title: 2016 French Open – Men's doubles
text: # 2016 French Open – Men's doubles
  
  Feliciano López and Marc López defeated Bob and Mike Bryan in the final, 6–4, $6–7^{(6–8)},$ 6–3 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2016 French Open.
  
  Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to López and López.
  
  ## Seeds
  
      01. Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut (third round)
      02. Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău (second round)
      03. Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo (semifinals)
      04. Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares (third round)
      05. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (final)
      06. Rohan Bopanna / Florin Mergea (quarterfinals)
      07. Vasek Pospisil / Jack Sock (second round)
      08. Raven Klaasen / Rajeev Ram (second round)
      09. Łukasz Kubot / Alexander Peya (semifinals)
      10. Treat Huey / Max Mirnyi (third round)
      11. Henri Kontinen / John Peers (second round)
      12. Radek Štěpánek / Nenad Zimonjić (third round)
      13. Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah (first round)
      14. Daniel Nestor / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (third round)
      15. Feliciano López / Marc López (champions)
      16. Marcin Matkowski / 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
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 15 | Feliciano López Marc López | 3 | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Julien Benneteau Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 4 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Julien Benneteau Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 4 | $6^7$ | 15 | Feliciano López Marc López | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
  | 3 | Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
  | 6 | Rohan Bopanna Florin Mergea | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Rohan Bopanna Florin Mergea | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 15 | Feliciano López Marc López | 6 | $6^6$ | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 4 | $7^8$ | 3 |
  | 5 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | $7^{14}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 4 | $7^8$ | 3 |
  | 16 | Marcin Matkowski Leander Paes | $6^{12}$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | Marcin Matkowski Leander Paes | $6^{12}$ | 3 | | 5 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 9 | Łukasz Kubot Alexander Peya | 5 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Łukasz Kubot Alexander Peya | 6 | 6 | | 9 | Łukasz Kubot Alexander Peya | 5 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | | Pablo Cuevas Marcel Granollers | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Groth B Tomic | 3 | 3 | | 1 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Kudla J Peralta | 6 | 6 | | | D Kudla J Peralta | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Bourgue C Hemery | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | $6^7$ | 1 | | | | | |
  | | F Delbonis A Molteni | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 15 | F López M López | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | J Millman K Skupski | 1 | 5 | | | F Delbonis A Molteni | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Durán M González | $7^9$ | 0 | 5 | 15 | F López M López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | F López M López | $6^7$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 15 | F López M López | 3 | 6 | $7^9$ |
  | 10 | T Huey M Mirnyi | $6^3$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | WC | J Benneteau É Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 4 | $6^7$ |
  | | F Fognini A Seppi | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 1 | 10 | T Huey M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Berankis L Rosol | $6^3$ | $7^{11}$ | 6 | | R Berankis L Rosol | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | M Demoliner M Draganja | $7^7$ | $6^9$ | 4 | | | | | | 10 | T Huey M Mirnyi | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | A Ramos-Viñolas J Veselý | 0 | 6 | $6^2$ | | | | | | WC | J Benneteau É Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | J Benneteau É Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ | WC | J Benneteau É Roger-Vasselin | $6^3$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Bellucci M Kližan | 1 | 5 | | 7 | V Pospisil J Sock | $7^7$ | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | V Pospisil J Sock | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | I Dodig M Melo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Haase V Troicki | 0 | 3 | | 3 | I Dodig M Melo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | W Koolhof M Middelkoop | 4 | 5 | | WC | T Lamasine A Olivetti | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | T Lamasine A Olivetti | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | I Dodig M Melo | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | J Chardy F Verdasco | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | C Guccione A Sá | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | L Mayer J Sousa | 6 | 6 | | | L Mayer J Sousa | 1 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Guccione A Sá | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | C Guccione A Sá | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | JS Cabal R Farah | 6 | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | I Dodig M Melo | 6 | 6 |
  | 11 | H Kontinen J Peers | $6^6$ | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | R Bopanna F Mergea | 4 | 4 |
  | | N Almagro G García-López | $7^8$ | 4 | $6^3$ | 11 | H Kontinen J Peers | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | B Baker M Daniell | 6 | 6 | | PR | B Baker M Daniell | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | M Baghdatis D Tursunov | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | PR | B Baker M Daniell | 2 | $7^7$ | 1 | | | | |
  | WC | G Barrère Q Halys | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 6 | R Bopanna F Mergea | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | D Molchanov D Sela | 5 | 5 | | WC | G Barrère Q Halys | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | S Robert A Sidorenko | 2 | 2 | | 6 | R Bopanna F Mergea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | R Bopanna F Mergea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Fyrstenberg S González | 2 | 3 | 5 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Mannarino L Pouille | 2 | $6^3$ | | O Marach F Martin | 3 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | O Marach F Martin | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | 5 | B Bryan M Bryan | 4 | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | P Carreño Busta D Marrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | 12 | R Štěpánek N Zimonjić | 6 | $6^6$ | 3 | | | | |
  | | N Kyrgios A Zverev | 3 | 4 | | P Carreño Busta D Marrero | $6^6$ | $3^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Lajović D Thiem | 3 | 2 | 12 | R Štěpánek N Zimonjić | $7^8$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | R Štěpánek N Zimonjić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | B Bryan M Bryan | $7^{14}$ | 6 |
  | 16 | M Matkowski L Paes | $7^7$ | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | 16 | M Matkowski L Paes | $6^{12}$ | 3 |
  | | A Bury D Istomin | $6^3$ | $6^6$ | 16 | M Matkowski L Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | M Elgin M Jaziri | 2 | 1 | PR | J Knowle F Mayer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | J Knowle F Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | 16 | M Matkowski L Paes | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | WC | D Guez V Millot | 7 | 7 | | | | | 4 | J Murray B Soares | $6^5$ | $6^4$ | | | | | |
  | WC | K de Schepper M Teixeira | 5 | 5 | WC | D Guez V Millot | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Donskoy A Kuznetsov | 3 | 3 | 4 | J Murray B Soares | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | J Murray B Soares | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | R Klaasen R Ram | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | J Tipsarević M Youzhny | 4 | $6^6$ | | 8 | R Klaasen R Ram | 6 | 3 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Pavić M Venus | $6^4$ | 4 | | | E Butorac S Lipsky | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Butorac S Lipsky | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | E Butorac S Lipsky | 7 | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | |
  | | N Monroe A Sitak | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 9 | Ł Kubot A Peya | 5 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | T Gabashvili D Schwartzman | 6 | $6^3$ | 4 | | N Monroe A Sitak | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Karlović P Raja | 1 | 2 | | 9 | Ł Kubot A Peya | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | Ł Kubot A Peya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ł Kubot A Peya | 6 | 6 |
  | 14 | D Nestor A-u-H Qureshi | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Cuevas M Granollers | 1 | 4 |
  | | Í Cervantes P Lorenzi | $6^5$ | 2 | | 14 | D Nestor A-u-H Qureshi | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Erlich C Fleming | 6 | 6 | | | J Erlich C Fleming | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P-H Mathieu B Paire | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 14 | D Nestor A-u-H Qureshi | $6^3$ | 4 | | | | | |
  | | G Müller F Nielsen | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | P Cuevas M Granollers | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | P Cuevas M Granollers | 6 | 6 | | | P Cuevas M Granollers | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Pella H Zeballos | 4 | 4 | | 2 | J-J Rojer H Tecău | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | J-J Rojer H Tecău | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  