2012 French Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
2012 French Open
Champion	Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor
Runner-up	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
Final score	6–4, 6–4

Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions and top seeds, and Nestor came into the event as the two-time defending champion.
They successfully defended their title by defeating Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan 6–4, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

1. Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor (Champions)
2. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (Final)
3. Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić (Quarterfinals, retired)
4. Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (Third round)
5. Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău (Second round)
6. Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna (First round)
7. Leander Paes / Alexander Peya (Second round)
8. Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner (Third round)
9. František Čermák / Filip Polášek (Second round)
10. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / Jean-Julien Rojer (Semifinals)
11. Santiago González / Christopher Kas (Second round)
12. Eric Butorac / Bruno Soares (Third round)
13. Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (Second round)
14. Daniele Bracciali / Potito Starace (Semifinals)
15. Scott Lipsky / Rajeev Ram (Third round)
16. Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah Maksoud (Third round)

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	Max Mirnyi   Daniel Nestor	6	6
		Matthew Ebden   Ryan Harrison	4	4
								1	Max Mirnyi   Daniel Nestor	6	6
								14	Daniele Bracciali   Potito Starace	3	4
	14	Daniele Bracciali   Potito Starace	6	6
		Ivan Dodig   Marcelo Melo	2	4
															1	Max Mirnyi   Daniel Nestor	6	6
															2	Bob Bryan   Mike Bryan	4	4
	10	Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi   Jean-Julien Rojer	6	2
	3	Michaël Llodra   Nenad Zimonjić	4	1^r
								10	Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi   Jean-Julien Rojer	3	6^6
								2	Bob Bryan   Mike Bryan	6	7^8
		Olivier Marach   Horacio Zeballos	1	6	4
	2	Bob Bryan   Mike Bryan	6	4	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6	6
		R Haase J Nieminen	3	4				1	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6	7^7
	WC	A Clément K de Schepper	3	6^5					P Hanley J Kerr	1	6^0
		P Hanley J Kerr	6	7^7											1	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6	6
		B Becker Ł Kubot	6	6											15	S Lipsky R Ram	2	4
	WC	O Charroin S Robert	2	2					B Becker Ł Kubot	6	4	3
		A Fisher M Matosevic	5	2				15	S Lipsky R Ram	4	6	6
	15	S Lipsky R Ram	7	6																		1	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6	6
	12	E Butorac B Soares	4	7^7	6																		M Ebden R Harrison	4	4
		M Granollers A Montañés	6	6^5	2			12	E Butorac B Soares	6	6
		D Sela F Volandri	6	7^7					D Sela F Volandri	3	2
	Alt	JP Fruttero R Klaasen	3	6^3											12	E Butorac B Soares	6	4	4
		M Ebden R Harrison	7	7^7												M Ebden R Harrison	2	6	6
		F Cipolla A Seppi	5	6^5					M Ebden R Harrison	6	6^3	6
	WC	M Gicquel É Roger-Vasselin	1	7	6			WC	M Gicquel É Roger-Vasselin	3	7^7	3
	6	M Bhupathi R Bopanna	6	5	3

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	6	3	7
		P Andújar G García-López	3	6	5			4	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	7^7	6
		JI Chela E Schwank	6	7^7					JI Chela E Schwank	6^4	4
		L Lacko P Lorenzi	3	6^5											4	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	6^4	3
		A Dolgopolov D Molchanov	3	6	6										14	D Bracciali P Starace	7^7	6
	WC	A Mannarino B Paire	6	4	3				A Dolgopolov D Molchanov	1	7^8	4
		M Emmrich A Siljeström	6^4	7^7	1			14	D Bracciali P Starace	6	6^6	6
	14	D Bracciali P Starace	7^7	6^2	6																	14	D Bracciali P Starace	6	6
	9	F Čermák F Polášek	7^7	7																			I Dodig M Melo	2	4
		A Falla S Giraldo	6^1	5				9	F Čermák F Polášek	7	3	6^4
		I Dodig M Melo	6	6					I Dodig M Melo	5	6	7^7
		C-M Stebe B Tomic	3	4												I Dodig M Melo	6	6
		M Kukushkin I Kunitsyn	3	2											8	J Melzer P Petzschner	3	1
		C Berlocq D Marrero	6	6					C Berlocq D Marrero	3	6^7
		J Knowle L Mayer	3	4				8	J Melzer P Petzschner	6	7^9
	8	J Melzer P Petzschner	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	5	R Lindstedt H Tecău	6	6
		A Bogomolov Jr. D Norman	4	2				5	R Lindstedt H Tecău	3	4
		M Russell D Young	5	2					TC Huey D Inglot	6	6
		TC Huey D Inglot	7	6												TC Huey D Inglot	1	4
		B Phau A Shamasdin	3	7	6										10	A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer	6	6
	WC	P-H Herbert A Olivetti	6	5	1				B Phau A Shamasdin	3	6	6^4
	WC	J Dasnières de Veigy N Renavand	3	2				10	A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer	6	3	7^7
	10	A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer	6	6																		10	A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer	6	2
	16	JS Cabal R Farah	6	7^7																		3	M Llodra N Zimonjić	4	1	r
		D Brown J Marray	4	6^4				16	JS Cabal R Farah	6	6
		J Cerretani V Hănescu	7^7	6^9	6				J Cerretani V Hănescu	4	3
		J Chardy G Dimitrov	6^5	7^11	3										16	JS Cabal R Farah	6^6	6	4
		C Ball J Murray	6^5	6	3										3	M Llodra N Zimonjić	7^8	4	6
		Y-H Lu G Soeda	7^7	4	6				Y-H Lu G Soeda	3	3
		R Ramírez Hidalgo A Ramos	1	1				3	M Llodra N Zimonjić	6	6
	3	M Llodra N Zimonjić	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	7	L Paes A Peya	6	6^2	6
		S Bolelli F Fognini	1	7^7	3			7	L Paes A Peya	4	1
		M Elgin D Istomin	3	6	7^7				M Elgin D Istomin	6	6
		S Darcis O Rochus	6	3	6^0											M Elgin D Istomin	3	4
		M Kohlmann A Waske	6	6^5	4											O Marach H Zeballos	6	6
		O Marach H Zeballos	3	7^7	6				O Marach H Zeballos	6^4	6	6
		M Bachinger F Moser	2	6^7				11	S González C Kas	7^7	2	1
	11	S González C Kas	6	7^9																			O Marach H Zeballos	1	6	4
	13	J Erlich A Ram	6^2	6	7^8																	2	B Bryan M Bryan	6	4	6
		J Brunström P Marx	7^7	2	6^6			13	J Erlich A Ram	6^4	3
		M Knowles X Malisse	6	6					M Knowles X Malisse	7^7	6
		M Mertiňák A Sá	3	6	r											M Knowles X Malisse	3	2
		L Dlouhý N Mahut	6	7											2	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6
		D Gimeno-Traver R Machado	1	5					L Dlouhý N Mahut	0	2
		S Stakhovsky M Youzhny	5	3				2	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6
	2	B Bryan M Bryan	7	6

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