title: 2008 Austrian Open – Doubles
text: # 2008 Austrian Open – Doubles
  
  Luis Horna and Potito Starace were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to James Cerretani and Victor Hănescu.
  
  James Cerretani and Victor Hănescu won in the final 6–3, 7–5, against Lucas Arnold Ker and Olivier Rochus.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle (withdrew due to a leg injury for Knowle)
  * Robert Lindstedt / Jürgen Melzer (semifinals)
  * Christopher Kas / Alexander Peya (first round)
  * Luis Horna / Potito Starace (first 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
  
  ### Draw
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | ALT | A Beck M Fischer | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Oswald J-C Scherrer | 6 | 6 | | | P Oswald J-C Scherrer | $6^2$ | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Giraldo L Mayer | 2 | 3 | | | D Köllerer F Moser | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | D Köllerer F Moser | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Köllerer F Moser | 3 | 3 | | | |
  | 4 | L Horna P Starace | $6^6$ | 6 | [8] | | | | | | | J Cerretani V Hănescu | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | J Cerretani V Hănescu | 7 | 2 | [10] | | J Cerretani V Hănescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Coria B Dabul | 5 | 6 | [12] | | R Ramírez Hidalgo S Roitman | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Ramírez Hidalgo S Roitman | 7 | 3 | [14] | | | | | | | | | | J Cerretani V Hănescu | 6 | 7 |
  | | L Arnold Ker O Rochus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | L Arnold Ker O Rochus | 3 | 5 |
  | | T Cibulec I Minář | 3 | 2 | | | L Arnold Ker O Rochus | 4 | 7 | [10] | | | | | | | |
  | | J Brunström J-J Rojer | 6 | 5 | [10] | | J Brunström J-J Rojer | 6 | $6^6$ | [8] | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | C Kas A Peya | 4 | 7 | [8] | | | | | | | L Arnold Ker O Rochus | 6 | 7 | | | |
  | | M García B Soares | 7 | 5 | [6] | | | | | | 2 | R Lindstedt J Melzer | 1 | 5 | | | |
  | | J Delgado J Murray | $6^7$ | 7 | [10] | | J Delgado J Murray | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | R Eitzinger A Haider-Maurer | 4 | 4 | | 2 | R Lindstedt J Melzer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | R Lindstedt J Melzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  