title: 2012 China Open – Men's doubles
text: # 2012 China Open – Men's doubles
  
  Michaël Llodra and Nenad Zimonjić were the defending champions but decided not to participate. Bob and Mike Bryan won the title, defeating Carlos Berlocq and Denis Istomin 6–3, 6–2 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (champions)
  * Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor (first round)
  * Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău (quarterfinals)
  * Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (first 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
  
  ### Draw
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Andújar F López | 1 | $6^5$ | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Mayer A Seppi | $7^{10}$ | 3 | [9] | | A Dolgopolov Ł Kubot | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Dolgopolov Ł Kubot | $6^8$ | 6 | [11] | | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | w/o | | | | | |
  | 4 | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | M Čilić M Matosevic | | | | | | |
  | | T Haas J Melzer | 6 | 6 | | | T Haas J Melzer | 6 | 3 | [10] | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Čilić M Matosevic | $6^2$ | 6 | [10] | | M Čilić M Matosevic | 2 | 6 | [12] | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Anderson S Querrey | $7^7$ | 1 | [4] | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 |
  | WC | Y Chang Z Li | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Alt | C Berlocq D Istomin | 3 | 2 |
  | | C Fleming R Hutchins | 6 | 6 | | | C Fleming R Hutchins | $6^3$ | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Marrero F Verdasco | $6^3$ | 3 | | 3 | R Lindstedt H Tecău | $7^7$ | 2 | [5] | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | R Lindstedt H Tecău | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | C Fleming R Hutchins | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  | WC | M Gong Z Zhang | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | Alt | C Berlocq D Istomin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | M Bhupathi R Bopanna | 6 | 6 | | | M Bhupathi R Bopanna | 2 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | C Berlocq D Istomin | 1 | 6 | [12] | Alt | C Berlocq D Istomin | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | M Mirnyi D Nestor | 6 | 3 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  