title: 2012 US Open – Men's doubles
text: # 2012 US Open – Men's doubles
  
  Jürgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Jamie Delgado and Ken Skupski. Melzer and Petzschner needed a wildcard to compete because they forgot to sign up.
  
  Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan defeated Leander Paes and Radek Štěpánek 6–3, 6–4 in the final to capture the title.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor (first round)
  * Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (champions)
  * Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău (third round)
  * Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (first round)
  * Leander Paes / Radek Štěpánek (final)
  * Marcel Granollers / Marc López (semifinals, retired)
  * Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić (first round)
  * Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna (first round)
  * Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / Jean-Julien Rojer (semifinals)
  * Jürgen Melzer/ Philipp Petzschner (second round)
  * Jonathan Marray / Frederik Nielsen (second round)
  * Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo (third round)
  * David Marrero / Fernando Verdasco (first round)
  * Colin Fleming / Ross Hutchins (third round)
  * Alexander Peya / Bruno Soares (quarterfinals)
  * Santiago González / Scott Lipsky (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
  
  ### Final rounds
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 15 | Alexander Peya Bruno Soares | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Marcel Granollers Marc López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Marcel Granollers Marc López | 6 | 6 | 6 | Marcel Granollers Marc López | $6^r$ | | | | | |
  | | | | | 5 | Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Julian Knowle Filip Polášek | 2 | 4 | 5 | Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek | 6 | | | | | |
  | 5 | Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek | 6 | 6 | | | | | 5 | Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek | 3 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | 2 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 6 |
  | 9 | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Jean-Julien Rojer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 6 |
  | WC | Christian Harrison Ryan Harrison | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Christian Harrison Ryan Harrison | 2 | 3 | 9 | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Jean-Julien Rojer | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | 2 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut | $6^2$ | $6^4$ | 2 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 2 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | M Mirnyi D Nestor | 6 | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Johnson J Sock | 1 | $7^7$ | 6 | WC | S Johnson J Sock | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Norman A Waske | 3 | 6 | $6^5$ | | F Čermák M Mertiňák | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Čermák M Mertiňák | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | F Čermák M Mertiňák | $7^7$ | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | |
  | | J Blake S Querrey | 1 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | 15 | A Peya B Soares | $6^5$ | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | TC Huey D Inglot | 6 | $7^9$ | | | TC Huey D Inglot | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Murray A Sá | 2 | 2 | | 15 | A Peya B Soares | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | A Peya B Soares | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | A Peya B Soares | 3 | 4 |
  | 10/WC | J Melzer P Petzschner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Granollers M López | 6 | 6 |
  | | A Fisher J Kerr | 3 | 4 | | 10/WC | J Melzer P Petzschner | $6^3$ | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Brunström J Cerretani | 6 | 4 | 3 | | J Delgado K Skupski | $7^7$ | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Delgado K Skupski | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Delgado K Skupski | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | Ł Kubot M Youzhny | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | M Granollers M López | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | B Becker J Nieminen | 1 | 4 | | | Ł Kubot M Youzhny | 5 | $7^9$ | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Chardy M Kližan | 4 | 2 | | 6 | M Granollers M López | 7 | $6^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | M Granollers M López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | R Lindstedt H Tecău | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Bracciali H Zeballos | $6^4$ | 4 | 3 | R Lindstedt H Tecău | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Ramírez Hidalgo A Ramos | 1 | 3 | | B Paire É Roger-Vasselin | $7^7$ | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Paire É Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | R Lindstedt H Tecău | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | | S Stakhovsky V Troicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Knowle F Polášek | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
  | | M Kohlmann B Phau | 3 | 4 | | S Stakhovsky V Troicki | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Knowle F Polášek | 6 | 6 | | J Knowle F Polášek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | D Marrero F Verdasco | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Knowle F Polášek | 2 | 4 |
  | 11 | J Marray F Nielsen | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | L Paes R Štěpánek | 6 | 6 |
  | | F Cipolla F Fognini | 5 | 3 | 11 | J Marray F Nielsen | 1 | $7^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Levine M Matosevic | 6 | 6 | | J Levine M Matosevic | 6 | $6^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | C Buchanan B Klahn | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | J Levine M Matosevic | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
  | Alt | T Bellucci J Souza | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | 5 | L Paes R Štěpánek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | I Karlović F Moser | $6^4$ | $6^5$ | Alt | T Bellucci J Souza | 5 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Brown C Kas | 3 | 3 | 5 | L Paes R Štěpánek | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | L Paes R Štěpánek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | M Bhupathi R Bopanna | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Ebden B Tomic | 6 | $7^7$ | | | M Ebden B Tomic | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Bogomolov Jr. R Klaasen | 6 | 6 | | | A Bogomolov Jr. R Klaasen | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Ito G Soeda | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | A Bogomolov Jr. R Klaasen | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | C Berlocq L Mayer | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | 9 | A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | L Dlouhý A Dolgopolov | 3 | $6^4$ | | | C Berlocq L Mayer | $1^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Kukushkin Y-h Lu | | | | 9 | A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer | 6 | 6 |
  | 14 | C Fleming R Hutchins | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | C Harrison R Harrison | 2 | 3 |
  | | B Kavčič J Zopp | $6^3$ | 1 | | 14 | C Fleming R Hutchins | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Emmrich I Sijsling | 6 | 1 | $6^3$ | | B Baker R Ram | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Baker R Ram | 2 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | 14 | C Fleming R Hutchins | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | M Elgin D Istomin | $6^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | WC | C Harrison R Harrison | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | J Erlich A Ram | $7^7$ | 6 | | | J Erlich A Ram | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | C Harrison R Harrison | $7^7$ | 2 | $7^9$ | WC | C Harrison R Harrison | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | $6^3$ | 6 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | M Llodra N Zimonjić | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | N Monroe D Young | 5 | 6 | 6 | WC | N Monroe D Young | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Benneteau N Mahut | 6 | 6 | | | J Benneteau N Mahut | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Sa Ratiwatana So Ratiwatana | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | J Benneteau N Mahut | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | B Reynolds M Russell | 4 | 6 | $6^7$ | | | | | 12 | I Dodig M Melo | $6^2$ | 3 | | | | | |
  | WC | D Novikov M Redlicki | 6 | 2 | $7^9$ | WC | D Novikov M Redlicki | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | JS Cabal R Farah | 3 | 4 | | 12 | I Dodig M Melo | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | I Dodig M Melo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Benneteau N Mahut | $6^2$ | $6^4$ |
  | 16 | S González S Lipsky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Bryan M Bryan | $7^7$ | $7^7$ |
  | | R Haase A Seppi | 2 | 3 | | 16 | S González S Lipsky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Andújar G García-López | 1 | 6 | 6 | | P Andújar G García-López | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Knowles X Malisse | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | 16 | S González S Lipsky | $7^8$ | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | |
  | | E Butorac P Hanley | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | B Bryan M Bryan | $6^6$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | J Hájek L Lacko | 5 | 3 | | | E Butorac P Hanley | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Darcis D Goffin | 1 | 4 | | 2 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  