2012 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's invitation doubles

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Gentlemen's invitation doubles
2012 Wimbledon Championships
Champions Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greg Rusedski
Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro
Runners-up Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Philippoussis
Final score6–7(3–7), 6–4, [11–9]
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women seniors
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Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis were the defending champions but were eliminated in the round robin.

Contents

Greg Rusedski and Fabrice Santoro defeated Thomas Enqvist and Mark Philippoussis in the final, 6–7(3–7), 6–4, [11–9] to win the gentlemen's invitation doubles tennis title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships.

Draw

Key

Final

Final
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greg Rusedski
Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro
636[11]
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Philippoussis
774 [9]

Group A

  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eltingh
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Haarhuis
Flag of the United States.svg Gimelstob
Flag of the United States.svg Martin
Flag of Croatia.svg Ivanišević
Flag of France.svg Pioline
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rusedski
Flag of France.svg Santoro
RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jacco Eltingh
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Paul Haarhuis
6–4, 6–46–2, 6–35–7, 6–2, [7–10]2–15–236–232
Flag of the United States.svg Justin Gimelstob
Flag of the United States.svg Todd Martin
4–6, 4–63–6, 6–7(4–7)5–7, 4–60–30–626–384
Flag of Croatia.svg Goran Ivanišević
Flag of France.svg Cédric Pioline
2–6, 3–66–3, 7–6(7–4)3–6, 4–61–22–425–333
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greg Rusedski
Flag of France.svg Fabrice Santoro
7–5, 2–6, [10–7]7–5, 6–46–3, 6–43–06–135–281

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

Group B

  Flag of Sweden.svg Björkman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Woodbridge
Flag of Sweden.svg Enqvist
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Philippoussis
Flag of South Africa.svg Ferreira
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wilkinson
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Krajicek
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Petchey
RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Woodbridge
5–7, 2–64–6, 6–1, [10–12]6–2, 4–6, [10–8]1–23–529–282
Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Enqvist
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Philippoussis
7–5, 6–26–3, 6–46–3, 6–43–06–037–211
Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Ferreira
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Wilkinson
6–4, 1–6, [12–10]3–6, 4–66–4, 1–6, [6–10]1–23–522–334
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Richard Krajicek
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Petchey
2–6, 6–4, [8–10]3–6, 4–64–6, 6–1, [10–6]1–23–526–303

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

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