2008 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
2008 Australian Open
Champion	Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram
Runner-up	Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra
Final score	7–5, 7–6^(7–4)

Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles.

Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram won in the final 7–5, 7–6(4), against Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra.

Seeds

1. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (Quarterfinals)
2. Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić (Quarterfinals)
3. Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle (First round)
4. Martin Damm / Pavel Vízner (Quarterfinals)
5. Paul Hanley / Leander Paes (Second round)
6. Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles (Semifinals)
7. Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra (Final)
8. Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (Champions)
9. František Čermák / Lukáš Dlouhý (Third round)
10. Eric Butorac / Kevin Ullyett (Third round)
11. Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (Third round)
12. Max Mirnyi / Jamie Murray (First round)
13. Marcelo Melo / André Sá (First round)
14. Julien Benneteau / Nicolas Mahut (Third round)
15. Christopher Kas / Rogier Wassen (Third round)
16. Leoš Friedl / David Škoch (Second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Bob Bryan   Mike Bryan	3	7	6^5
	6	Mahesh Bhupathi   Mark Knowles	6	5	7^7
								6	Mahesh Bhupathi   Mark Knowles	4	4
								8	Jonathan Erlich   Andy Ram	6	6
		Marc Gicquel   Fabrice Santoro	4	1
	8	Jonathan Erlich   Andy Ram	6	6
															8	Jonathan Erlich   Andy Ram	7	7^7
															7	Arnaud Clément   Michaël Llodra	5	6^4
		Jeff Coetzee   Wesley Moodie	7	5	6
	4	Martin Damm   Pavel Vízner	5	7	4
									Jeff Coetzee   Wesley Moodie	3	6^9
								7	Arnaud Clément   Michaël Llodra	6	7^11
	7	Arnaud Clément   Michaël Llodra	6	6
	2	Daniel Nestor   Nenad Zimonjić	4	4

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6
		M González J Mónaco	3	2				1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6
		C Berlocq A Seppi	7	2	3				N Almagro N Massú	3	4
		N Almagro N Massú	5	6	6										1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6
		P Pála M Vassallo Argüello	6	7	4										14	J Benneteau N Mahut	3	4
		R de Voest C Haggard	7	6	6				R de Voest C Haggard	1	1
		M García O Marach	6	1	2			14	J Benneteau N Mahut	6	6
	14	J Benneteau N Mahut	2	6	6																	1	B Bryan M Bryan	3	7	6
	11	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	5	6	6																	6	M Bhupathi M Knowles	6	5	7
		G García López F Verdasco	7	4	3			11	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	7^7	6^5	6
		T Johansson A Pavel	3	6	6				T Johansson A Pavel	6^3	7^7	4
	WC	A Coelho B Klein	6	3	3										11	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	3	2
		H Levy D Sela	3	5											6	M Bhupathi M Knowles	6	6
		Y Allegro K Vliegen	6	7					Y Allegro K Vliegen	1	4
		M Youzhny M Zverev	6^10	4				6	M Bhupathi M Knowles	6	6
	6	M Bhupathi M Knowles	7^12	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	3	S Aspelin J Knowle	4	6	2
		R Lindstedt J Nieminen	6	4	6				R Lindstedt J Nieminen	6^3	6	3
		H Armando X Malisse	4	3					M Gicquel F Santoro	7^7	3	6
		M Gicquel F Santoro	6	6												M Gicquel F Santoro	6	6
	WC	C Ball A Feeney	6	6												C Ball A Feeney	4	2
	WC	C Guccione P Luczak	3	2				WC	C Ball A Feeney	7^7	3	6
	WC	C Ebelthite N Lindahl	7	3	6			16	L Friedl D Škoch	6^4	6	3
	16	L Friedl D Škoch	5	6	7																		M Gicquel F Santoro	4	1
	9	F Čermák L Dlouhý	6	6																		8	J Erlich A Ram	6	6
		S Darcis O Rochus	2	3				9	F Čermák L Dlouhý	7^7	7^7
		M Granollers-Pujol S Ventura	7	6					M Granollers-Pujol S Ventura	6^5	6^5
		R Kendrick J Thomas	6	4											9	F Čermák L Dlouhý	5	3
		S Lipsky D Martin	6	6											8	J Erlich A Ram	7	6
		Ó Hernández Montañés	2	4					S Lipsky D Martin	6^4	0
		A Roddick D Tursunov	5	3				8	J Erlich A Ram	7^7	6
	8	J Erlich A Ram	7	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	5	P Hanley L Paes	7^7	7^7
		L Horna S Koubek	6^2	6^5				5	P Hanley L Paes	3	6	6^6
		J Auckland S Querrey	1	6^4					R Bopanna R Ram	6	3	7^8
		R Bopanna R Ram	6	7^7												R Bopanna R Ram	6	4	3
		J Coetzee W Moodie	6	6												J Coetzee W Moodie	3	6	6
		R Schüttler J Tipsarević	3	4					J Coetzee W Moodie	6	6
		É Roger-Vasselin G Simon	7	1	6				É Roger-Vasselin G Simon	2	3
	12	M Mirnyi J Murray	6	6	3																		J Coetzee W Moodie	7	5	6
	13	M Melo A Sá	6^11	7^7	4																	4	M Damm P Vízner	5	7	4
		L Arnold Ker F López	7^13	6^4	6				L Arnold Ker F López	w/o
		J Acasuso S Roitman	4	4					W Eschauer F Mayer
		W Eschauer F Mayer	6	6												L Arnold Ker F López	4	5
		S Grosjean J-W Tsonga	6	6											4	M Damm P Vízner	6	7
		F Dancevic S Huss	2	3					S Grosjean J-W Tsonga	3	6	3
		J Kerr T Perry	6	1	2			4	M Damm P Vízner	6	4	6
	4	M Damm P Vízner	3	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	7	A Clément M Llodra	7^7	6
		S Ratiwatana S Ratiwatana	6^4	4				7	A Clément M Llodra	6	6
		S Bolelli F Volandri	6	1	6^3				F Fognini I Ljubičić	2	3
		F Fognini I Ljubičić	4	6	7^7										7	A Clément M Llodra	6	6
		JP Brzezicki A Calleri	7^7	6											10	E Butorac K Ullyett	4	4
		J Isner I Karlović	6^3	3					JP Brzezicki A Calleri
		T Cibulec L Zovko	3	1				10	E Butorac K Ullyett	w/o
	10	E Butorac K Ullyett	6	6																		7	A Clément M Llodra	6	6
	15	C Kas R Wassen	6	6^1	6																	2	D Nestor N Zimonjić	4	4
	WC	S Groth J Sirianni	3	7^7	3			15	C Kas R Wassen	6	6
	WC	N Healey R Smeets	7	3	3				H-t Lee F Serra	1	2
		H-t Lee F Serra	5	6	6										15	C Kas R Wassen	4	4
		J Levinský M Mertiňák	6^3	3											2	D Nestor N Zimonjić	6	6
		J Melzer A Peya	7^7	6					J Melzer A Peya	2	3
	WC	A Jones G Jones	4	1				2	D Nestor N Zimonjić	6	6
	2	D Nestor N Zimonjić	6	6

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