Peng Shuai and Zheng Jie were the defending champions but decided not to defend the title together.
Peng chose to play with Sabine Lisicki while Zheng played with Hsieh Su-wei. Both lost in the first round.
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci won the title by defeating Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 6–2, 7–5 in the final.

Women's doubles
2012 Italian Open
Final
ChampionsItaly Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci
Runners-upRussia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
Score6–2, 7–5
Details
Draw28
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds

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The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1.   Liezel Huber /   Lisa Raymond (semifinals)
  2.   Květa Peschke /   Katarina Srebotnik (second round)
  3.   Sara Errani /   Roberta Vinci (champions)
  4.   Andrea Hlaváčková /   Anastasia Rodionova (withdrew because of a right thigh injury for Hlaváčková)
  5.   Maria Kirilenko /   Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
  6.   Julia Görges /   Vania King (second round)
  7.   Natalie Grandin /   Vladimíra Uhlířová (second round)
  8.   Raquel Kops-Jones /   Abigail Spears (first round)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1 1 3
3 6 6
3 6 7
  2 5
  6 6
  3 3

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 6 6
6 6 1 3
2 1 1 w/o
WC 2 2
6 6 6 6
0 2 7 3 2
7 6 6 1 1 3
3 6 6
3 6 6
6 6 3 4
4 2 3 7 6
6 6 5 5 2
0 1 2 5
3 3 5 6 7
5 6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 3 1
6 6 3 6 [10]
WC w/o WC 6 1 [5]
2 2
5 68 6 6
7 710 6 6
Alt 4 2
6 6
6 7 6 3 3
5 2 6 3 63
1 6 [11] 6 77
6 3 [9] w/o
3 4
6 6 6 6
2 2 4
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