title: 2023 BNP Paribas Open – Men's doubles
text: # 2023 BNP Paribas Open – Men's doubles
  
  Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden defeated Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski in the final, 6–3, 2–6, [10–8], to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2023 Indian Wells Masters. At the age of 43, Bopanna overtook Daniel Nestor to become the oldest ATP Masters 1000 finalist and champion, winning his fifth Masters 1000 title and 24th career ATP Tour doubles title overall. It was Ebden's first Masters 1000 title and ninth career doubles title.
  
  John Isner and Jack Sock were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Bopanna and Ebden.
  
  Koolhof, Skupski, and Rajeev Ram were in contention for the ATP no. 1 doubles ranking. Koolhof and Skupski retained the top ranking after Ram lost in the first round.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Wesley Koolhof / Neal Skupski (final)
  * Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (first round)
  * Marcelo Arévalo / Jean-Julien Rojer (first round)
  * Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić (second round)
  * Lloyd Glasspool / Harri Heliövaara (quarterfinals)
  * Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos (first round)
  * Hugo Nys / Jan Zieliński (first round)
  * Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah (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
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski | 6 | 4 | [10] | | | | | |
  | | Santiago González Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 3 | 6 | [5] | | | | | |
  | | Santiago González Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 3 | 6 | [5] | 1 | Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski | 3 | 6 | [8] |
  | | | | | | | Rohan Bopanna Matthew Ebden | 6 | 2 | [10] |
  | | John Isner Jack Sock | $6^6$ | $6^2$ | | | Rohan Bopanna Matthew Ebden | 6 | 2 | [10] |
  | | Rohan Bopanna Matthew Ebden | $7^8$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | W Koolhof N Skupski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Melo A Zverev | 3 | 1 | | 1 | W Koolhof N Skupski | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | F Tiafoe S Wawrinka | w/o | | | PR | F Tiafoe S Wawrinka | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | F Cerúndolo D Schwartzman | | | | | | | | | 1 | W Koolhof N Skupski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | T Fritz T Paul | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | J Murray M Venus | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | D Evans J Peers | 6 | 6 | | | D Evans J Peers | 6 | $6^3$ | [6] | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Murray M Venus | 6 | 6 | | | J Murray M Venus | 3 | $7^7$ | [10] | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | M Granollers H Zeballos | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | W Koolhof N Skupski | 6 | 4 | [10] |
  | 4 | N Mektić M Pavić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | S González É Roger-Vasselin | 3 | 6 | [5] |
  | PR | C Ruud D Thiem | 3 | 3 | | 4 | N Mektić M Pavić | $7^{10}$ | $6^5$ | [9] | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S González É Roger-Vasselin | 7 | 6 | | | S González É Roger-Vasselin | $6^8$ | $7^7$ | [11] | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | N Lammons J Withrow | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | S González É Roger-Vasselin | 2 | 6 | [10] | | | | | |
  | WC | M Giron JJ Wolf | $7^7$ | $6^7$ | [10] | | | | | | 5 | L Glasspool H Heliövaara | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | |
  | WC | J Sinner L Sonego | $6^4$ | $7^9$ | [1] | WC | M Giron JJ Wolf | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Middelkoop B van de Zandschulp | 3 | 6 | [6] | 5 | L Glasspool H Heliövaara | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | L Glasspool H Heliövaara | 6 | 3 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | JS Cabal R Farah | $7^7$ | 4 | [3] | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Bolelli F Fognini | $6^1$ | 6 | [10] | S Bolelli F Fognini | 1 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | |
  | | R Hijikata J Kubler | 1 | 3 | | A Krajicek M McDonald | 6 | 3 | [5] | | | | | | |
  | | A Krajicek M McDonald | 6 | 6 | | | | | | S Bolelli F Fognini | 2 | 4 | | | |
  | | K Khachanov A Rublev | 3 | 4 | | | | | | J Isner J Sock | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | K Krawietz F Martin | 6 | 6 | | K Krawietz F Martin | $6^8$ | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | | J Isner J Sock | $6^6$ | 7 | [10] | J Isner J Sock | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | M Arévalo J-J Rojer | $7^8$ | 5 | [7] | | | | | | | | J Isner J Sock | $6^6$ | $6^2$ |
  | 7 | H Nys J Zieliński | 6 | 3 | [6] | | | | | | | | R Bopanna M Ebden | $7^8$ | $7^7$ |
  | | L Miedler C Norrie | 3 | 6 | [10] | L Miedler C Norrie | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Auger-Aliassime D Shapovalov | 6 | 6 | | F Auger-Aliassime D Shapovalov | w/o | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Rune B Shelton | 1 | 3 | | | | | | F Auger-Aliassime D Shapovalov | 4 | 5 | | | |
  | | R Matos D Vega Hernández | 5 | 6 | [6] | | | | | R Bopanna M Ebden | 6 | 7 | | | |
  | | R Bopanna M Ebden | 7 | 3 | [10] | R Bopanna M Ebden | w/o | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Dimitrov H Hurkacz | $7^7$ | 6 | | G Dimitrov H Hurkacz | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | R Ram J Salisbury | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Seeded teams
  
  The following are the seeded teams, based on ATP rankings as of March 6, 2023.
  
  | Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | NED | Wesley Koolhof | GBR | Neal Skupski | 2 | 1 |
  | USA | Rajeev Ram | GBR | Joe Salisbury | 7 | 2 |
  | ESA | Marcelo Arévalo | NED | Jean-Julien Rojer | 12 | 3 |
  | CRO | Nikola Mektić | CRO | Mate Pavić | 13 | 4 |
  | GBR | Lloyd Glasspool | FIN | Harri Heliövaara | 23 | 5 |
  | ESP | Marcel Granollers | ARG | Horacio Zeballos | 29 | 6 |
  | MON | Hugo Nys | POL | Jan Zieliński | 33 | 7 |
  | COL | Juan Sebastián Cabal | COL | Robert Farah | 47 | 8 |
  
  ## Other entry information
  
  ### Wildcards
  
  * Marcos Giron / J. J. Wolf
  * Nathaniel Lammons / Jackson Withrow
  * Jannik Sinner / Lorenzo Sonego
  
  ### Protected ranking
  
  * Casper Ruud / Dominic Thiem
  * Frances Tiafoe / Stan Wawrinka
  
  ### Alternates
  
  * Francisco Cerúndolo / Diego Schwartzman
  
  ### Withdrawals
  
  * Félix Auger-Aliassime / Sebastian Korda → replaced by Félix Auger-Aliassime / Denis Shapovalov
  * Roberto Bautista Agut / Pablo Carreño Busta → replaced by Francisco Cerúndolo / Diego Schwartzman
  * Ivan Dodig / Austin Krajicek → replaced by Austin Krajicek / Mackenzie McDonald
  