title: 2008 Australian Open – Men's doubles
text: # 2008 Australian Open – Men's doubles
  
  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. They became the first all-Israeli pair to win a Grand Slam title.
  
  ## 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 Bhupathi / 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
  
  * 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
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3 | 7 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles | 6 | 5 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles | 6 | 5 | $7^7$ | 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 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram | 7 | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra | 5 | $6^4$ |
  | | Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra | 5 | $6^4$ |
  | 4 | Martin Damm Pavel Vízner | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Martin Damm Pavel Vízner | 5 | 7 | 4 | | Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie | 3 | $6^9$ | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra | 6 | $7^{11}$ | | | | |
  | 7 | Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra | 6 | 6 | | 7 | Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra | 6 | $7^{11}$ | | | | |
  | 2 | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Johansson A Pavel | 3 | 6 | 6 | | T Johansson A Pavel | $6^3$ | $7^7$ | 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 | $6^{10}$ | 4 | | 6 | M Bhupathi M Knowles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | M Bhupathi M Knowles | $7^{12}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | S Aspelin J Knowle | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Lindstedt J Nieminen | 6 | 4 | 6 | | R Lindstedt J Nieminen | $6^3$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Armando X Malisse | 4 | 3 | | | M Gicquel F Santoro | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Gicquel F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Gicquel F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | C Ball A Feeney | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | C Ball A Feeney | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  | WC | C Guccione P Luczak | 3 | 2 | | WC | C Ball A Feeney | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | C Ebelthite N Lindahl | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 | L Friedl D Škoch | $6^4$ | 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 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Granollers-Pujol S Ventura | 7 | 6 | | | M Granollers-Pujol S Ventura | $6^5$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | 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 | $6^4$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Roddick D Tursunov | 5 | 3 | | 8 | J Erlich A Ram | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | J Erlich A Ram | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | P Hanley L Paes | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Horna S Koubek | $6^2$ | $6^5$ | | 5 | P Hanley L Paes | 3 | 6 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Auckland S Querrey | 1 | $6^4$ | | | R Bopanna R Ram | 6 | 3 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Bopanna R Ram | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | 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 | $6^{11}$ | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Damm P Vízner | 5 | 7 | 4 |
  | | L Arnold Ker F López | $7^{13}$ | $6^4$ | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | A Clément M Llodra | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Ratiwatana S Ratiwatana | $6^4$ | 4 | | 7 | A Clément M Llodra | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Bolelli F Volandri | 6 | 1 | $6^3$ | | F Fognini I Ljubičić | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Fognini I Ljubičić | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | 7 | A Clément M Llodra | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | JP Brzezicki A Calleri | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 10 | E Butorac K Ullyett | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | | J Isner I Karlović | $6^3$ | 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 | $6^1$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | 4 | 4 |
  | WC | S Groth J Sirianni | 3 | $7^7$ | 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 | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | | | 2 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | J Melzer A Peya | $7^7$ | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  