2012 Italian Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles

2012 Italian Open

Final

Champions

Sara Errani

Roberta Vinci

Runners-up

Ekaterina Makarova

Elena Vesnina

Score

6–2, 7–5

Events

Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women

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2012 tennis event results

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

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

Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond (semifinals)
Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik (second round)
Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci (champions)
Andrea Hlaváčková / Anastasia Rodionova (withdrew because of a right thigh injury for Hlaváčková)
Maria Kirilenko / Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
Julia Görges / Vania King (second round)
Natalie Grandin / Vladimíra Uhlířová (second round)
Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals				Final

1	Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond	1	3

3	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	6	6
				3	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	6	7

					Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina	2	5
	Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina	6	6

	Jamie Hampton Anna Tatishvili	3	3

Top half

First round				Second round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals

				1	L Huber L Raymond	6	6
	B Mattek-Sands S Mirza	6	6		B Mattek-Sands S Mirza	1	3
	M Erakovic M Niculescu	2	1					1	L Huber L Raymond	w/o
WC	N Burnett A Virgili	2	2						D Cibulková J Husárová
	D Cibulková J Husárová	6	6		D Cibulková J Husárová	6	6
	T Bacsinszky A Brianti	0	2	7	N Grandin V Uhlířová	3	2
7	N Grandin V Uhlířová	6	6									1	L Huber L Raymond	1	3
												3	S Errani R Vinci	6	6
				3	S Errani R Vinci	6	6
	G Dulko P Suárez	6	6		G Dulko P Suárez	3	4
	S Arvidsson J Gajdošová	4	2					3	S Errani R Vinci	7	6
	I Benešová A Medina Garrigues	6	6					5	M Kirilenko N Petrova	5	2
	A Klepač A Rosolska	0	1		I Benešová A Medina Garrigues	2	5
	O Govortsova G Voskoboeva	3	3	5	M Kirilenko N Petrova	6	7
5	M Kirilenko N Petrova	6	6

Bottom half

First round					Second round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

8	R Kops-Jones A Spears	3	1
	K-c Chang V Dushevina	6	6			K-c Chang V Dushevina	3	6	[10]
WC	ME Camerin K Knapp	w/o			WC	ME Camerin K Knapp	6	1	[5]
	S Lisicki S Peng										K-c Chang V Dushevina	2	2
	N Llagostera Vives MJ Martínez Sánchez	5	6⁸								E Makarova E Vesnina	6	6
	E Makarova E Vesnina	7	7¹⁰			E Makarova E Vesnina	6	6
					Alt	J Craybas S Stephens	4	2
															E Makarova E Vesnina	6	6
6	J Görges V King	7	6												J Hampton A Tatishvili	3	3
	K Jans-Ignacik A Kudryavtseva	5	2		6	J Görges V King	3	6³
	J Hampton A Tatishvili	1	6	[11]		J Hampton A Tatishvili	6	7⁷
	S-w Hsieh J Zheng	6	3	[9]							J Hampton A Tatishvili	w/o
	A-L Grönefeld P Martić	3	4								F Pennetta F Schiavone
	F Pennetta F Schiavone	6	6			F Pennetta F Schiavone	6	6
					2	K Peschke K Srebotnik	2	4