Australian Open 2009 / men's doubles

Australian Open 2009
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
Australian Open men's doubles
2008 ◄ 2009 ► 2010
Grand Slams 2009 men's doubles
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Men's doubles of the Australian Open 2009 .

The defending champions were Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram . The final contested Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles against the twin brothers Bob and Mike Bryan , who prevailed in three sets. It was their third joint triumph (after 2006 and 2007 ) at the Australian Open and their seventh Grand Slam title overall.

Prize money and world ranking points

At the Australian Open 2009 the following prize money and world ranking points were paid out or credited to the men's doubles for reaching the respective round. The prize money was always paid per team.

Double round Points Prize money victory 2000 $ 450,000 final 1200 $ 225,000 Semifinals 720 $ 112,000 Quarter finals 360 $ 55,400 Round of 16 180 $ 31,245 Second round 90 $ 17,035 First round 45 $ 9,585

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić   2nd round 02.  Bob Bryan Mike Bryan   victory 03.  Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles   final 04th  Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes   Semifinals 05.  Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie   2nd round 06th  Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski   Quarter finals 07th  Bruno Soares Kevin Ullyett   Round of 16 08th.  Marcelo Melo André Sá   2nd round

No. pairing Round reached 09.  Max Mirny Andy Ram   2nd round 10.  Simon Aspelin Pavel Vízner   1 round 11.  Martin Damm Robert Lindstedt   2nd round 12.  Arnaud Clément Marc Gicquel   1 round 13.  Christopher Kas Rogier Wassen   2nd round 14th  František Čermák Michal Mertiňák   2nd round 15th  Travis Parrott Filip Polášek   2nd round 16.  Eric Butorac Jamie Murray   1 round

Main round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach

6th

6th

6th

Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski

2

2

Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach

3

1

3

Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles

6th

6th

3

Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles

6th

2

6th

Feliciano López Fernando Verdasco

1

6th

4th

3

Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles

6th

5

0

2

Bob Bryan Mike Bryan

2

7th

6th

Simone Bolelli Andreas Seppi

1

6 5

4th

Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes

6th

7th

4th

Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes

3

3

2

Bob Bryan Mike Bryan

6th

6th

Mardy Fish John Isner

5

6 6

2

Bob Bryan Mike Bryan

7th

7th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

1

D. Nestor N. Zimonjić

6th

6th

J. Chardy G. Simon

3

2

1

D. Nestor N. Zimonjić

5

4th

Ł. Kubot O. Marach

7th

6th

Y.-H. Lu R. Shaker

2

1

Ł. Kubot O. Marach

6th

6th

Ł. Kubot O. Marach

6th

6th

WC

C. Ball C. Guccione

2

4th

S. Lipsky D. Martin

6 5

6 4

WC

C. Ball C. Guccione

7th

7th

WC

C. Ball C. Guccione

7th

3

6th

13

C. Kas R. Wassen

6 3

6th

3

C. Haggard S. Querrey

4th

5

13

C. Kas R. Wassen

6th

7th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

10

S. Aspelin P. Vízner

1

6 3

A. Pavel H. Tecau

6th

7th

A. Pavel H. Tecau

6th

7th

I. Karlović J.-C. Scherrer

2

6 1

S. Prieto M. Vassallo Argüello

6th

1

6 4

I. Karlović J.-C. Scherrer

1

6th

7th

A. Pavel H. Tecau

2

2

6th

M. Fyrstenberg, M. Matkowski

6th

6th

A. Calleri E. Schwank

5

5

S. Huss R. Hutchins

7th

7th

S. Huss R. Hutchins

4th

6th

3

6th

M. Fyrstenberg, M. Matkowski

6th

3

6th

WC

C. Ebelthite S. Groth

7th

6 4

4th

6th

M. Fyrstenberg, M. Matkowski

5

7th

6th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

3

M. Bhupathi M. Knowles

6th

6th

M. Juschny M. Zverev

3

2

3

M. Bhupathi M. Knowles

7th

7th

I. Kunitsyn D. Tursunov

5

5

I. Kunitsyn D. Tursunov

6th

6th

WC

D. Propoggia M. Reid

4th

4th

3

M. Bhupathi M. Knowles

6th

6th

N. Lapentti T. Robredo

3

4th

M. Granollers S. Ventura

6th

4th

1

R. Bopanna J. Nieminen

3

6th

6th

R. Bopanna J. Nieminen

4th

4th

N. Lapentti T. Robredo

6th

6th

N. Lapentti T. Robredo

6th

6th

16

E. Butorac J. Murray

4th

4th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

9

M. Mirny A. Ram

6 5

6th

7th

WC

G. Jones P. Luczak

7th

3

6 8

9

M. Mirny A. Ram

2

4th

F. López F. Verdasco

6th

6th

F. López F. Verdasco

7th

3

7th

J. Cerretani P. Starace

6 7

6th

5

F. López F. Verdasco

6th

7th

L. Arnold Ker J. Monaco

2

5

L. Arnold Ker J. Monaco

6th

7th

J. Tipsarevic V. Troicki

3

6 4

L. Arnold Ker J. Monaco

7th

7th

8th

M. Melo A. Sá

6 7

6 5

WC

M. Ebden B. Klein

2

6 5

8th

M. Melo A. Sá

6th

7th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

5

J. Coetzee W. Moodie

6th

6th

R. Ginepri V. Spadea

4th

3

5

J. Coetzee W. Moodie

1

5

WC

A. Coelho J. Sirianni

6th

7th

WC

A. Coelho J. Sirianni

6 5

6th

6th

G. García-López V. Hănescu

7th

1

4th

WC

A. Coelho J. Sirianni

6th

1

4th

S. Bolelli A. Seppi

3

6th

6th

S. Bolelli A. Seppi

7th

7th

M. Kohlmann K. Viegen

6 5

5

S. Bolelli A. Seppi

6th

3

6th

A. Peya P. Petzschner

3

6th

4th

A. Peya P. Petzschner

7th

7th

12

A. Clement M. Gicquel

6 3

6 11

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

14th

F. Čermák M. Mertiňák

6th

6th

N. Almagro I. Navarro

2

4th

14th

F. Čermák M. Mertiňák

3

6 4

P. Hanley J. Kerr

6th

7th

O. Hernández A. Montañés

3

4th

P. Hanley J. Kerr

6th

6th

P. Hanley J. Kerr

2

5

4th

L. Dlouhy L. Paes

6th

7th

F. Fognini I. Ljubičić

6th

6th

S. Darcis C. Rochus

4th

3

F. Fognini I. Ljubičić

3

4th

4th

L. Dlouhy L. Paes

6th

6th

Y. Allegro F. Santoro

6th

1

2

4th

L. Dlouhy L. Paes

4th

6th

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

7th

B. Soares K. Ullyett

6th

6th

J. Benneteau F. Serra

3

0

7th

B. Soares K. Ullyett

7th

7th

R. De Voest A. Fisher

6 7

6 6

R. De Voest A. Fisher

6th

6th

N. Devilder P.-H. Mathieu

3

2

7th

B. Soares K. Ullyett

2

6 7

M. Fish J. Isner

6th

7th

J. Knowle J. Melzer

6 5

6 6

M. Fish J. Isner

7th

7th

M. Fish J. Isner

6th

3

6th

11

M. Damm R. Lindstedt

4th

6th

3

D. Ferrer D. Gimeno Traver

6th

3

4th

11

M. Damm R. Lindstedt

2

6th

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

15th

T. Parrott F. Polášek

6th

6th

I. Andrejew S. Stachowskyj

3

4th

15th

T. Parrott F. Polášek

6 5

6th

4th

B. Reynolds R. Ram

7th

4th

6th

B. Reynolds R. Ram

4th

6th

6th

D. Vemić L. Zovko

6th

4th

2

B. Reynolds R. Ram

3

7th

3

2

B. Bryan M. Bryan

6th

6 5

6th

G. Cañas M. Safin

4th

1

WC

A. Feeney R. Smeets

6th

6th

WC

A. Feeney R. Smeets

3

1

2

B. Bryan M. Bryan

6th

6th

F. González M. Hood

5

3

2

B. Bryan M. Bryan

7th

6th

Web links

• Tournament schedule men’s doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF file; 26 kB)