2008 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

2008 Australian Open
Champions		Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram
Runners-up		Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra
Final score		7–5, 7–6^(7–4)
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

Main article: 2008 Australian Open

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.

Contents

1 Seeds
2 Draw
3 External links

Seeds

Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (Quarterfinals)
Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić (Quarterfinals)
Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle (First Round)
Martin Damm / Pavel Vízner (Quarterfinals)
Paul Hanley / Leander Paes (Second Round)
Mahesh Bhupati / Mark Knowles (Semifinals)
Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra (Final)
Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (Champions)

František Čermák / Lukáš Dlouhý (Third Round)
Eric Butorac / Kevin Ullyett (Third Round)
Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (Third Round)
Max Mirnyi / Jamie Murray (First Round)
Marcelo Melo / André Sá (First Round)
Julien Benneteau / Nicolas Mahut (Third Round)
Christopher Kas / Rogier Wassen (Third Round)
Leoš Friedl / David Škoch (Second Round)

Draw

Key

w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final

	1	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	3	7	6⁵
	6	Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles	6	5	7⁷
								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	7⁷
															7	Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra	5	6⁴
		Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie	7	5	6
	4	Martin Damm Pavel Vízner	5	7	4
									Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie	3	6⁹

								7	Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra	6	7¹¹
	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	7⁷	6⁵	6
	T Johansson A Pavel	3	6	6				T Johansson A Pavel	6³	7⁷	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	6¹⁰	4				6	M Bhupathi M Knowles	6	6
6	M Bhupathi M Knowles	7¹²	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	6³	6	3
	H Armando X Malisse	4	3					M Gicquel F Santoro	7⁷	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	7⁷	3	6
WC	C Ebelthite N Lindahl	7	3	6			16	L Friedl D Škoch	6⁴	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	7⁷	7⁷
	M Granollers-Pujol S Ventura	7	6					M Granollers-Pujol S Ventura	6⁵	6⁵
	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	6⁴	0
	A Roddick D Tursunov	5	3				8	J Erlich A Ram	7⁷	6
8	J Erlich A Ram	7	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals

5	P Hanley L Paes	7⁷	7⁷
	L Horna S Koubek	6²	6⁵				5	P Hanley L Paes	3	6	6⁶
	J Auckland S Querrey	1	6⁴					R Bopanna R Ram	6	3	7⁸
	R Bopanna R Ram	6	7⁷												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	6¹¹	7⁷	4																	4	M Damm P Vízner	5	7	4
	L Arnold Ker F López	7¹³	6⁴	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	7⁷	6
	S Ratiwatana S Ratiwatana	6⁴	4				7	A Clément M Llodra	6	6
	S Bolelli F Volandri	6	1	6³				F Fognini I Ljubičić	2	3
	F Fognini I Ljubičić	4	6	7⁷										7	A Clément M Llodra	6	6
	JP Brzezicki A Calleri	7⁷	6											10	E Butorac K Ullyett	4	4
	J Isner I Karlović	6³	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	6¹	6																	2	D Nestor N Zimonjić	4	4
WC	S Groth J Sirianni	3	7⁷	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	6³	3											2	D Nestor N Zimonjić	6	6
	J Melzer A Peya	7⁷	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

External links

Draw