2008 French Open – Men's Doubles

2008 French Open
Champions   Pablo Cuevas
Luis Horna
Runners-up   Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić
Final score   6–2, 6–3
Events
Singles   men   women       boys   girls
Doubles   men   women   mixed   boys   girls
Other events
Legends    -45    45+    women
WC Singles    men    women  
WC Doubles    men    women  

Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions. They were both present but did not compete together.
Knowles partnered with Mahesh Bhupathi, but lost in the first round to Stephen Huss and Ross Hutchins.
Nestor partnered with Nenad Zimonjić, but Pablo Cuevas and Luis Horna defeated them 6–2, 6–3, in the final.

Contents

Seeds

  1. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (Quarterfinals)
  2. Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić (Final)
  3. Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (Third Round)
  4. Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles (First Round)
  5. Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle (Third Round)
  6. Martin Damm / Pavel Vízner (First Round)
  7. Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra (First Round)
  8. Jonas Björkman / Kevin Ullyett (Quarterfinals)
  1. Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes (Third Round)
  2. Jeff Coetzee / Wesley Moodie (Second Round)
  3. Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (Second Round)
  4. Max Mirnyi / Jamie Murray (First Round)
  5. František Čermák / Jordan Kerr (Second Round)
  6. Marcelo Melo / André Sá (Second Round)
  7. Christopher Kas / Rogier Wassen (Second Round)
  8. Julien Benneteau / Nicolas Mahut (withdrew)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
3 7 61  
    Pablo Cuevas
  Luis Horna
6 5 7  
      Pablo Cuevas
  Luis Horna
6 67 7  
  Alt   Bruno Soares
  Dušan Vemić
4 7 66  
Alt   Bruno Soares
  Dušan Vemić
7 6  
  8   Jonas Björkman
  Kevin Ullyett
5 3    
        Pablo Cuevas
  Luis Horna
6 6  
  2   Daniel Nestor
  Nenad Zimonjić
2 3  
      Janko Tipsarević
  Viktor Troicki
3 4    
    Igor Kunitsyn
  Dmitry Tursunov
6 6    
      Igor Kunitsyn
  Dmitry Tursunov
6 4 4
  2   Daniel Nestor
  Nenad Zimonjić
4 6 6  
    Steve Darcis
  Olivier Rochus
1 4  
  2   Daniel Nestor
  Nenad Zimonjić
6 6    

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
1   B Bryan
  M Bryan
6 6    
    R Bopanna
  A-u-H Qureshi
1 4       1   B Bryan
  M Bryan
6 6    
    P Hanley
  T Perry
7 6         P Hanley
  T Perry
2 3    
WC   T Ascione
  F Serra
5 3         1   B Bryan
  M Bryan
7 6    
    J Isner
  S Querrey
6 7             J Isner
  S Querrey
65 2    
    P Starace
  F Volandri
3 5           J Isner
  S Querrey
65 6 3
WC   J Eysseric
  A Mannarino
2 1     15   C Kas
  R Wassen
7 5 0r  
15   C Kas
  R Wassen
6 6         1   B Bryan
  M Bryan
3 7 61
9   L Dlouhý
  L Paes
6 6             P Cuevas
  L Horna
6 5 7
    S Ratiwatana
  S Ratiwatana
2 4       9   L Dlouhý
  L Paes
6 6    
    T Behrend
  T Cibulec
2 1         J Acasuso
  S Prieto
4 4    
    J Acasuso
  S Prieto
6 6         9   L Dlouhý
  L Paes
4 4  
    I Minář
  J Vaněk
1 2             P Cuevas
  L Horna
6 6    
    R Lindstedt
  J Nieminen
6 6           R Lindstedt
  J Nieminen
4 1  
    P Cuevas
  L Horna
7 6         P Cuevas
  L Horna
6 6    
7   A Clément
  M Llodra
5 4    

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
3   J Erlich
  A Ram
6 4 7  
WC   É Prodon
  L Recouderc
3 6 5     3   J Erlich
  A Ram
4 6 6  
    D Hrbatý
  H-t Lee
6 6         D Hrbatý
  H-t Lee
6 2 2  
WC   G Monfils
  J Ouanna
3 4         3   J Erlich
  A Ram
4 4    
    C Haggard
  M Zverev
6 64 3       Alt   B Soares
  D Vemić
6 6    
Alt   B Soares
  D Vemić
4 7 6     Alt   B Soares
  D Vemić
6 6  
WC   S Grosjean
  G Kuerten
7 3 1   Alt   F Mergea
  H Tecău
3 4    
Alt   F Mergea
  H Tecău
5 6 6       Alt   B Soares
  D Vemić
7 6  
11   M Fyrstenberg
  M Matkowski
6 7         8   J Björkman
  K Ullyett
5 3  
    J Levinský
  D Škoch
4 63       11   M Fyrstenberg
  M Matkowski
4 6 4  
    T Parrott
  F Polášek
6 3 4       M Mertiňák
  J-C Scherrer
6 3 6  
    M Mertiňák
  J-C Scherrer
3 6 6           M Mertiňák
  J-C Scherrer
2 6 3
    Montañés
  S Roitman
6 4 6       8   J Björkman
  K Ullyett
6 3 6  
    H Levy
  D Sela
4 6 2         Montañés
  S Roitman
     
    E Butorac
  A Fisher
68 6 62   8   J Björkman
  K Ullyett
w/o      
8   J Björkman
  K Ullyett
7 1 7  

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
5   S Aspelin
  J Knowle
7 6    
    J Brunström
  R Söderling
5 4       5   S Aspelin
  J Knowle
5 6 6  
    M Granollers
  S Ventura
6 7         M Granollers
  S Ventura
7 0 1  
    C Guccione
  L Hewitt
4 5         5   S Aspelin
  J Knowle
63 7 5  
    J Tipsarević
  V Troicki
6 2 6           J Tipsarević
  V Troicki
7 64 7  
    L Kubot
  L Zovko
1 6 3         J Tipsarević
  V Troicki
6 6  
    J Melzer
  A Peya
5 4     10   J Coetzee
  W Moodie
2 4    
10   J Coetzee
  W Moodie
7 6             J Tipsarević
  V Troicki
3 4  
13   F Čermák
  J Kerr
6 6             I Kunitsyn
  D Tursunov
6 6  
WC   J Chardy
  D Guez
1 3       13   F Čermák
  J Kerr
3 2    
    I Kunitsyn
  D Tursunov
6 6         I Kunitsyn
  D Tursunov
6 6    
    N Almagro
  Ó Hernández
3 3             I Kunitsyn
  D Tursunov
6 5 7
    S Lipsky
  D Martin
7 7             S Huss
  R Hutchins
4 7 5  
    I Ljubičić
  P Pála
5 63           S Lipsky
  D Martin
5 7 3
    S Huss
  R Hutchins
6 6         S Huss
  R Hutchins
7 63 6  
4   M Bhupathi
  M Knowles
4 4    

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
6   M Damm
  P Vízner
5 4    
    L Arnold Ker
  JI Chela
7 6           L Arnold Ker
  JI Chela
6 7    
    M Gicquel
  F Santoro
62 67     WC   N Devilder
  O Patience
1 5    
WC   N Devilder
  O Patience
7 7             L Arnold Ker
  JI Chela
2 4    
Alt   C Berlocq
  P Capdeville
2 65             S Darcis
  O Rochus
6 6    
    S Darcis
  O Rochus
6 7           S Darcis
  O Rochus
6 3 6
    R de Voest
  R Haase
3 6 7       R de Voest
  R Haase
4 6 4  
12   M Mirnyi
  J Murray
6 3 5           S Darcis
  O Rochus
1 4  
14   M Melo
  A Sá
4 6 6       2   D Nestor
  N Zimonjić
6 6  
    S Bolelli
  A Seppi
6 3 2     14   M Melo
  A Sá
4 4    
    A Calleri
  N Lapentti
7 2 4       R Ram
  B Reynolds
6 6    
    R Ram
  B Reynolds
66 6 6           R Ram
  B Reynolds
3 2  
    Y Allegro
  K Vliegen
6 1 4       2   D Nestor
  N Zimonjić
6 6    
    M Daniel
  J Thomas
2 6 6         M Daniel
  J Thomas
3 5  
    É Roger-Vasselin
  G Simon
3 3     2   D Nestor
  N Zimonjić
6 7    
2   D Nestor
  N Zimonjić
6 6    

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