title: 2018 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Doubles
text: # 2018 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Doubles
  
  Henri Kontinen and John Peers were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Robert Lindstedt and Dominic Thiem.
  
  Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo won the title, defeating Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares in the final, 6–4, 6–2.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  All seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
  * Mike Bryan / Jack Sock (second round)
  * Oliver Marach / Mate Pavić (semifinals)
  * Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo (champions)
  * Henri Kontinen / John Peers (second round)
  * Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah (semifinals)
  * Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares (final)
  * Raven Klaasen / Michael Venus (quarterfinals)
  * Ivan Dodig / Nikola Mektić (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | 6 | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 6 | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares | 6 | 6 | 6 | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares | 4 | 2 |
  | | | | | 3 | Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo | 6 | 6 |
  | 3 | Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo | 6 | 7 | 3 | Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo | 6 | 6 |
  | 2 | Oliver Marach Mate Pavić | 2 | 5 | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | M Bryan J Sock | $6^5$ | 6 | [8] | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Cecchinato A Seppi | 3 | $7^{10}$ | [4] | | J Peralta H Zeballos | $7^7$ | 4 | [10] | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Peralta H Zeballos | 6 | $6^8$ | [10] | | | | | | | J Peralta H Zeballos | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | | J-J Rojer H Tecău | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | [12] | | | | | | 5 | JS Cabal R Farah | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | A-u-H Qureshi S Tsitsipas | $7^7$ | $6^2$ | [10] | | J-J Rojer H Tecău | 4 | $7^7$ | [9] | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | JS Cabal R Farah | 6 | $6^5$ | [11] | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | JS Cabal R Farah | 3 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Murray B Soares | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 4 | H Kontinen J Peers | 4 | 6 | [9] | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Lindstedt D Thiem | 6 | $7^8$ | | | R Lindstedt D Thiem | 6 | 4 | [11] | | | | | | | | |
  | | A de Minaur J Millman | 4 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | R Lindstedt D Thiem | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | WC | Z Li D Wu | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | J Murray B Soares | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | M González D Schwartzman | 6 | 6 | | | M González D Schwartzman | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | J Murray B Soares | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 7 | R Klaasen M Venus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Bopanna É Roger-Vasselin | $6^4$ | 3 | | | B McLachlan J-L Struff | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B McLachlan J-L Struff | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | R Klaasen M Venus | $6^3$ | 6 | [7] | | | | |
  | WC | M Gong Ze Zhang | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | Ł Kubot M Melo | $7^7$ | 4 | [10] | | | | |
  | | D Sharan A Sitak | 6 | 6 | | | D Sharan A Sitak | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | Ł Kubot M Melo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ł Kubot M Melo | 6 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | O Marach M Pavić | 2 | 5 |
  | | | | | | 8 | I Dodig N Mektić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Mannarino G Monfils | 7 | 4 | [10] | | A Mannarino G Monfils | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Haase M Middelkoop | 5 | 6 | [6] | | | | | | 8 | I Dodig N Mektić | 6 | 2 | [6] | | | | |
  | | D Inglot F Škugor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | O Marach M Pavić | 3 | 6 | [10] | | | | |
  | | H Chung M Ebden | 2 | 4 | | | D Inglot F Škugor | 3 | $7^7$ | [14] | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | O Marach M Pavić | 6 | $6^4$ | [16] | | | | | | | | | |
  