2012 China Open – Women's Doubles

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.

Women's Doubles
2012 China Open
Champions Ekaterina Makarova
Elena Vesnina
Runners-up Nuria Llagostera Vives
Sania Mirza
Final score7–5, 7–5
Main article: 2012 China Open (tennis)

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 Katarina Srebotnik
Zheng Jie 		5 1
5 Nuria Llagostera Vives
Sania Mirza 		7 6
5 Nuria Llagostera Vives
Sania Mirza 		5 5
3 Ekaterina Makarova
Elena Vesnina 		7 7
3 Ekaterina Makarova
Elena Vesnina 		6 7
2 Maria Kirilenko
Nadia Petrova 		4 5

Top Half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Alt W Liu
S Sun 		4 65
T Babos
M Minella 		2 2 V Dushevina
A Rosolska 		6 77
V Dushevina
A Rosolska 		6 6 V Dushevina
A Rosolska 		3 3
N Grandin
V Uhlířová 		4 3 6 K Srebotnik
J Zheng 		6 6
C-j Chuang
S Zhang 		6 6 C-j Chuang
S Zhang 		5 4
D Cibulková
J Husárová 		5 4 6 K Srebotnik
J Zheng 		7 6
6 K Srebotnik
J Zheng 		7 6 6 K Srebotnik
J Zheng 		5 1
5 N Llagostera Vives
S Mirza 		7 6
4 V King
Y Shvedova 		66 2
L Raymond
S Stosur 		64 6 [6] J Görges
B Záhlavová-Strýcová 		78 6
J Görges
B Záhlavová-Strýcová 		77 4 [10] J Görges
B Záhlavová-Strýcová 		6 4 [14]
A Tatishvili
G Voskoboeva 		77 2 [4] 5 N Llagostera Vives
S Mirza 		4 6 [16]
T Bacsinszky
MJ Martínez Sánchez 		61 6 [10] T Bacsinszky
MJ Martínez Sánchez 		6 3 [9]
P Martić
H Watson 		3 4 5 N Llagostera Vives
S Mirza 		4 6 [11]
5 N Llagostera Vives
S Mirza 		6 6

Bottom Half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 R Kops-Jones
A Spears 		63 6 [10]
Alt C Castaño
V Razzano 		77 4 [5] 8 R Kops-Jones
A Spears 		4 77 [10]
O Govortsova
M Niculescu 		3 2 D Hantuchová
S Peng 		6 64 [6]
D Hantuchová
S Peng 		6 6 8 R Kops-Jones
A Spears 		4 6 [1]
WC H Tang
R Tian 		3 6 [13] 3 E Makarova
E Vesnina 		6 3 [10]
WC Z Yan
S Zheng 		6 1 [11] WC H Tang
R Tian 		2 3
3 E Makarova
E Vesnina 		6 6
3 E Makarova
E Vesnina 		6 7
7 A-L Grönefeld
K Peschke 		6 6 2 M Kirilenko
N Petrova 		4 5
A Cornet
K Date-Krumm 		3 1 7 A-L Grönefeld
K Peschke 		7 6
C Dellacqua
K Jans-Ignacik 		1 1 S-w Hsieh
A Medina Garrigues 		5 4
S-w Hsieh
A Medina Garrigues 		6 6 7 A-L Grönefeld
K Peschke 		65 77 [6]
WC J Janković
A Petkovic 		6 6 2 M Kirilenko
N Petrova 		77 64 [10]
D Jurak
K Marosi 		3 1 WC J Janković
A Petkovic 		3 6 [6]
2 M Kirilenko
N Petrova 		6 3 [10]

References
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