2012 French Open – Men's doubles

Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions and top seeds, and Nestor came into the event as the two-time defending champion.
They successfully defended their title by defeating Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan 6–4, 6–4 in the final.

Men's doubles
2012 French Open
Champion	Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor
Runner-up	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
Score	6–4, 6–4
Draw	64
Seeds	16

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Seeds

1. Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor (champions)
2. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (final)
3. Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić (quarterfinals, retired)
4. Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (third round)
5. Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău (second round)
6. Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna (first round)
7. Leander Paes / Alexander Peya (second round)
8. Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner (third round)
9. František Čermák / Filip Polášek (second round)
10. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / Jean-Julien Rojer (semifinals)
11. Santiago González / Christopher Kas (second round)
12. Eric Butorac / Bruno Soares (third round)
13. Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (second round)
14. Daniele Bracciali / Potito Starace (semifinals)
15. Scott Lipsky / Rajeev Ram (third round)
16. Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah Maksoud (third 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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor	6	6
		Matthew Ebden Ryan Harrison	4	4
								1	Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor	6	6
								14	Daniele Bracciali Potito Starace	3	4
	14	Daniele Bracciali Potito Starace	6	6
		Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo	2	4
															1	Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor	6	6
															2	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	4	4
	10	Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Jean-Julien Rojer	6	2
	3	Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić	4	1r
								10	Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Jean-Julien Rojer	3	66
								2	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6	78
		Oliver Marach Horacio Zeballos	1	6	4
	2	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6	4	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6	6
		R Haase J Nieminen	3	4				1	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6	77
	WC	A Clément K de Schepper	3	65					P Hanley J Kerr	1	60
		P Hanley J Kerr	6	77											1	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6	6
		B Becker Ł Kubot	6	6											15	S Lipsky R Ram	2	4
	WC	O Charroin S Robert	2	2					B Becker Ł Kubot	6	4	3
		A Fisher M Matosevic	5	2				15	S Lipsky R Ram	4	6	6
	15	S Lipsky R Ram	7	6																		1	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6	6
	12	E Butorac B Soares	4	77	6																		M Ebden R Harrison	4	4
		M Granollers A Montañés	6	65	2			12	E Butorac B Soares	6	6
		D Sela F Volandri	6	77					D Sela F Volandri	3	2
	Alt	JP Fruttero R Klaasen	3	63											12	E Butorac B Soares	6	4	4
		M Ebden R Harrison	7	77												M Ebden R Harrison	2	6	6
		F Cipolla A Seppi	5	65					M Ebden R Harrison	6	63	6
	WC	M Gicquel É Roger-Vasselin	1	7	6			WC	M Gicquel É Roger-Vasselin	3	77	3
	6	M Bhupathi R Bopanna	6	5	3

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	6	3	7
		P Andújar G García-López	3	6	5			4	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	77	6
		JI Chela E Schwank	6	77					JI Chela E Schwank	64	4
		L Lacko P Lorenzi	3	65											4	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	64	3
		A Dolgopolov D Molchanov	3	6	6										14	D Bracciali P Starace	77	6
	WC	A Mannarino B Paire	6	4	3				A Dolgopolov D Molchanov	1	78	4
		M Emmrich A Siljeström	64	77	1			14	D Bracciali P Starace	6	66	6
	14	D Bracciali P Starace	77	62	6																	14	D Bracciali P Starace	6	6
	9	F Čermák F Polášek	77	7																			I Dodig M Melo	2	4
		A Falla S Giraldo	61	5				9	F Čermák F Polášek	7	3	64
		I Dodig M Melo	6	6					I Dodig M Melo	5	6	77
		C-M Stebe B Tomic	3	4												I Dodig M Melo	6	6
		M Kukushkin I Kunitsyn	3	2											8	J Melzer P Petzschner	3	1
		C Berlocq D Marrero	6	6					C Berlocq D Marrero	3	67
		J Knowle L Mayer	3	4				8	J Melzer P Petzschner	6	79
	8	J Melzer P Petzschner	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	R Lindstedt H Tecău	6	6
		A Bogomolov Jr. D Norman	4	2				5	R Lindstedt H Tecău	3	4
		M Russell D Young	5	2					TC Huey D Inglot	6	6
		TC Huey D Inglot	7	6												TC Huey D Inglot	1	4
		B Phau A Shamasdin	3	7	6										10	A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer	6	6
	WC	P-H Herbert A Olivetti	6	5	1				B Phau A Shamasdin	3	6	64
	WC	J Dasnières de Veigy N Renavand	3	2				10	A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer	6	3	77
	10	A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer	6	6																		10	A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer	6	2
	16	JS Cabal R Farah	6	77																		3	M Llodra N Zimonjić	4	1	r
		D Brown J Marray	4	64				16	JS Cabal R Farah	6	6
		J Cerretani V Hănescu	77	69	6				J Cerretani V Hănescu	4	3
		J Chardy G Dimitrov	65	711	3										16	JS Cabal R Farah	66	6	4
		C Ball J Murray	65	6	3										3	M Llodra N Zimonjić	78	4	6
		Y-H Lu G Soeda	77	4	6				Y-H Lu G Soeda	3	3
		R Ramírez Hidalgo A Ramos	1	1				3	M Llodra N Zimonjić	6	6
	3	M Llodra N Zimonjić	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	L Paes A Peya	6	62	6
		S Bolelli F Fognini	1	77	3			7	L Paes A Peya	4	1
		M Elgin D Istomin	3	6	77				M Elgin D Istomin	6	6
		S Darcis O Rochus	6	3	60											M Elgin D Istomin	3	4
		M Kohlmann A Waske	6	65	4											O Marach H Zeballos	6	6
		O Marach H Zeballos	3	77	6				O Marach H Zeballos	64	6	6
		M Bachinger F Moser	2	67				11	S González C Kas	77	2	1
	11	S González C Kas	6	79																			O Marach H Zeballos	1	6	4
	13	J Erlich A Ram	62	6	78																	2	B Bryan M Bryan	6	4	6
		J Brunström P Marx	77	2	66			13	J Erlich A Ram	64	3
		M Knowles X Malisse	6	6					M Knowles X Malisse	77	6
		M Mertiňák A Sá	3	6	r											M Knowles X Malisse	3	2
		L Dlouhý N Mahut	6	7											2	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6
		D Gimeno-Traver R Machado	1	5					L Dlouhý N Mahut	0	2
		S Stakhovsky M Youzhny	5	3				2	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6
	2	B Bryan M Bryan	7	6

References

• 2012 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation