2012 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's doubles

Daniela Hantuchová and Agnieszka Radwańska were the defending champions but were eliminated in the second round by Vera Dushevina and Shahar Pe'er.
Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova defeated Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci 7–6^(7–0), 4–6, [10–4] in the final to win the title.

Women's doubles
2012 Sony Ericsson Open
Champion	Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova
Runner-up	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci
Score	7–6(7–0), 4–6, [10–4]

Main article: 2012 Sony Ericsson Open

Seeds

1. Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond (first round)
2. Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik (first round)
3. Sania Mirza / Elena Vesnina (first round)
4. Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká (first round)
5. Maria Kirilenko / Nadia Petrova (champions)
6. Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci (final)
7. Yaroslava Shvedova / Galina Voskoboeva (second round)
8. Daniela Hantuchová / Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Vania King Monica Niculescu	3	4
	5	Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova	6	6
								5	Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova	77	4	[10]
								6	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	60	6	[4]
	6	Sara Errani Roberta Vinci	7	6
	WC	Gisela Dulko Paola Suárez	5	3

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	L Huber L Raymond	1	4
		J Görges S Stosur	6	6					J Görges S Stosur	77	2	[9]
		A Medina Garrigues F Pennetta	6	6					A Medina Garrigues F Pennetta	64	6	[11]
		C-j Chuang A Kleybanova	1	3												A Medina Garrigues F Pennetta	5	2
		V King M Niculescu	77	6												V King M Niculescu	7	6
		K Date-Krumm S Zhang	61	3					V King M Niculescu	7	6
	WC	D Cibulková J Janković	2	65				7	Y Shvedova G Voskoboeva	5	2
	7	Y Shvedova G Voskoboeva	6	77																			V King M Niculescu	3	4
	3	S Mirza E Vesnina	6	1	[9]																	5	M Kirilenko N Petrova	6	6
	WC	A Pavlyuchenkova L Šafářová	1	6	[11]			WC	A Pavlyuchenkova L Šafářová	6	77
		J Gajdošová K Zakopalová	6	4	[8]				N Llagostera Vives A Parra Santonja	1	62
		N Llagostera Vives A Parra Santonja	3	6	[10]										WC	A Pavlyuchenkova L Šafářová	1	65
		Y-j Chan M Erakovic	3	4											5	M Kirilenko N Petrova	6	77
		S Kuznetsova V Zvonareva	6	6					S Kuznetsova V Zvonareva	1	5
		S-w Hsieh S Peng	62	4				5	M Kirilenko N Petrova	6	7
	5	M Kirilenko N Petrova	77	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	S Errani R Vinci	6	6
		R Kops-Jones A Spears	2	1				6	S Errani R Vinci	77	6
		I Benešová B Záhlavová-Strýcova	5	7	[10]			WC	A-L Grönefeld P Martić	64	1
	WC	A-L Grönefeld P Martić	7	5	[12]										6	S Errani R Vinci	6	6
		E Makarova J Zheng	6	6												E Makarova J Zheng	3	3
		N Grandin V Uhlířová	4	2					E Makarova J Zheng	6	6
		E Birnerová K Jans-Ignacik	6	7					E Birnerová K Jans-Ignacik	4	2
	4	A Hlaváčková L Hradecká	4	5																		6	S Errani R Vinci	7	6
	8	D Hantuchová A Radwańska	6	65	[10]																	WC	G Dulko P Suárez	5	3
		I-C Begu N Bratchikova	3	77	[3]			8	D Hantuchová A Radwańska	2	5
		O Govortsova A Rodionova	5	6	[6]				V Dushevina S Pe'er	6	7
		V Dushevina S Pe'er	7	4	[10]											V Dushevina S Pe'er	62	77	[6]
		A Kudryavtseva A Panova	3	4											WC	G Dulko P Suárez	77	63	[10]
		A Klepač A Rosolska	6	6					A Klepač A Rosolska
	WC	G Dulko P Suárez	6	6				WC	G Dulko P Suárez	w/o
	2	K Peschke K Srebotnik	4	4

References

• Main Draw