title: 2008 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's doubles
text: # 2008 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's doubles
  
  Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, and won in the final 6–2, 6–2, against Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (champions)
  * Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić (first round)
  * Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (first round)
  * Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles (final)
  * Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle (quarterfinals)
  * Martin Damm / Pavel Vízner (semifinals)
  * Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra (quarterfinals)
  * Paul Hanley / Leander Paes (quarterfinals)
  
  ## 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
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie | 1 | 4 | | 1 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 4 | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles | 2 | 2 |
  | 4 | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles | $7^7$ | 4 | [11] | 4 | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles | 2 | 2 |
  | 6 | Martin Damm Pavel Vízner | $6^5$ | 6 | [9] | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | $7^7$ | 3 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Nadal T Robredo | $6^5$ | 6 | [5] | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | $6^6$ | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Björkman K Ullyett | 6 | 6 | | | J Björkman K Ullyett | 1 | $7^8$ | [7] | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Čermák D Tursunov | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | G Kuerten N Lapentti | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | S Aspelin J Knowle | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | F López F Verdasco | $6^4$ | 2 | | WC | G Kuerten N Lapentti | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Querrey R Sweeting | 1 | 1 | | 5 | S Aspelin J Knowle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | S Aspelin J Knowle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 |
  | 3 | J Erlich A Ram | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Coetzee W Moodie | 1 | 4 |
  | | M Melo A Sá | $7^7$ | 6 | | | M Melo A Sá | 6 | 4 | [6] | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Cañas S Prieto | 3 | 3 | | | J Coetzee W Moodie | 4 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Coetzee W Moodie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Coetzee W Moodie | 4 | 6 | [10] | | | | |
  | | M Mirnyi J Murray | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | A Clément M Llodra | 6 | 3 | [5] | | | | |
  | | M Gicquel F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | M Gicquel F Santoro | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Benneteau N Mahut | 3 | 4 | | 7 | A Clément M Llodra | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | A Clément M Llodra | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | P Hanley L Paes | 2 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Y Allegro P-H Mathieu | 6 | 0 | [3] | 8 | P Hanley L Paes | 6 | 4 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Friedl D Škoch | 6 | 4 | [4] | | C Kas R Wassen | 4 | 6 | [7] | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Kas R Wassen | 2 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | 8 | P Hanley L Paes | 2 | $7^{10}$ | [6] | | | | | |
  | | I Andreev X Malisse | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | M Bhupathi M Knowles | 6 | $6^8$ | [10] | | | | | |
  | | R Lindstedt J Nieminen | 0 | 3 | | | I Andreev X Malisse | 6 | 2 | [5] | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Berdych L Dlouhý | 6 | 3 | [5] | 4 | M Bhupathi M Knowles | 2 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | M Bhupathi M Knowles | 3 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Bhupathi M Knowles | $7^7$ | 4 | [11] |
  | 6 | M Damm P Vízner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Damm P Vízner | $6^5$ | 6 | [9] |
  | | E Butorac J Kerr | 2 | 4 | | 6 | M Damm P Vízner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 6 | $7^7$ | | | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Acasuso J Mónaco | 3 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | 6 | M Damm P Vízner | 4 | 6 | [14] | | | | | |
  | | R Gasquet J-W Tsonga | 3 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | R Gasquet J-W Tsonga | 6 | 4 | [12] | | | | | |
  | | J Melzer A Roddick | 6 | 3 | [8] | | R Gasquet J-W Tsonga | 6 | 2 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Calleri F González | $7^8$ | $7^7$ | | | A Calleri F González | 4 | 6 | [4] | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | $6^6$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  