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
Final
Champion	Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor
Runner-up	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
Score	6–4, 6–4
Details
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	1^r
								10	Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi   Jean-Julien Rojer	3	6^6
								2	Bob Bryan   Mike Bryan	6	7^8
		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	7^7
	WC	A Clément   K de Schepper	3	6^5					P Hanley   J Kerr	1	6^0
		P Hanley   J Kerr	6	7^7											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	7^7	6																		M Ebden   R Harrison	4	4
		M Granollers   A Montañés	6	6^5	2			12	E Butorac   B Soares	6	6
		D Sela   F Volandri	6	7^7					D Sela   F Volandri	3	2
	Alt	JP Fruttero   R Klaasen	3	6^3											12	E Butorac   B Soares	6	4	4
		M Ebden   R Harrison	7	7^7												M Ebden   R Harrison	2	6	6
		F Cipolla   A Seppi	5	6^5					M Ebden   R Harrison	6	6^3	6
	WC	M Gicquel   É Roger-Vasselin	1	7	6			WC	M Gicquel   É Roger-Vasselin	3	7^7	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	7^7	6
		JI Chela   E Schwank	6	7^7					JI Chela   E Schwank	6^4	4
		L Lacko   P Lorenzi	3	6^5											4	M Fyrstenberg   M Matkowski	6^4	3
		A Dolgopolov   D Molchanov	3	6	6										14	D Bracciali   P Starace	7^7	6
	WC	A Mannarino   B Paire	6	4	3				A Dolgopolov   D Molchanov	1	7^8	4
		M Emmrich   A Siljeström	6^4	7^7	1			14	D Bracciali   P Starace	6	6^6	6
	14	D Bracciali   P Starace	7^7	6^2	6																	14	D Bracciali   P Starace	6	6
	9	F Čermák   F Polášek	7^7	7																			I Dodig   M Melo	2	4
		A Falla   S Giraldo	6^1	5				9	F Čermák   F Polášek	7	3	6^4
		I Dodig   M Melo	6	6					I Dodig   M Melo	5	6	7^7
		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	6^7
		J Knowle   L Mayer	3	4				8	J Melzer   P Petzschner	6	7^9
	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	6^4
	WC	J Dasnières de Veigy   N Renavand	3	2				10	A-u-H Qureshi   J-J Rojer	6	3	7^7
	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	7^7																		3	M Llodra   N Zimonjić	4	1	r
		D Brown   J Marray	4	6^4				16	JS Cabal   R Farah	6	6
		J Cerretani   V Hănescu	7^7	6^9	6				J Cerretani   V Hănescu	4	3
		J Chardy   G Dimitrov	6^5	7^11	3										16	JS Cabal   R Farah	6^6	6	4
		C Ball   J Murray	6^5	6	3										3	M Llodra   N Zimonjić	7^8	4	6
		Y-H Lu   G Soeda	7^7	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	6^2	6
		S Bolelli   F Fognini	1	7^7	3			7	L Paes   A Peya	4	1
		M Elgin   D Istomin	3	6	7^7				M Elgin   D Istomin	6	6
		S Darcis   O Rochus	6	3	6^0											M Elgin   D Istomin	3	4
		M Kohlmann   A Waske	6	6^5	4											O Marach   H Zeballos	6	6
		O Marach   H Zeballos	3	7^7	6				O Marach   H Zeballos	6^4	6	6
		M Bachinger   F Moser	2	6^7				11	S González   C Kas	7^7	2	1
	11	S González   C Kas	6	7^9																			O Marach   H Zeballos	1	6	4
	13	J Erlich   A Ram	6^2	6	7^8																	2	B Bryan   M Bryan	6	4	6
		J Brunström   P Marx	7^7	2	6^6			13	J Erlich   A Ram	6^4	3
		M Knowles   X Malisse	6	6					M Knowles   X Malisse	7^7	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