2012 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
2012 Sony Ericsson Open
Champion	Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek
Runner-up	Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor
Score	3–6, 6–1, [10–8]

Main article: 2012 Sony Ericsson Open

Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes were the defending champions, but this year Bhupathi played with Rohan Bopanna and Paes, who also won the tournament in 2010, played with Radek Štěpánek.
Bhupathi and Bopanna were defeated in the semifinals by Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor, who were then defeated in the final by Paes and Štěpánek 3–6, 6–1, [10–8].

Seeds

1. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (semifinals)
2. Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor (final)
3. Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić (quarterfinals)
4. Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău (first round)
5. Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (first round)
6. Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna (semifinals)
7. Leander Paes / Radek Štěpánek (champions)
8. František Čermák / Filip Polášek (first round)

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

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	4	4
	7	Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek	6	6
								7	Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek	3	6	[10]
								2	Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor	6	1	[8]
	6	Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna	2	4
	2	Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6
	WC	P Hanley B Tomic	3	2				1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6
		M Melo J Mónaco	6	3	[14]				M Melo J Mónaco	3	4
	WC	J Blake R Harrison	3	6	[12]										1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6
		A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer	6	6												D Bracciali JS Cabal	3	1
		P Andújar C Berlocq	1	4					A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer	2	6^7
		D Bracciali JS Cabal	7^7	6					D Bracciali JS Cabal	6	7^9
	8	F Čermák F Polášek	6^5	4																		1	B Bryan M Bryan	4	4
	4	R Lindstedt H Tecău	6^5	2																		7	L Paes R Štěpánek	6	6
		D Marrero F Verdasco	7^7	6					D Marrero F Verdasco	7	6
		F López M López	6	6					F López M López	5	4
		F Mayer V Troicki	2	2												D Marrero F Verdasco	6^6	4
		C Fleming R Hutchins	6	7^7											7	L Paes R Štěpánek	7^8	6
		M Fish M Knowles	1	6^5					C Fleming R Hutchins	4	3
		M Baghdatis S Querrey	2	6^3				7	L Paes R Štěpánek	6	6
	7	L Paes R Štěpánek	6	7^7

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	M Bhupathi R Bopanna	7	6
		J Melzer J Murray	5	3				6	M Bhupathi R Bopanna	6	6
		M Čilić I Karlović	1	3					M Granollers R Nadal	4	3
		M Granollers R Nadal	6	6											6	M Bhupathi R Bopanna	2	6	[10]
		N Mahut G Simon	6	2	[7]										3	M Llodra N Zimonjić	6	3	[8]
		K Anderson M Raonic	4	6	[10]				K Anderson M Raonic	1^r
		A Dolgopolov X Malisse	3	6^4				3	M Llodra N Zimonjić	2
	3	M Llodra N Zimonjić	6	7^7																		6	M Bhupathi R Bopanna	2	4
	5	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	3	2																		2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6	6
		Ł Kubot J Tipsarević	6	6					Ł Kubot J Tipsarević	6	6
		T Berdych L Dlouhý	5	1					S González S Lipsky	0	3
		S González S Lipsky	7	6												Ł Kubot J Tipsarević	1	4
		O Marach A Peya	7^7	7^7											2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6	6
		N Almagro T Bellucci	6^5	6^5					O Marach A Peya	5	1
		E Butorac B Soares	3	6^4				2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	7	6
	2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6	7^7

References

• Main Draw