title: 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston – Men's doubles
text: # 2018 Oracle Challenger Series – Houston – Men's doubles
  
  This was the first edition of the tournament.
  
  Austin Krajicek and Nicholas Monroe won the title after defeating Marcelo Arévalo and James Cerretani 4–6, $7–6^{(7–3)},$ [10–5] in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Austin Krajicek / Nicholas Monroe (champions)
  * Leander Paes / Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela (semifinals)
  * Marcelo Arévalo / James Cerretani (final)
  * Robert Galloway / Nathan Pasha (semifinals)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | A Krajicek N Monroe | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Jung J Withrow | 5 | 2 | | 1 | A Krajicek N Monroe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | T Fawcett Evan Song | 6 | 4 | [8] | | M Krueger T-S Kwiatkowski | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Krueger T-S Kwiatkowski | 2 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | 1 | A Krajicek N Monroe | 3 | 7 | [10] | | | | | |
  | 4 | R Galloway N Pasha | 4 | $7^9$ | [10] | | | | | | 4 | R Galloway N Pasha | 6 | 5 | [5] | | | | | |
  | | K Majchrzak R Ortega Olmedo | 6 | $6^7$ | [8] | 4 | R Galloway N Pasha | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | JP Fruttero R Schneider | 4 | 6 | [10] | WC | JP Fruttero R Schneider | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Ma Redlicki Mi Redlicki | 6 | 4 | [8] | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Krajicek N Monroe | 4 | $7^7$ | [10] |
  | | D King D Köpfer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Arévalo J Cerretani | 6 | $6^3$ | [5] |
  | Alt | A Gómez A González | 3 | 3 | | | D King D Köpfer | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Hernández-Fernández P Lorenzi | 2 | 4 | | 3 | M Arévalo J Cerretani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | M Arévalo J Cerretani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | M Arévalo J Cerretani | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | | |
  | | R Gonzales N Lammons | $6^4$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | 2 | L Paes MÁ Reyes-Varela | 4 | $6^7$ | | | | | | |
  | | L Bambridge T Sandgren | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | L Bambridge T Sandgren | 6 | $6^3$ | [8] | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Margaroli D Vega Hernández | 6 | 5 | [6] | 2 | L Paes MÁ Reyes-Varela | 1 | $7^7$ | [10] | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | L Paes MÁ Reyes-Varela | 4 | 7 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  