2012 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2012 Italian Open
Final
ChampionsItaly Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci
Runners-upRussia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
Score6–2, 7–5
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Peng Shuai and Zheng Jie were the defending champions but decided not to defend the title together.
Peng chose to play with Sabine Lisicki while Zheng played with Hsieh Su-wei. Both lost in the first round.
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci won the title by defeating Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 6–2, 7–5 in the final.

Seeds

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The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. United States Liezel Huber / United States Lisa Raymond (semifinals)
  2. Czech Republic Květa Peschke / Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik (second round)
  3. Italy Sara Errani / Italy Roberta Vinci (champions)
  4. Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková / Australia Anastasia Rodionova (withdrew because of a right thigh injury for Hlaváčková)
  5. Russia Maria Kirilenko / Russia Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
  6. Germany Julia Görges / United States Vania King (second round)
  7. South Africa Natalie Grandin / Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová (second round)
  8. United States Raquel Kops-Jones / United States Abigail Spears (first round)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1 1 3
3 6 6
3 6 7
  2 5
  6 6
  3 3

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 6 6
6 6 1 3
2 1 1 w/o
WC 2 2
6 6 6 6
0 2 7 3 2
7 6 6 1 1 3
3 6 6
3 6 6
6 6 3 4
4 2 3 7 6
6 6 5 5 2
0 1 2 5
3 3 5 6 7
5 6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 3 1
6 6 3 6 [10]
WC w/o WC 6 1 [5]
2 2
5 68 6 6
7 710 6 6
Alt 4 2
6 6
6 7 6 3 3
5 2 6 3 63
1 6 [11] 6 77
6 3 [9] w/o
3 4
6 6 6 6
2 2 4
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