title: 2018 French Open – Men's doubles
text: # 2018 French Open – Men's doubles
  
  Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut won the men's doubles tennis title at the 2018 French Open, defeating Oliver Marach and Mate Pavić in the final, 6–2, $7–6^{(7–4)}.$ Herbert and Mahut were the third all-French team to reach the French Open men's doubles final in six years.
  
  Ryan Harrison and Michael Venus were the defending champions, but they chose not to compete together this year. Harrison played alongside Vasek Pospisil, but lost in the first round to Federico Delbonis and Benoît Paire. Venus teamed up with Raven Klaasen, but lost in the third round to Nikola Mektić and Alexander Peya.
  
  Pavić retained the ATP no. 1 doubles ranking when fellow contenders John Peers, Łukasz Kubot and Mike Bryan all lost before the semifinals.
  
  Bob Bryan withdrew from the tournament with a right hip injury, ending a streak of 76 consecutive Grand Slam events played alongside his brother Mike as a team. 2017 US Open title holder, Horia Tecău, missed his first Grand Slam in 10 years with injury.
  
  ## Seeds
  
      01. Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo (third round)
      02. Oliver Marach / Mate Pavić (final)
      03. Henri Kontinen / John Peers (quarterfinals)
      04. Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares (second round)
      05. Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah (quarterfinals)
      06. Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut (champions)
      07. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / Jean-Julien Rojer (first round)
      08. Nikola Mektić / Alexander Peya (semifinals)
      09. Ivan Dodig / Rajeev Ram (second round)
      10. Raven Klaasen / Michael Venus (third round)
      11. Pablo Cuevas / Marcel Granollers (second round)
      12. Feliciano López / Marc López (semifinals)
      13. Rohan Bopanna / Édouard Roger-Vasselin (quarterfinals)
      14. Ben McLachlan / Jan-Lennard Struff (first round)
      15. Julio Peralta / Horacio Zeballos (second round)
      16. Mike Bryan / Sam Querrey (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
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 13 | Rohan Bopanna Édouard Roger-Vasselin | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Nikola Mektić Alexander Peya | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Nikola Mektić Alexander Peya | $7^7$ | 6 | | 8 | Nikola Mektić Alexander Peya | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 6 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Máximo González Nicolás Jarry | 4 | $6^8$ | | 6 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 6 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | 6 | $7^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | 6 | $7^{10}$ | | | | | | 6 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Oliver Marach Mate Pavić | 2 | $6^4$ |
  | 12 | Feliciano López Marc López | 6 | $6^2$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | 2 | Oliver Marach Mate Pavić | 2 | $6^4$ |
  | 3 | Henri Kontinen John Peers | 4 | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Henri Kontinen John Peers | 4 | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | 12 | Feliciano López Marc López | 4 | 5 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Oliver Marach Mate Pavić | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | 5 | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Oliver Marach Mate Pavić | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | 2 | Oliver Marach Mate Pavić | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ł Kubot M Melo | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Cecchinato M Fucsovics | 4 | 5 | | 1 | Ł Kubot M Melo | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Carballés Baena G García López | 4 | 6 | 6 | | R Carballés Baena G García López | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Bolelli F Fognini | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | 1 | Ł Kubot M Melo | 4 | $6^1$ | | | | |
  | | S Lipsky T Sandgren | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 13 | R Bopanna É Roger-Vasselin | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | WC | B Bonzi G Jacq | 6 | 6 | | WC | B Bonzi G Jacq | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Fritz F Tiafoe | 3 | 1 | | 13 | R Bopanna É Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | R Bopanna É Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | R Bopanna É Roger-Vasselin | $6^4$ | 2 |
  | 10 | R Klaasen M Venus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | N Mektić A Peya | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | WC | C Denolly A Müller | 3 | 3 | | 10 | R Klaasen M Venus | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Marrero F Verdasco | 3 | 5 | | | J Eysseric H Nys | $6^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Eysseric H Nys | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 10 | R Klaasen M Venus | $6^2$ | $6^4$ | | | | |
  | | N Basilashvili J Millman | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | 8 | N Mektić A Peya | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | WC | F Lakat A Rinderknech | 3 | 6 | 5 | | N Basilashvili J Millman | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Inglot F Škugor | 4 | 3 | | 8 | N Mektić A Peya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | N Mektić A Peya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | J Murray B Soares | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Lajović F Mayer | 1 | 5 | | 4 | J Murray B Soares | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M González N Jarry | 6 | 6 | | | M González N Jarry | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Lorenzi M Zverev | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | M González N Jarry | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | Alt | C Hemery S Robert | 6 | 4 | $7^8$ | | | | | | Alt | C Hemery S Robert | 5 | 3 | | | | |
  | | M Ebden D Young | 2 | 6 | $6^6$ | Alt | C Hemery S Robert | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | H Gaston C Tabur | 2 | 2 | | 15 | J Peralta H Zeballos | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | J Peralta H Zeballos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M González N Jarry | 4 | $6^8$ |
  | 11 | P Cuevas M Granollers | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 6 | $7^{10}$ |
  | WC | J Chardy D Nestor | 5 | 2 | | 11 | P Cuevas M Granollers | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Johnson J Sock | $7^8$ | 6 | | | S Johnson J Sock | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Monroe J-P Smith | $6^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | S Johnson J Sock | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | | R Haase M Middelkoop | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | PR | Y Nishioka Y Sugita | 1 | 2 | | | R Haase M Middelkoop | 5 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Lindstedt M Matkowski | 4 | 6 | $6^6$ | 6 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 7 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 6 | 3 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | E Donskoy MÁ Reyes-Varela | $6^2$ | $7^7$ | 6 | Alt | E Donskoy MÁ Reyes-Varela | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | G Blancaneaux C Lestienne | $6^3$ | 3 | | | L Mayer J Sousa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Mayer J Sousa | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | L Mayer J Sousa | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | R Jebavý A Vasilevski | $6^5$ | $7^{10}$ | $6^2$ | | | | | | 12 | F López M López | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | M Demoliner S González | $7^7$ | $6^8$ | $7^7$ | | M Demoliner S González | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Durán A Molteni | 3 | 4 | | 12 | F López M López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | F López M López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | F López M López | 6 | $6^2$ | $7^7$ |
  | 16 | M Bryan S Querrey | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | H Kontinen J Peers | 4 | $7^7$ | $6^3$ |
  | | K Skupski N Skupski | 7 | 6 | | | K Skupski N Skupski | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Marterer P Petzschner | 6 | $6^6$ | 4 | PR | D Bracciali A Seppi | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | D Bracciali A Seppi | 2 | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | | PR | D Bracciali A Seppi | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | |
  | | M Bašić D Džumhur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | H Kontinen J Peers | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | A Ramos Viñolas J Veselý | 4 | 3 | | | M Bašić D Džumhur | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I Ivashka K Khachanov | 3 | 2 | | 3 | H Kontinen J Peers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | H Kontinen J Peers | 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 | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | JS Cabal R Farah | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Mirnyi P Oswald | $6^3$ | $6^4$ | | 5 | JS Cabal R Farah | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Pella D Schwartzman | 6 | 6 | | | G Pella D Schwartzman | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Hoang U Humbert | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | JS Cabal R Farah | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | A Begemann A Šančić | $7^7$ | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | W Koolhof A Sitak | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | W Koolhof A Sitak | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | W Koolhof A Sitak | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | H Podlipnik-Castillo J Withrow | 6 | 4 | 1 | 9 | I Dodig R Ram | 7 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | I Dodig R Ram | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | JS Cabal R Farah | 6 | 4 | 3 |
  | 14 | B McLachlan J-L Struff | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | O Marach M Pavić | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | | M Arévalo J Cerretani | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | M Arévalo J Cerretani | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Delbonis B Paire | 6 | 6 | | | F Delbonis B Paire | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Harrison V Pospisil | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | M Arévalo J Cerretani | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | F Martin P Raja | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | O Marach M Pavić | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Y Bhambri D Sharan | 6 | 5 | 6 | | Y Bhambri D Sharan | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Arends A Shamasdin | 2 | 2 | | 2 | O Marach M Pavić | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | O Marach M Pavić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  