2-score06-2=6

|RD2-score06-3=

|RD2-seed07=WC

|RD2-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} C Ebelthite
{{flagicon|AUS}} M Matosevic

|RD2-score07-1=6

|RD2-score07-2=4

|RD2-score07-3=2

|RD2-seed08=7

|RD2-team08={{flagicon|SWE}} R Lindstedt
{{flagicon|ROU}} H Tecău

|RD2-score08-1=3

|RD2-score08-2=6

|RD2-score08-3=6

|RD3-seed01=4

|RD3-team01={{flagicon|IND}} M Bhupathi
{{flagicon|IND}} R Bopanna

|RD3-score01-1=66

|RD3-score01-2=2

|RD3-score01-3=

|RD3-seed02=13

|RD3-team02={{flagicon|USA}} S Lipsky
{{flagicon|USA}} R Ram

|RD3-score02-1=78

|RD3-score02-2=6

|RD3-score02-3=

|RD3-seed03=

|RD3-team03={{flagicon|BRA}} R Mello
{{flagicon|BRA}} J Souza

|RD3-score03-1=4

|RD3-score03-2=3

|RD3-score03-3=

|RD3-seed04=7

|RD3-team04={{flagicon|SWE}} R Lindstedt
{{flagicon|ROU}} H Tecău

|RD3-score04-1=6

|RD3-score04-2=6

|RD3-score04-3=

|RD4-seed01=13

|RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} S Lipsky
{{flagicon|USA}} R Ram

|RD4-score01-1=4

|RD4-score01-2=4

|RD4-score01-3=

|RD4-seed02=7

|RD4-team02={{flagicon|SWE}} R Lindstedt
{{flagicon|ROU}} H Tecău

|RD4-score02-1=6

|RD4-score02-2=6

|RD4-score02-3=

}}

=Bottom half=

==Section 3==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

|RD1=First round

|RD2=Second round

|RD3=Third round

|RD4=Quarterfinals

|RD1-seed01=8

|RD1-team01={{flagicon|PAK}} A-u-H Qureshi
{{flagicon|CUR}} J-J Rojer

|RD1-score01-1=6

|RD1-score01-2=713

|RD1-score01-3=

|RD1-seed02=

|RD1-team02={{flagicon|CRO}} I Ljubičić
{{flagicon|GER}} C-M Stebe

|RD1-score02-1=3

|RD1-score02-2=611

|RD1-score02-3=

|RD1-seed03=

|RD1-team03={{flagicon|BRA}} T Bellucci
{{flagicon|BRA}} M Melo

|RD1-score03-1=5

|RD1-score03-2=67

|RD1-score03-3=

|RD1-seed04=

|RD1-team04={{flagicon|GER}} P Marx
{{flagicon|CAN}} A Shamasdin

|RD1-score04-1=7

|RD1-score04-2=79

|RD1-score04-3=

|RD1-seed05=WC

|RD1-team05={{flagicon|AUS}} J Duckworth
{{flagicon|AUS}} A Feeney

|RD1-score05-1=2

|RD1-score05-2=6

|RD1-score05-3=65

|RD1-seed06=

|RD1-team06={{flagicon|ITA}} F Cipolla
{{flagicon|UZB}} D Istomin

|RD1-score06-1=6

|RD1-score06-2=3

|RD1-score06-3=77

|RD1-seed07=Alt

|RD1-team07={{flagicon|POR}} F Gil
{{flagicon|ESP}} D Gimeno-Traver

|RD1-score07-1=65

|RD1-score07-2=69

|RD1-score07-3=

|RD1-seed08=10

|RD1-team08={{flagicon|USA}} E Butorac
{{flagicon|BRA}} B Soares

|RD1-score08-1=77

|RD1-score08-2=711

|RD1-score08-3=

|RD1-seed09=14

|RD1-team09={{flagicon|ITA}} S Bolelli
{{flagicon|ITA}} F Fognini

|RD1-score09-1=5

|RD1-score09-2=6

|RD1-score09-3=6

|RD1-seed10=

|RD1-team10={{flagicon|POR}} R Machado
{{flagicon|CZE}} L Rosol

|RD1-score10-1=7

|RD1-score10-2=4

|RD1-score10-3=2

|RD1-seed11=

|RD1-team11={{flagicon|IND}} L Paes
{{flagicon|CZE}} R Štěpánek

|RD1-score11-1=6

|RD1-score11-2=6

|RD1-score11-3=

|RD1-seed12=WC

|RD1-team12={{flagicon|AUS}} G Jones
{{flagicon|AUS}} J-P Smith

|RD1-score12-1=2

|RD1-score12-2=2

|RD1-score12-3=

|RD1-seed13=

|RD1-team13={{flagicon|ESP}} M López
{{flagicon|ESP}} D Marrero

|RD1-score13-1=3

|RD1-score13-2=6

|RD1-score13-3=6

|RD1-seed14=

|RD1-team14={{flagicon|ITA}} A Seppi
{{flagicon|ITA}} S Vagnozzi

|RD1-score14-1=6

|RD1-score14-2=4

|RD1-score14-3=3

|RD1-seed15=

|RD1-team15={{flagicon|AUS}} J Kerr
{{flagicon|USA}} D Young

|RD1-score15-1=66

|RD1-score15-2=3

|RD1-score15-3=

|RD1-seed16=3

|RD1-team16={{flagicon|FRA}} M Llodra
{{flagicon|SRB}} N Zimonjić

|RD1-score16-1=78

|RD1-score16-2=6

|RD1-score16-3=

|RD2-seed01=8

|RD2-team01={{flagicon|PAK}} A-u-H Qureshi
{{flagicon|CUR}} J-J Rojer

|RD2-score01-1=710

|RD2-score01-2=6

|RD2-score01-3=

|RD2-seed02=

|RD2-team02={{flagicon|GER}} P Marx
{{flagicon|CAN}} A Shamasdin

|RD2-score02-1=68

|RD2-score02-2=4

|RD2-score02-3=

|RD2-seed03=

|RD2-team03={{flagicon|ITA}} F Cipolla
{{flagicon|UZB}} D Istomin

|RD2-score03-1=2

|RD2-score03-2=3

|RD2-score03-3=

|RD2-seed04=10

|RD2-team04={{flagicon|USA}} E Butorac
{{flagicon|BRA}} B Soares

|RD2-score04-1=6

|RD2-score04-2=6

|RD2-score04-3=

|RD2-seed05=14

|RD2-team05={{flagicon|ITA}} S Bolelli
{{flagicon|ITA}} F Fognini

|RD2-score05-1=2

|RD2-score05-2=65

|RD2-score05-3=

|RD2-seed06=

|RD2-team06={{flagicon|IND}} L Paes
{{flagicon|CZE}} R Štěpánek

|RD2-score06-1=6

|RD2-score06-2=77

|RD2-score06-3=

|RD2-seed07=

|RD2-team07={{flagicon|ESP}} M López
{{flagicon|ESP}} D Marrero

|RD2-score07-1=3

|RD2-score07-2=2

|RD2-score07-3=

|RD2-seed08=3

|RD2-team08={{flagicon|FRA}} M Llodra
{{flagicon|SRB}} N Zimonjić

|RD2-score08-1=6

|RD2-score08-2=6

|RD2-score08-3=

|RD3-seed01=8

|RD3-team01={{flagicon|PAK}} A-u-H Qureshi
{{flagicon|CUR}} J-J Rojer

|RD3-score01-1=4

|RD3-score01-2=2

|RD3-score01-3=

|RD3-seed02=10

|RD3-team02={{flagicon|USA}} E Butorac
{{flagicon|BRA}} B Soares

|RD3-score02-1=6

|RD3-score02-2=6

|RD3-score02-3=

|RD3-seed03=

|RD3-team03={{flagicon|IND}} L Paes
{{flagicon|CZE}} R Štěpánek

|RD3-score03-1=7

|RD3-score03-2=77

|RD3-score03-3=

|RD3-seed04=3

|RD3-team04={{flagicon|FRA}} M Llodra
{{flagicon|SRB}} N Zimonjić

|RD3-score04-1=5

|RD3-score04-2=62

|RD3-score04-3=

|RD4-seed01=10

|RD4-team01={{flagicon|USA}} E Butorac
{{flagicon|BRA}} B Soares

|RD4-score01-1=4

|RD4-score01-2=64

|RD4-score01-3=

|RD4-seed02=

|RD4-team02={{flagicon|IND}} L Paes
{{flagicon|CZE}} R Štěpánek

|RD4-score02-1=6

|RD4-score02-2=77

|RD4-score02-3=

}}

==Section 4==

{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis3

|RD1=First round

|RD2=Second round

|RD3=Third round

|RD4=Quarterfinals

|RD1-seed01=5

|RD1-team01={{flagicon|AUT}} J Melzer
{{flagicon|GER}} P Petzschner

|RD1-score01-1=6

|RD1-score01-2=6

|RD1-score01-3=

|RD1-seed02=

|RD1-team02={{flagicon|ESP}} N Almagro
{{flagicon|ESP}} P Riba

|RD1-score02-1=4

|RD1-score02-2=4

|RD1-score02-3=

|RD1-seed03=

|RD1-team03={{flagicon|GER}} D Brown
{{flagicon|CRO}} I Dodig

|RD1-score03-1=1

|RD1-score03-2=4

|RD1-score03-3=

|RD1-seed04=

|RD1-team04={{flagicon|ARG}} JI Chela
{{flagicon|ARG}} E Schwank

|RD1-score04-1=6

|RD1-score04-2=6

|RD1-score04-3=

|RD1-seed05=

|RD1-team05={{flagicon|USA}} J Cerretani
{{flagicon|BEL}} D Norman

|RD1-score05-1=6

|RD1-score05-2=4

|RD1-score05-3=66

|RD1-seed06=

|RD1-team06={{flagicon|ARG}} C Berlocq
{{flagicon|ARG}} L Mayer

|RD1-score06-1=3

|RD1-score06-2=6

|RD1-score06-3=78

|RD1-seed07=

|RD1-team07={{flagicon|ESP}} M Granollers
{{flagicon|POL}} Ł Kubot

|RD1-score07-1=4

|RD1-score07-2=61

|RD1-score07-3=

|RD1-seed08=12

|RD1-team08={{flagicon|MEX}} S González
{{flagicon|GER}} C Kas

|RD1-score08-1=6

|RD1-score08-2=77

|RD1-score08-3=

|RD1-seed09=16

|RD1-team09={{flagicon|AUS}} P Hanley
{{flagicon|GBR}} J Murray

|RD1-score09-1=62

|RD1-score09-2=6

|RD1-score09-3=65

|RD1-seed10=

|RD1-team10={{flagicon|AUT}} J Knowle
{{flagicon|GER}} M Kohlmann

|RD1-score10-1=77

|RD1-score10-2=4

|RD1-score10-3=77

|RD1-seed11=

|RD1-team11={{flagicon|BEL}} X Malisse
{{flagicon|GBR}} K Skupski

|RD1-score11-1=64

|RD1-score11-2=3

|RD1-score11-3=

|RD1-seed12=

|RD1-team12={{flagicon|ITA}} D Bracciali
{{flagicon|ITA}} P Starace

|RD1-score12-1=77

|RD1-score12-2=6

|RD1-score12-3=

|RD1-seed13=

|RD1-team13={{flagicon|UKR}} S Stakhovsky
{{flagicon|RUS}} M Youzhny

|RD1-score13-1=4

|RD1-score13-2=5

|RD1-score13-3=

|RD1-seed14=

|RD1-team14={{flagicon|COL}} JS Cabal
{{flagicon|COL}} R Farah

|RD1-score14-1=6

|RD1-score14-2=7

|RD1-score14-3=

|RD1-seed15=WC

|RD1-team15={{flagicon|AUS}} B Mitchell
{{flagicon|AUS}} M Reid

|RD1-score15-1=2

|RD1-score15-2=2

|RD1-score15-3=

|RD1-seed16=2

|RD1-team16={{flagicon|BLR}} M Mirnyi
{{flagicon|CAN}} D Nestor

|RD1-score16-1=6

|RD1-score16-2=6

|RD1-score16-3=

|RD2-seed01=5

|RD2-team01={{flagicon|AUT}} J Melzer
{{flagicon|GER}} P Petzschner

|RD2-score01-1=6

|RD2-score01-2=6

|RD2-score01-3=

|RD2-seed02=

|RD2-team02={{flagicon|ARG}} JI Chela
{{flagicon|ARG}} E Schwank

|RD2-score02-1=2

|RD2-score02-2=4

|RD2-score02-3=

|RD2-seed03=

|RD2-team03={{flagicon|ARG}} C Berlocq
{{flagicon|ARG}} L Mayer

|RD2-score03-1=6

|RD2-score03-2=65

|RD2-score03-3=1

|RD2-seed04=12

|RD2-team04={{flagicon|MEX}} S González
{{flagicon|GER}} C Kas

|RD2-score04-1=4

|RD2-score04-2=77

|RD2-score04-3=6

|RD2-seed05=

|RD2-team05={{flagicon|AUT}} J Knowle
{{flagicon|GER}} M Kohlmann

|RD2-score05-1=4

|RD2-score05-2=4

|RD2-score05-3=

|RD2-seed06=

|RD2-team06={{flagicon|ITA}} D Bracciali
{{flagicon|ITA}} P Starace

|RD2-score06-1=6

|RD2-score06-2=6

|RD2-score06-3=

|RD2-seed07=

|RD2-team07={{flagicon|COL}} JS Cabal
{{flagicon|COL}} R Farah

|RD2-score07-1=60

|RD2-score07-2=2

|RD2-score07-3=

|RD2-seed08=2

|RD2-team08={{flagicon|BLR}} M Mirnyi
{{flagicon|CAN}} D Nestor

|RD2-score08-1=77

|RD2-score08-2=6

|RD2-score08-3=

|RD3-seed01=5

|RD3-team01={{flagicon|AUT}} J Melzer
{{flagicon|GER}} P Petzschner

|RD3-score01-1=61

|RD3-score01-2=5

|RD3-score01-3=

|RD3-seed02=12

|RD3-team02={{flagicon|MEX}} S González
{{flagicon|GER}} C Kas

|RD3-score02-1=77

|RD3-score02-2=7

|RD3-score02-3=

|RD3-seed03=

|RD3-team03={{flagicon|ITA}} D Bracciali
{{flagicon|ITA}} P Starace

|RD3-score03-1=67

|RD3-score03-2=2

|RD3-score03-3=

|RD3-seed04=2

|RD3-team04={{flagicon|BLR}} M Mirnyi
{{flagicon|CAN}} D Nestor

|RD3-score04-1=79

|RD3-score04-2=6

|RD3-score04-3=

|RD4-seed01=12

|RD4-team01={{flagicon|MEX}} S González
{{flagicon|GER}} C Kas

|RD4-score01-1=1

|RD4-score01-2=77

|RD4-score01-3=2

|RD4-seed02=2

|RD4-team02={{flagicon|BLR}} M Mirnyi
{{flagicon|CAN}} D Nestor

|RD4-score02-1=6

|RD4-score02-2=64

|RD4-score02-3=6

}}

References

;General

  • {{Australianopendraws|year=2012|type=MD}}

External links

  • [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/australian-open/aus/2012/m-sl-aus-01a-2012/draws-and-results/ 2012 Australian Open – Men's draws and results] at the International Tennis Federation

{{Australian Open men's doubles champions}}

{{Australian Open men's doubles drawsheets}}

{{2012 WTA Tour}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2012 Australian Open - Men's Doubles}}

Men's Doubles

Category:Australian Open (tennis) by year – Men's doubles