2012 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Tennis tournament May 2026 January 2012 January 2012 2012 Australian Open IND Leander PaesCZE Radek Štěpánek USA Bob BryanUSA Mike Bryan 7–6(7–1), 6–2 64 16 Australian Open – Men's doubles Australian Open – Men's doubles 2012 Australian Open Bob and Mike Bryan were the three-time defending champions, but lost to the unseeded pair Leander Paes and Radek Štěpánek, 7–6(7–1), 6–2, in the final.https://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/aus12/story/_/id/7513130/2012-australian-open-bryan-brothers-lose-final-denied-record-12th-slam-title Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan go down in final ESPN 16 July 2025https://longislandtennismagazine.com/article/paes-and-stepanek-upend-bryan-brothers-australian-open-doubles-crown/ Paes and Stepanek Upend Bryan Brothers for Australian Open Doubles Crown Long Island Tennis Magazine 16 July 2025 With this win Paes completed the career grand slam in men's doubles. Seeds 30em USA Bob Bryan / USA Mike Bryan (final) BLR Max Mirnyi / CAN Daniel Nestor (semifinals) FRA Michaël Llodra / SRB Nenad Zimonjić (third round) IND Mahesh Bhupathi / IND Rohan Bopanna (third round) AUT Jürgen Melzer / GER Philipp Petzschner (third round) POL Mariusz Fyrstenberg / POL Marcin Matkowski (quarterfinals) SWE Robert Lindstedt / ROU Horia Tecău (semifinals) PAK Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / CUR Jean-Julien Rojer (third round) AUT Oliver Marach / AUT Alexander Peya (first round) USA Eric Butorac / BRA Bruno Soares (quarterfinals) CZE František Čermák / SVK Filip Polášek (third round) MEX Santiago González / GER Christopher Kas (quarterfinals) USA Scott Lipsky / USA Rajeev Ram (quarterfinals) ITA Simone Bolelli / ITA Fabio Fognini (second round) GBR Colin Fleming / GBR Ross Hutchins (third round) AUS Paul Hanley / GBR Jamie Murray (first round) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Bob BryanUSA Mike Bryan 6 64 6 6 POL Mariusz FyrstenbergPOL Marcin Matkowski 4 77 4 13 USA Scott LipskyUSA Rajeev Ram 4 4 7 SWE Robert LindstedtROU Horia Tecău 6 6 10 USA Eric ButoracBRA Bruno Soares 4 64   IND Leander PaesCZE Radek Štěpánek 6 77 12 MEX Santiago GonzálezGER Christopher Kas 1 77 2 2 BLR Max MirnyiCAN Daniel Nestor 6 64 6 1 USA Bob BryanUSA Mike Bryan 4 6 77 7 SWE Robert LindstedtROU Horia Tecău 6 3 65   IND Leander PaesCZE Radek Štěpánek 2 6 6 2 BLR Max MirnyiCAN Daniel Nestor 6 4 4 1 USA Bob BryanUSA Mike Bryan 61 2   IND Leander PaesCZE Radek Štěpánek 77 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 1 USA B BryanUSA M Bryan 78 6 ISR J ErlichISR A Ram 66 4 WC AUS L HewittAUS P Luczak 7 6 GER M BachingerGER P Kohlschreiber 5 3 RUS A Bogomolov Jr.RUS I Kunitsyn 6 7 KAZ M KukushkinRUS D Tursunov 4 5 USA R HarrisonUSA R Sweeting 5 62 15 GBR C FlemingGBR R Hutchins 7 77 11 CZE F ČermákSVK F Polášek 6 77 FRA J BenneteauFRA N Mahut 4 61 RUS M ElginRUS A Kudryavtsev 6 78 NED R HaaseFIN J Nieminen 2 66 ESP P AndújarESP G García López 6 2 6 Alt GER T KamkeDEN F Nielsen 3 6 3 GBR J DelgadoGBR J Marray 4 4 6 POL M FyrstenbergPOL M Matkowski 6 6 1 USA B BryanUSA M Bryan 6 77 WC AUS L HewittAUS P Luczak 3 65 RUS A Bogomolov Jr.RUS I Kunitsyn 0 3 15 GBR C FlemingGBR R Hutchins 6 6 11 CZE F ČermákSVK F Polášek 4 6 7 RUS M ElginRUS A Kudryavtsev 6 4 5 ESP P AndújarESP G García López 3 5 6 POL M FyrstenbergPOL M Matkowski 6 7 1 USA B BryanUSA M Bryan 6 0 6 15 GBR C FlemingGBR R Hutchins 4 6 2 11 CZE F ČermákSVK F Polášek 4 3 6 POL M FyrstenbergPOL M Matkowski 6 6 1 USA B BryanUSA M Bryan 6 64 6 6 POL M FyrstenbergPOL M Matkowski 4 77 4 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 4 IND M BhupathiIND R Bopanna 5 6 6 WC AUS M EbdenAUS C Guccione 7 4 4 CRO I KarlovićGER F Moser 3 4 AUS C BallPHI TC Huey 6 6 SVK M MertiňákBRA A Sá 6 6 UKR A DolgopolovUKR D Molchanov 2 2 ESP A MontañésESP A Ramos 64 68 13 USA S LipskyUSA R Ram 77 710 9 AUT O MarachAUT A Peya 64 6 5 ROU V HănescuBEL O Rochus 77 4 7 COL A FallaCOL S Giraldo 77 5 4 BRA R MelloBRA J Souza 63 7 6 WC AUS C EbelthiteAUS M Matosevic 6 6 WC AUS L SavilleAUS A Whittington 0 3 SWE A SiljeströmSVK I Zelenay 3 66 7 SWE R LindstedtROU H Tecău 6 78 4 IND M BhupathiIND R Bopanna 6 6 AUS C BallPHI TC Huey 2 2 SVK M MertiňákBRA A Sá 7 3 2 13 USA S LipskyUSA R Ram 5 6 6 ROU V HănescuBEL O Rochus 4 4 BRA R MelloBRA J Souza 6 6 WC AUS C EbelthiteAUS M Matosevic 6 4 2 7 SWE R LindstedtROU H Tecău 3 6 6 4 IND M BhupathiIND R Bopanna 66 2 13 USA S LipskyUSA R Ram 78 6 BRA R MelloBRA J Souza 4 3 7 SWE R LindstedtROU H Tecău 6 6 13 USA S LipskyUSA R Ram 4 4 7 SWE R LindstedtROU H Tecău 6 6 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 8 PAK A-u-H QureshiCUR J-J Rojer 6 713 CRO I LjubičićGER C-M Stebe 3 611 BRA T BellucciBRA M Melo 5 67 GER P MarxCAN A Shamasdin 7 79 WC AUS J DuckworthAUS A Feeney 2 6 65 ITA F CipollaUZB D Istomin 6 3 77 Alt POR F GilESP D Gimeno-Traver 65 69 10 USA E ButoracBRA B Soares 77 711 14 ITA S BolelliITA F Fognini 5 6 6 POR R MachadoCZE L Rosol 7 4 2 IND L PaesCZE R Štěpánek 6 6 WC AUS G JonesAUS J-P Smith 2 2 ESP M LópezESP D Marrero 3 6 6 ITA A SeppiITA S Vagnozzi 6 4 3 AUS J KerrUSA D Young 66 3 3 FRA M LlodraSRB N Zimonjić 78 6 8 PAK A-u-H QureshiCUR J-J Rojer 710 6 GER P MarxCAN A Shamasdin 68 4 ITA F CipollaUZB D Istomin 2 3 10 USA E ButoracBRA B Soares 6 6 14 ITA S BolelliITA F Fognini 2 65 IND L PaesCZE R Štěpánek 6 77 ESP M LópezESP D Marrero 3 2 3 FRA M LlodraSRB N Zimonjić 6 6 8 PAK A-u-H QureshiCUR J-J Rojer 4 2 10 USA E ButoracBRA B Soares 6 6 IND L PaesCZE R Štěpánek 7 77 3 FRA M LlodraSRB N Zimonjić 5 62 10 USA E ButoracBRA B Soares 4 64 IND L PaesCZE R Štěpánek 6 77 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 5 AUT J MelzerGER P Petzschner 6 6 ESP N AlmagroESP P Riba 4 4 GER D BrownCRO I Dodig 1 4 ARG JI ChelaARG E Schwank 6 6 USA J CerretaniBEL D Norman 6 4 66 ARG C BerlocqARG L Mayer 3 6 78 ESP M GranollersPOL Ł Kubot 4 61 12 MEX S GonzálezGER C Kas 6 77 16 AUS P HanleyGBR J Murray 62 6 65 AUT J KnowleGER M Kohlmann 77 4 77 BEL X MalisseGBR K Skupski 64 3 ITA D BraccialiITA P Starace 77 6 UKR S StakhovskyRUS M Youzhny 4 5 COL JS CabalCOL R Farah 6 7 WC AUS B MitchellAUS M Reid 2 2 2 BLR M MirnyiCAN D Nestor 6 6 5 AUT J MelzerGER P Petzschner 6 6 ARG JI ChelaARG E Schwank 2 4 ARG C BerlocqARG L Mayer 6 65 1 12 MEX S GonzálezGER C Kas 4 77 6 AUT J KnowleGER M Kohlmann 4 4 ITA D BraccialiITA P Starace 6 6 COL JS CabalCOL R Farah 60 2 2 BLR M MirnyiCAN D Nestor 77 6 5 AUT J MelzerGER P Petzschner 61 5 12 MEX S GonzálezGER C Kas 77 7 ITA D BraccialiITA P Starace 67 2 2 BLR M MirnyiCAN D Nestor 79 6 12 MEX S GonzálezGER C Kas 1 77 2 2 BLR M MirnyiCAN D Nestor 6 64 6 References General 2012 MD External links 2012 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Men's Doubles Men's Doubles Category:Australian Open (tennis) by year – Men's doubles