2006 French Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
2006 French Open
Champion	Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi
Runner-up	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
Final score	6–7(5), 6–4, 7–5

Jonas Björkman and Max Mirnyi were the defending champions, and successfully defended their title by defeating top seeds The Bryan Brothers in the final. It was Björkman's ninth and final Grand Slam title.

Schedule

Round	Dates
First Round	May 31 and June 1, 2006
Second Round	June 2 and June 3, 2006
Third Round	June 4, 2006.
Quarterfinals	June 5 and June 6, 2006
Semifinals	June 8, 2006
Final	June 10, 2006

Seeds

1. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (Finals)
2. Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi (Champions)
3. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (Second Round)
4. Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett (Second Round)
5. Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (Second Round)
6. Fabrice Santoro / Nenad Zimonjić (First Round)
7. Martin Damm / Leander Paes (First Round)
8. Simon Aspelin / Todd Perry (Second Round)
9. Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (Second Round)
10. František Čermák / Leoš Friedl (Second Round)
11. Julian Knowle / Jürgen Melzer (Third Round)
12. José Acasuso / Sebastián Prieto (Second Round)
13. Lukáš Dlouhý / Pavel Vízner (Semifinals)
14. Michaël Llodra / Olivier Rochus (Third Round)
15. Andrei Pavel / Alexander Waske (Semifinals)
16. Thomas Johansson / Wesley Moodie (Second Round)

• Only six seeds made it past the second round.

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Bob Bryan   Mike Bryan	6	6
		Julien Benneteau   Nicolas Mahut	3	1
								1	Bob Bryan   Mike Bryan	6	7
								15	Andrei Pavel   Alexander Waske	3	6^6
	15	Andrei Pavel   Alexander Waske	2	6	6
		Mahesh Bhupathi   Xavier Malisse	6	2	1
															1	Bob Bryan   Mike Bryan	7	4	5
															2	Jonas Björkman   Max Mirnyi	6^5	6	7
		Alexander Peya   Björn Phau	6^4	6^3
	13	Lukáš Dlouhý   Pavel Vízner	7	7
								13	Lukáš Dlouhý   Pavel Vízner	3	3
								2	Jonas Björkman   Max Mirnyi	6	6
		Alberto Martín   Potito Starace
	2	Jonas Björkman   Max Mirnyi	w	/	o

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6
		D Sanguinetti A Seppi	3	1				1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6
	ALT	J Auckland A Murray	6	6				ALT	J Auckland A Murray	1	3
		A Fisher J Kerr	2	4											1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6
		T Berdych J Novák	2	2												I Ljubičić U Vico	3	4
		I Ljubičić U Vico	6	6					I Ljubičić U Vico	7	6
		G Galimberti P Srichaphan	6^3	3				16	T Johansson W Moodie	5	0
	16	T Johansson W Moodie	7	6																		1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6
	10	F Čermák L Friedl	6	6																			J Benneteau N Mahut	3	1
		N Healey J Thomas	4	3				10	F Čermák L Friedl	6^9	4
	WC	T Ascione F Serra	3	0					J Benneteau N Mahut	7	6
		J Benneteau N Mahut	6	6												J Benneteau N Mahut	3	6	6
		J Landsberg R Söderling	2	r												J Tipsarević M Youzhny	6	3	2
		J Hernych D Škoch	6						J Hernych D Škoch	5	4
		J Tipsarević M Youzhny	6	7					J Tipsarević M Youzhny	7	6
	7	M Damm L Paes	1	6^4

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	P Hanley K Ullyett	6	3	6
		F López F Verdasco	2	6	3			4	P Hanley K Ullyett	6^4	6	10
		T Parrott V Spadea	6	6^15	8				T Parrott V Spadea	7	4	12
		T Cibulec J Levinský	3	7	6											T Parrott V Spadea	3	3
	WC	J-F Bachelot S Robert	7	7											15	A Pavel A Waske	6	6
		G Carraz A Dupuis	6^5	5				WC	J-F Bachelot S Robert	1	3
		J Coetzee J Gimelstob	4	6^3				15	A Pavel A Waske	6	6
	15	A Pavel A Waske	6	7																		15	A Pavel A Waske	2	6	6
	12	J Acasuso S Prieto	6	6																			M Bhupathi X Malisse	6	2	1
		T Phillips D Tursunov	4	4				12	J Acasuso S Prieto	4	3
		M Bhupathi X Malisse	6	6					M Bhupathi X Malisse	6	6
		G Müller C Rochus	2	2												M Bhupathi X Malisse	6	6
		Y Allegro S Wawrinka	1	6	6											Y Allegro S Wawrinka	3	1
		JI Chela E Massa	6	1	3				Y Allegro S Wawrinka	6	7
		D Bracciali F Volandri	3	4				5	J Erlich A Ram	4	6^3
	5	J Erlich A Ram	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	6	F Santoro N Zimonjić	5	5
		A Peya B Phau	7	7					A Peya B Phau	6	7
		P-H Mathieu G Monfils	3	6	3				P Pála R Vik	3	6^3
		P Pála R Vik	6	3	6											A Peya B Phau	w	/	o
	WC	N Devilder O Patience	5	7	6										11	J Knowle J Melzer
		K Vliegen R Wassen	7	6^2	8				K Vliegen R Wassen	3	1
		D Ferrer F Vicente	2	2				11	J Knowle J Melzer	6	6
	11	J Knowle J Melzer	6	6																			A Peya B Phau	6^4	6^3
	13	L Dlouhý P Vízner	4	7	6																	13	L Dlouhý P Vízner	7	7
		C Kas P Petzschner	6	6^3	4			13	L Dlouhý P Vízner	6	7
	WC	M Gicquel G Simon	4	4					O Marach C Suk	4	6^6
		O Marach C Suk	6	6											13	L Dlouhý P Vízner	6	7
		D Hrbatý M Mertiňák	6	2	8											D Hrbatý M Mertiňák	4	6^5
		G Rusedski T Zíb	1	6	6				D Hrbatý M Mertiňák	6	6
		C Haggard I Karlović	2	6^4				3	M Knowles D Nestor	4	3
	3	M Knowles D Nestor	6	7

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	8	S Aspelin T Perry	6
		JM del Potro G Gaudio	3	r				8	S Aspelin T Perry	4	4
		M Kohlmann R Schüttler	2	1					A Martín P Starace	6	6
		A Martín P Starace	6	6												A Martín P Starace	6	6
	WC	J Haehnel A Sidorenko	7	3	6										WC	J Haehnel A Sidorenko	3	2
		N Djokovic L Zovko	5	6	4			WC	J Haehnel A Sidorenko	7	7
		B Pašanski B Reynolds	4	6	6			9	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	6^4	6^3
	9	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	6	4	8																		A Martín P Starace
	14	M Llodra O Rochus	6	6																		2	J Björkman M Mirnyi	w	/	o
		W Arthurs L Hewitt	1	1				14	M Llodra O Rochus	w	/	o
		N Almagro A Portas	6	6					N Almagro A Portas
		L Arnold Ker M García	3	4											14	M Llodra O Rochus	6^3	4
	WC	J Chardy J Ouanna	4	6	5										2	J Björkman M Mirnyi	7	6
		S Huss H Levy	6	2	7				S Huss H Levy	1	2
		R Lindstedt J Nieminen	3	3				2	J Björkman M Mirnyi	6	6
	2	J Björkman M Mirnyi	6	6

External links

• Main Draw