title: 2012 BNP Paribas Masters – Doubles
text: # 2012 BNP Paribas Masters – Doubles
  
  Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi were the defending champions but decided not to participate together. Bopanna played alongside Mahesh Bhupathi and successfully defended the title, defeating Qureshi and his partner Jean-Julien Rojer $7–6^{(8–6)},$ 6–3 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (second round)
  * Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor (quarterfinals)
  * Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău (second round, retired)
  * Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (quarterfinals)
  * Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna (champions)
  * Jürgen Melzer / Leander Paes (second round)
  * Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / Jean-Julien Rojer (final)
  * Alexander Peya / Bruno Soares (quarterfinals)
  
  ## 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
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Paul Hanley Jonathan Marray | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
  | 5 | Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 5 | Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna | 7 | 6 | | 5 | Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna | $7^8$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | 7 | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Jean-Julien Rojer | $6^6$ | 3 |
  | | Marin Čilić Marcelo Melo | 6 | 4 | [9] | 7 | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Jean-Julien Rojer | $6^6$ | 3 |
  | 7 | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Jean-Julien Rojer | 0 | 6 | [11] | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 4 | $7^7$ | [5] | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Kohlschreiber F Mayer | 5 | 1 | | | P Hanley J Marray | 6 | $6^2$ | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Hanley J Marray | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Hanley J Marray | $7^8$ | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | B Paire S Wawrinka | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | WC | J Ouanna N Renavand | $6^6$ | $6^5$ | | | | | |
  | WC | J Ouanna N Renavand | 6 | 6 | | WC | J Ouanna N Renavand | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | J Melzer L Paes | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Hanley J Marray | 5 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Bhupathi R Bopanna | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 4 | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 3 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Isner S Querrey | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | [7] | | C Fleming R Hutchins | 6 | 3 | [5] | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Fleming R Hutchins | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | [10] | | | | | | 4 | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | $7^7$ | 3 | [4] | | | | |
  | | D Bracciali F Čermák | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | M Bhupathi R Bopanna | $6^5$ | 6 | [10] | | | | |
  | WC | J Benneteau A Mannarino | 6 | 6 | | WC | J Benneteau A Mannarino | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | M Bhupathi R Bopanna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 8 | A Peya B Soares | 6 | 3 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S González S Lipsky | 6 | 4 | [10] | | S González S Lipsky | 4 | 6 | [5] | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | C Berlocq D Istomin | 2 | 6 | [4] | | | | | | 8 | A Peya B Soares | 6 | 4 | [7] | | | | | |
  | | J Chardy Ł Kubot | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | M Čilić M Melo | 4 | 6 | [10] | | | | | |
  | | M Čilić M Melo | 6 | 6 | | | M Čilić M Melo | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | R Lindstedt H Tecău | 3 | $2^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Čilić M Melo | 6 | 4 | [7] |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer | 0 | 6 | [11] |
  | | | | | | 7 | A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer | 6 | $6^3$ | [17] | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F López N Zimonjić | 6 | 4 | [11] | | F López N Zimonjić | 4 | $7^7$ | [15] | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Llodra É Roger-Vasselin | 4 | 6 | [9] | | | | | | 7 | A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | C Kas A Seppi | $6^{10}$ | $7^7$ | [10] | | | | | | 2 | M Mirnyi D Nestor | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | J Knowle F Polášek | $7^{12}$ | $6^4$ | [6] | | C Kas A Seppi | $6^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | M Mirnyi D Nestor | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  