▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics , ▁the ▁Indian ▁pair ▁( V ish nu ▁V ard han ) ▁lost ▁to ▁French ▁team ▁Mich a ël ▁L l od ra ▁and ▁Jo - Wil fried ▁Ts ong a , ▁ 6 – 7 , ▁ 6 – 4 , ▁ 3 – 6 . ▁ ▁Pa es ▁and ▁Š t ě p á nek ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁final s ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁US ▁Open ▁after ▁their ▁Spanish ▁oppon ents , ▁Marcel ▁Gran oll ers ▁and ▁Marc ▁López , ▁retired ▁because ▁of ▁injury . ▁However ▁the ▁du o ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁US ▁Open ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁the ▁Bry an ▁brothers . ▁ ▁Pa es ▁and ▁Š t ě p á nek ▁k icked ▁off ▁the ▁ATP ▁World ▁Tour ▁Final s ▁with ▁a ▁win ▁against ▁Pakistan ' s ▁A is am - ul - Ha q ▁Aqu af resh ▁and ▁Dutch man ▁Jean ▁Jul ien ▁Ro jer , ▁ 6 – 4 , ▁ 7 – 5 . ▁They ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁semif inals , ▁where ▁they ▁were ▁elimin ated ▁by ▁event ual ▁run ners - up ▁Bh up ath i ▁and ▁R oh an ▁B op anna . ▁▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁ ▁Pa es / Š t ě p á nek ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁US ▁Open , ▁defe ating ▁Alexander ▁P ey a ▁and ▁Bruno ▁So ares ▁ 6 – 1 , ▁ 6 – 3 . ▁This