2011 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
2011 Australian Open
Champion	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
Runner-up	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
Final score	6–3, 6–4

Bob and Mike Bryan, the two-time defending champions in this event, successfully defended their title. They defeated Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes 6–3, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

1. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (Champions)
2. Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor (Semifinals)
3. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (Final)
4. Łukasz Kubot / Oliver Marach (Quarterfinals)
5. Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (Quarterfinals)
6. Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner (Quarterfinals)
7. Lukáš Dlouhý / Paul Hanley (First round)
8. Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić (Quarterfinals)
9. Wesley Moodie / Dick Norman (First round)
10. Rohan Bopanna / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (Third round)
11. Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău (First round, retired)
12. Mark Knowles / Michal Mertiňák (Second round)
13. Marcel Granollers / Tommy Robredo (Third round)
14. Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (Second round)
15. Nicolás Almagro / Marc López (First round)
16. Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares (First 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	6	7
	6	Jürgen Melzer   Philipp Petzschner	3	6^7
								1	Bob Bryan   Mike Bryan	6	6
									Eric Butorac   Jean-Julien Rojer	3	2
	4	Łukasz Kubot   Oliver Marach	3	4
		Eric Butorac   Jean-Julien Rojer	6	6
															1	Bob Bryan   Mike Bryan	6	6
															3	Mahesh Bhupathi   Leander Paes	3	4
	8	Michaël Llodra   Nenad Zimonjić	4	4
	3	Mahesh Bhupathi   Leander Paes	6	6
								3	Mahesh Bhupathi   Leander Paes	7	4	6
								2	Max Mirnyi   Daniel Nestor	6^5	6	3
	5	Mariusz Fyrstenberg   Marcin Matkowski	6^3	3
	2	Max Mirnyi   Daniel Nestor	7	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	3	6
		S Lipsky R Ram	3	6	4			1	B Bryan M Bryan	7	6
		F Čermak C Kas	4	5					C Berlocq P Riba	6^6	3
		C Berlocq P Riba	6	7											1	B Bryan M Bryan	7	6
		B Becker M Kohlmann	7	7												B Becker M Kohlmann	5	2
	Alt	Sa Ratiwatana So Ratiwatana	5	5					B Becker M Kohlmann	6	6
		F Polášek I Zelenay	6	4	6				F Polášek I Zelenay	4	4
	16	M Melo B Soares	4	6	2																	1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	7
	9	W Moodie D Norman	4	0																		6	J Melzer P Petzschner	3	6^7
		X Malisse J Murray	6	6					X Malisse J Murray	6	4	3
		B Phau J Tipsarević	6	6					B Phau J Tipsarević	3	6	6
		I Ljubičić L Zovko	1	4												B Phau J Tipsarević	3	2
		M Berrer F Mayer	6	6											6	J Melzer P Petzschner	6	6
	Alt	R Junaid T Kamke	3	2					M Berrer F Mayer	3	1
		B Dabul S Giraldo	6^3	1				6	J Melzer P Petzschner	6	6
	6	J Melzer P Petzschner	7	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	Ł Kubot O Marach	6	6
		J Brunström S Huss	3	3				4	Ł Kubot O Marach	6	6
	WC	M Ebden P Luczak	6^4	6	3			WC	S Groth G Jones	1	3
	WC	S Groth G Jones	7	3	6										4	Ł Kubot O Marach	6	6
		A Fisher J Kerr	4	4												D Bracciali P Starace	3	1
		I Dodig J Nieminen	6	6					I Dodig J Nieminen	4	4
		D Bracciali P Starace	1	7	7				D Bracciali P Starace	6	6
	15	N Almagro M López	6	6^3	5																	4	Ł Kubot O Marach	3	4
	12	M Knowles M Mertiňák	6	7																			E Butorac J-J Rojer	6	6
		T Gabashvili M Kukushkin	4	6^5				12	M Knowles M Mertiňák	6^3	0
		A Golubev D Istomin	7	4	0				E Butorac J-J Rojer	7	6
		E Butorac J-J Rojer	6^4	6	6											E Butorac J-J Rojer	6	6
		JI Chela L Mayer	5	3												D Marrero R Ramírez Hidalgo	3	4
		S Stakhovsky M Youzhny	7	6					S Stakhovsky M Youzhny	6	4	4
		D Marrero R Ramírez Hidalgo	6	1	6				D Marrero R Ramírez Hidalgo	2	6	6
	7	L Dlouhý P Hanley	4	6	1

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	8	M Llodra N Zimonjić	6	6
		K Anderson V Hănescu	3	4				8	M Llodra N Zimonjić	6	6
		P Andújar D Gimeno-Traver	7	7					P Andújar D Gimeno-Traver	3	2
		P Cuevas E Schwank	6^5	5											8	M Llodra N Zimonjić	3	7	7
		T Parrott K Skupski	6^6	3											10	R Bopanna A-u-H Qureshi	6	6^6	6^3
		J Chardy A Clément	7	6					J Chardy A Clément	3	6	4
		F Ferreiro A Sá	3	0				10	R Bopanna A-u-H Qureshi	6	4	6
	10	R Bopanna A-u-H Qureshi	6	6																		8	M Llodra N Zimonjić	4	4
	13	M Granollers T Robredo	6	6																		3	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6
		É Roger-Vasselin G Simon	1	1				13	M Granollers T Robredo	7	6
		A Dolgopolov J Hájek	6	6^4	6				A Dolgopolov J Hájek	5	3
		F Fognini L Lacko	3	7	2										13	M Granollers T Robredo	4	6	4
		F López J Mónaco	3	6	6										3	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	4	6
	WC	M Matosevic J Millman	6	0	1				F López J Mónaco	6^2	4
		I Karlović D Vemić	7	3	0			3	M Bhupathi L Paes	7	6
	3	M Bhupathi L Paes	5	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	5	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	6	7
		G García-López A Montañés	3	5				5	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	6	6
		Y-h Lu R Schüttler	7	7					Y-h Lu R Schüttler	2	3
		S Aspelin A Peya	6^5	6^5											5	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	6	4	6
		D Brown R Wassen	6	6											WC	C Ebelthite A Feeney	1	6	4
		D Tursunov M Zverev	2	3					D Brown R Wassen	3	6	2
	WC	C Ebelthite A Feeney	4	0				WC	C Ebelthite A Feeney	6	3	6
	11	R Lindstedt H Tecău	6	1	r																	5	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	6^3	3
	14	J Erlich A Ram	4	6	6																	2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	7	6
		C Fleming R Hutchins	6	2	2			14	J Erlich A Ram	6^7	7	2
	WC	J Lemke M Reid	4	6^4				WC	C Ball C Guccione	7	6^3	6
	WC	C Ball C Guccione	6	7											WC	C Ball C Guccione	4	5
		D Sela A Seppi	6^2	6	6^5										2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6	7
		S González P Marx	7	3	7				S González P Marx	3	4
	WC	J Duckworth B Mitchell	3	3				2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6	6
	2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6	6

References

• Source for the draw at australianopen.com