2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2012 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Serena Williams Venus Williams
Runners-up	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká
Score	7–5, 6–4
Draw	64 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	16

Main article: 2012 Wimbledon Championships

Serena and Venus Williams defeated Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká in the final, 7–5, 6–4 to win the ladies' doubles tennis title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. It was the Williams sisters' fifth Wimbledon title together, and their 13th major doubles title together overall.

Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Francesca Schiavone and Flavia Pennetta.

Seeds

01.   Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond (semifinals)

02.   Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci (quarterfinals)

03.   Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik (second round)

04.   Maria Kirilenko / Nadia Petrova (second round)

05.   Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina (quarterfinals)

06.   Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká (final)

07.   Yaroslava Shvedova / Galina Voskoboeva (third round)

08.   Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (second round)

09.   Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez (quarterfinals)

10.   Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears (quarterfinals)

11.   Natalie Grandin / Vladimíra Uhlířová (third round)

12.   Anabel Medina Garrigues / Arantxa Parra Santonja (first round)

13.   Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Sania Mirza (third round)

14.   Gisela Dulko / Paola Suárez (first round)

15.   Irina-Camelia Begu / Monica Niculescu (second round, retired)

16.   Chuang Chia-jung / Vera Dushevina (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Main article: 2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles qualifying

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	Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond	77	6
	5	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina	64	3
								1	Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond	6	1	2
									Serena Williams Venus Williams	2	6	6
		Serena Williams Venus Williams	6	6
	10	Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears	1	1
																Serena Williams Venus Williams	7	6
															6	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	5	4
	9	Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez	2	77	4
		Flavia Pennetta Francesca Schiavone	6	60	6
									Flavia Pennetta Francesca Schiavone	6	3	4
								6	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	2	6	6
	6	Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká	6	6
	2	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	3	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	L Huber L Raymond	7	6
		A Cadanțu S Zheng	5	0				1	L Huber L Raymond	5	6	6
		S Cîrstea A Morita	3	2					C Dellacqua S Stosur	7	3	4
		C Dellacqua S Stosur	6	6											1	L Huber L Raymond	77	5	6
	Q	M Lučić V Savinykh	4	6	6											A-L Grönefeld P Martić	63	7	4
	WC	T Moore M South	6	4	1			Q	M Lučić V Savinykh	61	6	1
		A-L Grönefeld P Martić	6	6					A-L Grönefeld P Martić	77	3	6
	16	C-j Chuang V Dushevina	4	4																		1	L Huber L Raymond	77	6
	12	A Medina Garrigues A Parra Santonja	6	66	4																	5	E Makarova E Vesnina	64	3
		K Jans-Ignacik A Rosolska	4	78	6				K Jans-Ignacik A Rosolska	64	3
		S Peng J Zheng	2	2					M Erakovic T Tanasugarn	77	6
		M Erakovic T Tanasugarn	6	6												M Erakovic T Tanasugarn	3	6	5
	Q	D Jurak K Marosi	6	7											5	E Makarova E Vesnina	6	2	7
		R Voráčová K Zakopalová	3	5				Q	D Jurak K Marosi	5	4
		E Daniilidou A Rus	3	2				5	E Makarova E Vesnina	7	6
	5	E Makarova E Vesnina	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	M Kirilenko N Petrova	6	6
		T Babos A Brianti	3	0				4	M Kirilenko N Petrova	6	3	7
	Q	V Dolonc O Savchuk	0	3					S Williams V Williams	3	6	9
		S Williams V Williams	6	6												S Williams V Williams	6	6
		J Janković V Razzano	3	7	6										13	B Mattek-Sands S Mirza	4	3
		S Foretz Gacon K Mladenovic	6	5	8				S Foretz Gacon K Mladenovic	3	2
		A Kudryavtseva S Stephens	4	2				13	B Mattek-Sands S Mirza	6	6
	13	B Mattek-Sands S Mirza	6	6																			S Williams V Williams	6	6
	10	R Kops-Jones A Spears	6	6																		10	R Kops-Jones A Spears	1	1
		N Bratchikova A Tatishvili	3	4				10	R Kops-Jones A Spears	6	77
		L Dekmeijere V Lepchenko	77	3	6				L Dekmeijere V Lepchenko	3	64
		S Arvidsson J Larsson	63	6	3										10	R Kops-Jones A Spears	7	2	6
		A Amanmuradova K Bondarenko	62	3											7	Y Shvedova G Voskoboeva	5	6	4
		K Barrois V Diatchenko	77	6					K Barrois V Diatchenko	4	4
		S Halep A Wozniak	1	0				7	Y Shvedova G Voskoboeva	6	6
	7	Y Shvedova G Voskoboeva	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	6
		V King Y Schnack	4	1				8	I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcová	5	5
		J Husárová K Pervak	2	3					O Govortsova M Minella	7	7
		O Govortsova M Minella	6	6												O Govortsova M Minella	65	4
		A Klepač A Rodionova	6	3	6										9	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	77	6
		J Craybas J Görges	4	6	3				A Klepač A Rodionova	3	2
		H-c Chan Y-j Chan	4	4				9	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6
	9	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	6																		9	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	2	77	4
	15	I-C Begu M Niculescu	6	6																			F Pennetta F Schiavone	6	60	6
		E Baltacha A Keothavong	3	2				15	I-C Begu M Niculescu	3	0r
		S-w Hsieh S Lisicki	6	77					S-w Hsieh S Lisicki	6	2
	WC	L Robson H Watson	3	64												S-w Hsieh S Lisicki	w/o
		A Pavlyuchenkova L Šafářová	2	7	4											F Pennetta F Schiavone
		F Pennetta F Schiavone	6	5	6				F Pennetta F Schiavone	6	4	6
	WC	N Broady J Konta	2	4				3	K Peschke K Srebotnik	3	6	1
	3	K Peschke K Srebotnik	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	6	6
		K Date-Krumm R Fujiwara	4	3				6	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	6	6
		M Barthel A Kerber	0	1					D Cibulková D Hantuchová	2	4
		D Cibulková D Hantuchová	6	6											6	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	5	6	6
	Q	L Lee-Waters M Moulton-Levy	3	6	2										11	N Grandin V Uhlířová	7	3	3
		L Domínguez Lino C Suárez Navarro	6	4	6				L Domínguez Lino C Suárez Navarro	2	6	4
		A Panova S Zhang	2	7	3			11	N Grandin V Uhlířová	6	4	6
	11	N Grandin V Uhlířová	6	5	6																	6	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	6	6
	14	G Dulko P Suárez	6	2	4																	2	S Errani R Vinci	3	4
		I Falconi C Scheepers	3	6	6				I Falconi C Scheepers	5	1
		S Pe'er Y Wickmayer	2	3					A Radwańska U Radwańska	7	6
		A Radwańska U Radwańska	6	6												A Radwańska U Radwańska	w/o
		C McHale T Paszek	6	6											2	S Errani R Vinci
		A Cornet P Parmentier	4	3					C McHale T Paszek	1	3
		E Birnerová P Cetkovská	2	1				2	S Errani R Vinci	6	6
	2	S Errani R Vinci	6	6

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• 2012 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com
• 2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation