title: 2018 Western & Southern Open – Men's doubles
text: # 2018 Western & Southern Open – Men's doubles
  
  Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut were the defending champions, but Herbert chose not to participate this year. Mahut played alongside Édouard Roger-Vasselin, but they lost in the second round to Philipp Kohlschreiber and Fernando Verdasco.
  
  Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares won the title, defeating Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah in the final, 4–6, 6–3, [10–6].
  
  ## Seeds
  
  All seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
  * Oliver Marach / Mate Pavić (second round)
  * Mike Bryan / Jack Sock (second round)
  * Henri Kontinen / John Peers (quarterfinals)
  * Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares (champions)
  * Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo (quarterfinals)
  * Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău (semifinals)
  * Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah (final)
  * Nicolas Mahut / Édouard Roger-Vasselin (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
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | Philipp Kohlschreiber Fernando Verdasco | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | Philipp Kohlschreiber Fernando Verdasco | $6^5$ | 4 | | 7 | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 6 | 3 | [6] |
  | | | | | | 4 | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares | 4 | 6 | [10] |
  | 4 | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares | $6^7$ | 6 | [10] | 4 | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares | 4 | 6 | [10] |
  | 6 | Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău | $7^9$ | 2 | [6] | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | O Marach M Pavić | $6^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Carreño Busta J Sousa | 3 | 7 | [9] | | N Mektić A Peya | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Mektić A Peya | 6 | 5 | [11] | | | | | | | N Mektić A Peya | | | | | | | |
  | | M Cecchinato D Džumhur | $7^8$ | 3 | [8] | | | | | | 7 | JS Cabal R Farah | w/o | | | | | | |
  | | B McLachlan M Middelkoop | $6^6$ | 6 | [10] | | B McLachlan M Middelkoop | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | JS Cabal R Farah | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | JS Cabal R Farah | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Kohlschreiber F Verdasco | $6^5$ | 4 |
  | | | | | | 3 | H Kontinen J Peers | 4 | $7^9$ | [12] | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Dodig R Haase | 6 | $6^5$ | [10] | | I Dodig R Haase | 6 | $6^7$ | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Sitak S Tsitsipas | 4 | $7^7$ | [6] | | | | | | 3 | H Kontinen J Peers | 6 | $6^2$ | [7] | | | | |
  | | P Kohlschreiber F Verdasco | 4 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | P Kohlschreiber F Verdasco | 2 | $7^7$ | [10] | | | | |
  | Alt | L Mayer A Ramos Viñolas | 6 | 2 | [4] | | P Kohlschreiber F Verdasco | $7^8$ | $6^4$ | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 8 | N Mahut É Roger-Vasselin | $6^6$ | $7^7$ | [6] | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 5 | Ł Kubot M Melo | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Gasquet A Mannarino | 1 | 2 | | | R Klaasen M Venus | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Klaasen M Venus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 5 | Ł Kubot M Melo | 5 | $7^8$ | [6] | | | | | |
  | WC | R Harrison N Monroe | $7^7$ | 5 | [10] | | | | | 4 | J Murray B Soares | 7 | $6^6$ | [10] | | | | | |
  | WC | M McDonald D Nestor | $6^2$ | 7 | [8] | WC | R Harrison N Monroe | 4 | $6^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | J Murray B Soares | 6 | $7^{11}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Murray B Soares | $6^7$ | 6 | [10] |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J-J Rojer H Tecău | $7^9$ | 2 | [6] |
  | | | | | | 6 | J-J Rojer H Tecău | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Querrey R Ram | $7^7$ | 6 | | | S Querrey R Ram | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Johnson F Tiafoe | $6^2$ | 3 | | | | | | 6 | J-J Rojer H Tecău | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
  | | F López M López | $6^{11}$ | 6 | [10] | | | | | | F López M López | 3 | 5 | | | | | | |
  | | K Khachanov L Pouille | $7^{13}$ | 4 | [8] | | F López M López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | M Bryan J Sock | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  