Defending gold medalists Serena Williams and Venus Williams of the United States successfully defended their title, defeating the Czech Republic's Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the gold medal in Women's Doubles tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The Williams sisters did not drop a set en route to their third gold medal in doubles, becoming the first players in tennis history to win four Olympic gold medals, with the pairing also winning the doubles golds in 2000 and 2008, and Venus winning the 2000 singles and Serena winning the 2012 singles events. In the bronze medal match, Russia's Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova defeated the United States' Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1.
The tournament was held from 28 July to 5 August on the grass courts of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London of the United Kingdom.
All matches were the best of three sets, with tie-breaks used for the first two sets of each match.
Calendar JulyAugust282930311234511:3011:3011:3011:3011:3011:3012:0012:0012:00Round of 32Round of 32Round of 16Round of 16Round of 16QuarterfinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsBronze medal matchGold medal match
Seeds The top seeded team received a bye into the second round.
Draw
Key
INV = Tripartite invitation IP = ITF place Alt = Alternate
w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted
Finals
Top half
Bottom half
References Women's Doubles Draw