2012 Italian Open – Women's doubles

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.

Women's doubles
2012 Italian Open
ChampionsItaly Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci
Runners-upRussia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
Score6–2, 7–5
Main article: 2012 Italian Open (tennis)

Seeds

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

Key

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

Top half
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
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

References
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