2006 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

2006 Australian Open
2005 champions   Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett
Champions   Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Runners-up   Martin Damm
Leander Paes
Final score   4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    men      mixed
WC Singles    men    women    quad
WC Doubles    men    women    quad

First-seeded Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan defeated seventh-seeded Martin Damm and Leander Paes 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the Men's Doubles title at the 2006 Australian Open.

Contents

Seeds

  1. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (Champions)
  2. Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi (Quarterfinals)
  3. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (First Round)
  4. Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett (Semifinals)
  5. Fabrice Santoro / Nenad Zimonjić (Third Round)
  6. Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (Second Round)
  7. Martin Damm / Leander Paes (Final)
  8. Simon Aspelin / Todd Perry (Quarterfinals)
  1. Wayne Arthurs / Stephen Huss (First Round)
  2. František Čermák / Leoš Friedl (Second Round)
  3. Mahesh Bhupathi / Wesley Moodie (Third Round)
  4. Julian Knowle / Jürgen Melzer (Third Round)
  5. José Acasuso / Sebastián Prieto (Third Round)
  6. Jordan Kerr / Travis Parrott (Third Round)
  7. Dominik Hrbatý / Michal Mertiňák (Second Round)
  8. Tomáš Berdych / Cyril Suk (Third Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
6 3 6  
    Jan Hernych
  Ivo Karlović
3 6 1  
  1   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
6 6    
  4   Paul Hanley
  Kevin Ullyett
3 4    
4   Paul Hanley
  Kevin Ullyett
6 4 6
  8   Simon Aspelin
  Todd Perry
3 6 3  
    1   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
4 6 6
  7   Martin Damm
  Leander Paes
6 3 4
      Mariusz Fyrstenberg
  Marcin Matkowski
6 3 6  
    Ashley Fisher
  Justin Gimelstob
2 6 3  
      Mariusz Fyrstenberg
  Marcin Matkowski
2 4  
  7   Martin Damm
  Leander Paes
6 6    
7   Martin Damm
  Leander Paes
3 6 6
  2   Jonas Björkman
  Max Mirnyi
6 3 4  

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
1   B Bryan
  M Bryan
6 6    
    V Hănescu
  A Pavel
1 4       1   B Bryan
  M Bryan
w / o  
    JI Chela
  G Gaudio
6 6         JI Chela
  G Gaudio
       
    M Baghdatis
  D Škoch
1 2         1   B Bryan
  M Bryan
6 7    
    P Goldstein
  J Thomas
5 6 6       14   J Kerr
  T Parrott
2 5    
    C Ball
  A Coelho
7 2 7         C Ball
  A Coelho
3 5  
    G Etlis
  R Ram
5 7 4   14   J Kerr
  T Parrott
6 7    
14   J Kerr
  T Parrott
7 6 6       1   B Bryan
  M Bryan
6 3 6
9   W Arthurs
  S Huss
6 4             J Hernych
  I Karlović
3 6 1
    J Hernych
  I Karlović
7 6           J Hernych
  I Karlović
5 6 7  
    T Cibulec
  P Pála
1 6 1       R Lindstedt
  J Nieminen
7 3 6  
    R Lindstedt
  J Nieminen
6 4 6           J Hernych
  I Karlović
7 5 7
    P Baccanello
  R Smeets
6 7             P Baccanello
  R Smeets
6 7 6  
    R Ginepri
  B Reynolds
4 6           P Baccanello
  R Smeets
6 1 7
    J Mónaco
  A Montañés
3 2     6   J Erlich
  A Ram
4 6 6  
6   J Erlich
  A Ram
6 6    

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
4   P Hanley
  K Ullyett
6 3 6  
    R Vik
  T Zíb
3 6 1     4   P Hanley
  K Ullyett
6 6 6  
    J Coetzee
  R Wassen
3 6 6       J Coetzee
  R Wassen
7 3 4  
    C Guccione
  N Healey
6 4 4       4   P Hanley
  K Ullyett
6 7    
    I Minář
  J Vaněk
6 1 7       16   T Berdych
  C Suk
4 6    
    S Kadir
  T Reid
2 6 5         I Minář
  J Vaněk
5 3  
    T Ascione
  F Serra
0 6 3   16   T Berdych
  C Suk
7 6    
16   T Berdych
  C Suk
6 3 6       4   P Hanley
  K Ullyett
6 4 6
12   J Knowle
  J Melzer
6 6         8   S Aspelin
  T Perry
3 6 3
    R Gasquet
  S Grosjean
4 4       12   J Knowle
  J Melzer
7 6    
    T Behrend
  M Daniel
6 3 3       X Malisse
  O Rochus
5 4    
    X Malisse
  O Rochus
2 6 6       12   J Knowle
  J Melzer
2 4  
    D Ferrer
  F Vicente
4 6 7       8   S Aspelin
  T Perry
6 6    
    J Benneteau
  N Mahut
6 3 6         D Ferrer
  F Vicente
4 6  
    M García
  L Horna
3 4     8   S Aspelin
  T Perry
6 7    
8   S Aspelin
  T Perry
6 6    

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
5   F Santoro
  N Zimonjić
7 6    
    N Djokovic
  A Murray
6 3       5   F Santoro
  N Zimonjić
6 3 6  
    S Iwabuchi
  T Suzuki
6 6         F López
  F Verdasco
4 6 4  
    F López
  F Verdasco
7 7         5   F Santoro
  N Zimonjić
5 5    
    D Sanguinetti
  P Starace
3 7 1           M Fyrstenberg
  M Matkowski
7 7    
    M Fyrstenberg
  M Matkowski
6 6 6         M Fyrstenberg
  M Matkowski
6 6  
    R Schüttler
  A Waske
5 2     10   F Čermák
  L Friedl
2 4    
10   F Čermák
  L Friedl
7 6             M Fyrstenberg
  M Matkowski
6 3 6
15   D Hrbatý
  M Mertiňák
6 6             A Fisher
  J Gimelstob
2 6 3
    G Galimberti
  J Levinský
4 1       15   D Hrbatý
  M Mertiňák
3 6 3  
    C Moyá
  M Zabaleta
2 6         A Fisher
  J Gimelstob
6 3 6  
    A Fisher
  J Gimelstob
6 7             A Fisher
  J Gimelstob
6 3 6
    C Berlocq
  A Calleri
7 6 4           C Rochus
  S Wawrinka
3 6 3  
    C Rochus
  S Wawrinka
6 7 6         C Rochus
  S Wawrinka
2 7 6
    D Norman
  V Spadea
6 7         D Norman
  V Spadea
6 6 0  
3   M Knowles
  D Nestor
4 6    

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
7   M Damm
  L Paes
6 6    
    P Luczak
  S Nettle
3 2       7   M Damm
  L Paes
7 6    
    L Bourgeois
  R Junaid
5 3         L Dlouhý
  P Vízner
5 3    
    L Dlouhý
  P Vízner
7 6         7   M Damm
  L Paes
3 6 6  
    A Clément
  M Llodra
6 6         11   M Bhupathi
  W Moodie
6 3 2  
    P Kohlschreiber
  F Mayer
4 3           A Clément
  M Llodra
6 6 5
    D Bracciali
  O Marach
5 3     11   M Bhupathi
  W Moodie
4 7 7  
11   M Bhupathi
  W Moodie
7 6         7   M Damm
  L Paes
3 6 6
13   J Acasuso
  S Prieto
6 6 7           J Björkman
  M Mirnyi
6 3 4
    I Andreev
  N Davydenko
7 4 6     13   J Acasuso
  S Prieto
6 6    
    C Haggard
  H Levy
6 6         C Haggard
  H Levy
4 4    
    M Gicquel
  G Monfils
3 2         13   J Acasuso
  S Prieto
6 5  
    L Burgsmüller
  B Phau
3 2         2   J Björkman
  M Mirnyi
7 7    
    Y Allegro
  K Vliegen
6 6           Y Allegro
  K Vliegen
4 1  
    M Kohlmann
  G Müller
5 7 6   2   J Björkman
  M Mirnyi
6 6    
2   J Björkman
  M Mirnyi
7 6 7