2008 Stella Artois Championships – Doubles

Doubles
2008 Artois Championships
Champions Canada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
Runners-up Brazil Marcelo Melo
Brazil André Sá
Final score 6–4, 7–6(7–3)

Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but Knowles chose not to participate, and only Nestor competed that year.
Nestor partnered with Nenad Zimonjić, and won in the final 6–4, 7–6(7–3), against Marcelo Melo and André Sá.

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. United States Bob Bryan / United States Mike Bryan (Quarterfinals)
  2. Canada Daniel Nestor / Serbia Nenad Zimonjić (Champions)
  3. Sweden Jonas Björkman / Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett (Quarterfinals)
  4. South Africa Jeff Coetzee / South Africa Wesley Moodie (Second Round)
  5. Brazil Marcelo Melo / Brazil André Sá (Final)
  6. Belarus Max Mirnyi / United Kingdom Jamie Murray (Semifinals)
  7. Czech Republic František Čermák / Australia Jordan Kerr (Semifinals)
  8. India Rohan Bopanna / India Mahesh Bhupathi (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  5  Brazil Marcelo Melo
 Brazil André Sá
6 64 [10]  
6  Belarus Max Mirnyi
 United Kingdom Jamie Murray
3 77 [6]  
  5  Brazil Marcelo Melo
 Brazil André Sá
4 63  
  2  Canada Daniel Nestor
 Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
6 77  
7  Czech Republic František Čermák
 Australia Jordan Kerr
3 63  
  2  Canada Daniel Nestor
 Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
6 77    

Top Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1  United States B Bryan
 United States M Bryan
6 6    
   United States M Fish
 United States S Querrey
2 1          Croatia M Čilić
 Croatia I Karlović
4 2    
   Croatia M Čilić
 Croatia I Karlović
6 6         1  United States B Bryan
 United States M Bryan
4 6 [7]  
   Serbia N Djokovic
 Serbia J Tipsarević
4 64         5  Brazil M Melo
 Brazil A Sá
6 1 [10]  
ALT  South Africa R de Voest
 South Africa C Haggard
6 77       ALT  South Africa R de Voest
 South Africa C Haggard
63 66  
    5  Brazil M Melo
 Brazil A Sá
77 78    
      5  Brazil M Melo
 Brazil A Sá
6 64 [10]
      6  Belarus M Mirnyi
 United Kingdom J Murray
3 77 [6]
    4  South Africa J Coetzee
 South Africa W Moodie
6 3 [5]  
   United States E Butorac
 United States R Ram
77 6          United States E Butorac
 United States R Ram
4 6 [10]  
   Thailand S Ratiwatana
 Thailand S Ratiwatana
64 4            United States E Butorac
 United States R Ram
67 6 [3]
   Italy S Bolelli
 Italy A Seppi
77 64 [7]       6  Belarus M Mirnyi
 United Kingdom J Murray
79 4 [10]  
   Australia C Guccione
 Australia L Hewitt
65 77 [10]        Australia C Guccione
 Australia L Hewitt
78 65 [5]
    6  Belarus M Mirnyi
 United Kingdom J Murray
66 77 [10]  
 

Bottom Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    7  Czech Republic F Čermák
 Australia J Kerr
77 6    
   Spain F López
 Spain F Verdasco
5 4          Croatia M Ančić
 Austria J Melzer
61 2    
   Croatia M Ančić
 Austria J Melzer
7 6         7  Czech Republic F Čermák
 Australia J Kerr
6 6    
WC  United Kingdom A Murray
 Venezuela D Vallverdu
4 7 [10]       3  Sweden J Björkman
 Zimbabwe K Ullyett
3 4    
   France R Gasquet
 France N Mahut
6 5 [4]     WC  United Kingdom A Murray
 Venezuela D Vallverdu
4 4  
    3  Sweden J Björkman
 Zimbabwe K Ullyett
6 6    
      7  Czech Republic F Čermák
 Australia J Kerr
3 63  
      2  Canada D Nestor
 Serbia N Zimonjić
6 77  
    8  India R Bopanna
 India M Bhupathi
w/o      
WC  Spain R Nadal
 Argentina M Hood
64 5          Chile F González
 Ecuador N Lapentti
       
   Chile F González
 Ecuador N Lapentti
77 7         8  India R Bopanna
 India M Bhupathi
4 4  
   Russia M Safin
 France P-H Mathieu
2 6 [9]       2  Canada D Nestor
 Serbia N Zimonjić
6 6    
   Australia T Perry
 Australia P Hanley
6 2 [11]        Australia T Perry
 Australia P Hanley
5 2  
    2  Canada D Nestor
 Serbia N Zimonjić
7 6    
 

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