2012 Australian Open – Women's doubles

Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva defeated Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci in the final, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 to win the women's doubles tennis title at the 2012 Australian Open.

Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta were the defending champions, but lost to Kuznetsova and Zvonareva in the third round.

Seeds
• # 🇨🇿 Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik (second round, retired)

• # 🇺🇸 Liezel Huber / 🇺🇸 Lisa Raymond (quarterfinals)

• # 🇺🇸 Vania King / 🇰🇿 Yaroslava Shvedova (quarterfinals)

• # 🇦🇷 Gisela Dulko / 🇮🇹 Flavia Pennetta (third round)

• # 🇷🇺 Maria Kirilenko / 🇷🇺 Nadia Petrova (third round, retired)

• # 🇮🇳 Sania Mirza / 🇷🇺 Elena Vesnina (semifinals)

• # 🇨🇿 Andrea Hlaváčková / 🇨🇿 Lucie Hradecká (semifinals)

• # 🇸🇰 Daniela Hantuchová / 🇵🇱 Agnieszka Radwańska (third round)

• # Natalie Grandin / 🇨🇿 Vladimíra Uhlířová (second round)

• # 🇨🇿 Iveta Benešová / 🇨🇿 Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (second round)

• # 🇮🇹 Sara Errani / 🇮🇹 Roberta Vinci (final)

• # 🇦🇺 Jarmila Gajdošová / 🇺🇸 Bethanie Mattek-Sands (third round)

• # 🇪🇸 Nuria Llagostera Vives / 🇪🇸 Arantxa Parra Santonja (second round)

• # Hsieh Su-wei / 🇰🇿 Galina Voskoboeva (second round)

• # 🇺🇸 Raquel Kops-Jones / 🇺🇸 Abigail Spears (first round)

• # 🇷🇺 Vera Dushevina / 🇮🇱 Shahar Pe'er (second round)