2012 China Open – Women's doubles

Women's doubles
2012 China Open
Champions Ekaterina Makarova
Elena Vesnina
Runners-up Nuria Llagostera Vives
Sania Mirza
Score7–5, 7–5
Main article: 2012 China Open (tennis)

Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik were the defending champions, but decided not to play together. Peschke partnered with Anna-Lena Grönefeld, but lost in the quarterfinals to Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova. Srebotnik played alongside Zheng Jie, but lost in the semifinals to Nuria Llagostera Vives and Sania Mirza.
Third seeds Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina won the title, defeating Llagostera Vives and Mirza in the final by the score of 7–5, 7–5.

Seeds

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

  1. Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci (withdrew, due to left thigh injury for Errani)
  2. Maria Kirilenko / Nadia Petrova (semifinals)
  3. Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina (champions)
  4. Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova (second round)
  5. Nuria Llagostera Vives / Sania Mirza (final)
  6. Katarina Srebotnik / Zheng Jie (semifinals)
  7. Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Květa Peschke (quarterfinals)
  8. Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
6
5 1
5
7 6
5
5 5
3
7 7
3
6 7
2
4 5

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Alt
4 65
2 2
6 77
6 6
3 3
4 3 6
6 6
6 6
5 4
5 4 6
7 6
6
7 6 6
5 1
5
7 6
4
66 2
64 6 [6]
78 6
77 4 [10]
6 4 [14]
77 2 [4] 5
4 6 [16]
61 6 [10]
6 3 [9]
3 4 5
4 6 [11]
5
6 6

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8
63 6 [10]
Alt
77 4 [5] 8
4 77 [10]
3 2
6 64 [6]
6 6 8
4 6 [1]
WC
3 6 [13] 3
6 3 [10]
WC
6 1 [11] WC
2 3
3
6 6
3
6 7
7
6 6 2
4 5
3 1 7
7 6
1 1
5 4
6 6 7
65 77 [6]
WC
6 6 2
77 64 [10]
3 1 WC
3 6 [6]
2
6 3 [10]

References

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