2012 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
2012 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champions	Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna
Runners-up	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski
Score	6–4, 3–6, [10–5]
Draw	16
Seeds	4

Main article: 2012 Dubai Tennis Championships

Sergiy Stakhovsky and Mikhail Youzhny were the defending champions but decided not to participate together. Stakhovsky plays alongside Michael Kohlmann, while Youzhny partners up with Marcos Baghdatis. Both pairs, however, lost in the quarterfinals and first round, respectively, to Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna defeated Fyrstenberg and Matkowski 6–4, 3–6, [10–5] in the final to win the title.

Seeds

1. Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić (quarterfinals)
2. Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău (quarterfinals)
3. Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (final)
4. Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna (champions)

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							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	M Llodra N Zimonjić	6	6
	WC	M İlhan M Jaziri	1	3				1	M Llodra N Zimonjić	63	62
	WC	M Ghareeb A Maqdas	4	1					J Knowle A Peya	77	77
		J Knowle A Peya	6	6												J Knowle A Peya	62	67
	4	M Bhupathi R Bopanna	6	7											4	M Bhupathi R Bopanna	77	79
		L Dlouhý A Dolgopolov	4	5				4	M Bhupathi R Bopanna	6	6
		A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer	6	612	[6]				P Hanley J Murray	3	3
		P Hanley J Murray	4	714	[10]																	4	M Bhupathi R Bopanna	6	3	[10]
		M Kohlmann S Stakhovsky	7	6																		3	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	4	6	[5]
		J Cerretani I Ljubičić	5	4					M Kohlmann S Stakhovsky	64	3
		M Baghdatis M Youzhny	2	5				3	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	77	6
	3	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	6	7											3	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	6	3	[10]
		J Erlich A Ram	6	7												J Erlich A Ram	4	6	[4]
		S Lipsky R Ram	3	5					J Erlich A Ram	6	6
		L Paes J Tipsarević	4	5				2	R Lindstedt H Tecău	1	2
	2	R Lindstedt H Tecău	6	7

External links

• Main draw