2008 US Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
2008 U.S. Open
2007 Champions	Simon Aspelin Julian Knowle

Main article: 2008 U.S. Open (tennis)

Simon Aspelin and Julian Knowle were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Igor Kunitsyn and Dmitry Tursunov.

Seeds

1. Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjic (Third Round)
2. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
3. Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (Second Round)
4. Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles (Third Round)
5. Jonas Bjorkman / Kevin Ullyett (Second Round)
6. Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle (Second Round)
7. Lukas Dlouhy / Leander Paes
8. Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (First Round)

9. Paul Hanley / Jordan Kerr (First Round)
10. Arnaud Clement / Michael Llodra (First Round, retired)
11. Martin Damm / Pavel Vizner (Third Round)
12. Pablo Cuevas / Luis Horna (Second Round)
13. Jeff Coetzee / Rogier Wassen (First Round)
14. Max Mirnyi / Jamie Murray (First Round)
15. Marcelo Melo / Andre Sa (Third Round)
16. Julien Benneteau / Nicolas Mahut (Second 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

Semifinals

Final

Robert Lindstedt Jarkko Nieminen

7

Lukas Dlouhy Leander Paes

Maximo Gonzalez Juan Monaco

Feliciano Lopez Fernando Verdasco

Tommy Robredo Sergio Roitman

Christopher Kas Philipp Petzschner

2

Bob Bryan Mike Bryan

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	D Nestor N Zimonjic	6	7
	ALT	Y-h Lu J Thomas	2	64				1	D Nestor N Zimonjic	7	3	7
		R Hutchins A Murray	6	1	6				R Hutchins A Murray	5	6	62
		S Ratiwatana S Ratiwatana	3	6	4										1	D Nestor N Zimonjic	4	7	2
		R Lindstedt J Nieminen	5	6	6											R Lindstedt J Nieminen	6	611	6
	WC	J Levine D Young	7	2	4				R Lindstedt J Nieminen	6	7
		F Fognini N Lapentti	2	6	2			16	J Benneteau N Mahut	2	66
	16	J Benneteau N Mahut	6	3	6																		R Lindstedt J Nieminen
	12	P Cuevas L Horna	6	6																		7	L Dlouhy L Paes
		J Acasuso S Prieto	4	2				12	P Cuevas L Horna	63	2
		R de Voest A Fisher	6	6					R de Voest A Fisher	7	6
		C Haggard S Huss	1	4												R de Voest A Fisher	3	3
		D Gremelmayr V Troicki	64	1											7	L Dlouhy L Paes	6	6
		E Schwank P Starace	7	6					E Schwank P Starace	4	6	3
		O Hernandez A Montanes	7	1	4			7	L Dlouhy L Paes	6	1	6
	7	L Dlouhy L Paes	62	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	M Bhupathi M Knowles	6	6
		J Brunstrom T Johansson	3	4				4	M Bhupathi M Knowles	6	6
		T Gabashvili I Karlovic	68	3					Y Allegro H Tecau	3	3
		Y Allegro H Tecau	7	6											4	M Bhupathi M Knowles	6	4	4
	WC	A Delic A Kuznetsov	6	66	6											M Gonzalez J Monaco	2	6	6
	WC	R Ginepri T Rettenmaier	4	7	4			WC	A Delic A Kuznetsov	6	4	3
		M Gonzalez J Monaco	6	6					M Gonzalez J Monaco	1	6	6
	13	J Coetzee R Wassen	1	4																			M Gonzalez J Monaco
	9	P Hanley J Kerr	65	65
		B Soares D Vemic	7	7					B Soares D Vemic	7	6
		R Ram B Reynolds	7	63	6				R Ram B Reynolds	64	1
		S Lipsky D Martin	65	7	3											B Soares D Vemic	7	67
		S Darcis O Rochus	62	4												I Kunitsyn D Tursunov	69	7
		I Kunitsyn D Tursunov	7	6					I Kunitsyn D Tursunov	6	1	6
		M Kohlmann A Peya	5	1				6	S Aspelin J Knowle	2	6	4
	6	S Aspelin J Knowle	7	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	8	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	3	2
		I Andreev M Zverev	6	6					I Andreev M Zverev	7	1	3
		M Gicquel S Grosjean	7	6					M Gicquel S Grosjean	5	6	6
		R Bopanna A-u-H Qureshi	5	3												M Gicquel S Grosjean	6	3	3
		L Arnold Ker G Canas	6	6												F Lopez F Verdasco	3	6	6
		J Cerretani V Hanescu	3	2					L Arnold Ker G Canas	6	3	64
		F Lopez F Verdasco	6	2					F Lopez F Verdasco	2	6	7
	10	A Clement M Llodra	3	1	r																		F Lopez F Verdasco
	15	M Melo A Sa	6	6																			T Robredo S Roitman
		M Granollers S Ventura	1	2				15	M Melo A Sa	6	7
		T Parrott F Polasek	5	63					J Melzer R Schuettler	3	60
		J Melzer R Schuettler	7	7											15	M Melo A Sa	2	4
	WC	C Buchanan R Harrison	2	2												T Robredo S Roitman	6	6
		T Robredo S Roitman	6	6					T Robredo S Roitman	6	7
	WC	R Kendrick R Sweeting	4	3				3	J Erlich A Ram	2	5
	3	J Erlich A Ram	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	5	J Bjorkman K Ullyett	6	6
		G Garcia-Lopez I Navarro	4	3				5	J Bjorkman K Ullyett	7	1	63
		S Bolelli A Seppi	6	3	2				C Kas P Petzschner	62	6	7
		C Kas P Petzschner	4	6	6											C Kas P Petzschner	6	7
	WC	M McClune K Van't Hof	5	6	6										11	M Damm P Vizner	3	66
		E Butorac J Levinsky	7	3	4			WC	M McClune K Van't Hof	0	0
		J Chardy G Simon	7	4	4			11	M Damm P Vizner	6	6
	11	M Damm P Vizner	64	6	6																		C Kas P Petzschner
	14	M Mirnyi J Murray	61	68																		2	B Bryan M Bryan
		M Mertinak L Zovko	7	7					M Mertinak L Zovko	w/o
	WC	J Isner S Querrey	4	5					A Calleri F Gonzalez
		A Calleri F Gonzalez	6	7												M Mertinak L Zovko	3	2
		N Devilder P-H Mathieu	6	5	1										2	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6
		D Hrbaty D Skoch	3	7	6				D Hrbaty D Skoch	62	1
		N Almagro P Andujar	3	2				2	B Bryan M Bryan	7	6
	2	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6