Wimbledon Championships 2008 / men's doubles

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Wimbledon Championships 2008
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Men's doubles at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships .

The defending champions were Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra . The finals played Jonas Bjorkman and Kevin Ullyett against Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic , which won Nestor and Zimonjic in four sets. This was their first Grand Slam title together, but Nestor had already won other Grand Slam tournaments with other partners.

qualification

The qualification of the men's doubles of the Wimbledon Championships 2008 took place from June 21 to 23, 2008. Four qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament. There were also three lucky losers.

The following teams survived the qualification and played in the main draw of the tournament:

Qualifiers Lucky Loser
United StatesUnited States Amer Delic Brendan Evans
United StatesUnited States 
United StatesUnited States Hugo Armando Jesse Levine
United StatesUnited States 
United StatesUnited States KJ Hippensteel Tripp Phillips
United StatesUnited States 
SwedenSweden Johan Brunström Adam Feeney
AustraliaAustralia 
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Petr Pála Igor Zelenay
SlovakiaSlovakia 
RussiaRussia Mikhail Yelgin Alexander Kudryavzew
RussiaRussia 
PortugalPortugal Frederico Gil Dick Norman
BelgiumBelgium 

Prize money and world ranking points

At the Wimbledon Championships 2008, 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 1000 £ 230,000
final 700 £ 115,000
Semifinals 450 £ 57,500
Quarter finals 250 £ 30,000
Round of 16 150 £ 16,000
Second round 75 £ 9,000
First round 35 £ 5,250

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. United StatesUnited States Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
United StatesUnited States 
Semifinals
02. CanadaCanada Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić
SerbiaSerbia 
victory
03. IsraelIsrael Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram
IsraelIsrael 
Quarter finals
04th IndiaIndia Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles
BahamasBahamas 
1 round

05. SwedenSweden Simon Aspelin Julian Knowle
AustriaAustria 
1 round

06th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Martin dam Pavel Vízner
Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
1 round

07th FranceFrance Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra
FranceFrance 
retreat

08th. SwedenSweden Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett
ZimbabweZimbabwe 
final
No. pairing Round reached
09. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes
IndiaIndia 
Semifinals

10. PolandPoland Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski
PolandPoland 
1 round

11. South AfricaSouth Africa Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie
South AfricaSouth Africa 
2nd round

12. BrazilBrazil Marcelo Melo André Sá
BrazilBrazil 
Round of 16

13. Czech RepublicCzech Republic František Čermák Jordan Kerr
AustraliaAustralia 
Round of 16

14th Belarus 1995Belarus Max Mirny Jamie Murray
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
Round of 16

15th GermanyGermany Christopher Kas Rogier Wassen
NetherlandsNetherlands 
Round of 16

16. FranceFrance Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut
FranceFrance 
Round of 16

Main round

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

  Quarter finals Semifinals final
                                                   
  1  United StatesUnited States Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
 United StatesUnited States 
7th 6th 6th                
   SpainSpain Marcel Granollers Santiago Bertomeu
 SpainSpain 
6 3 2 0      
1  United StatesUnited States Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
 United StatesUnited States 
6 3 7th 6 5 6 9  
  8th  SwedenSweden Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett
 ZimbabweZimbabwe 
7th 5 7th 7th    
   AustriaAustria Alexander Peya Philipp Petzschner
 GermanyGermany 
6 5 6th 3 7th 2
 
  8th  SwedenSweden Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett
 ZimbabweZimbabwe 
7th 4th 6th 6 5 6th  
  8th  SwedenSweden Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett
 ZimbabweZimbabwe 
6 12 7th 3 3  
  2  CanadaCanada Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić
 SerbiaSerbia 
7th 6 3 6th 6th  
  9  Czech RepublicCzech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes
 IndiaIndia 
6th 6th 6th      
3  IsraelIsrael Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram
 IsraelIsrael 
3 3 3      
9  Czech RepublicCzech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes
 IndiaIndia 
6 4 6th 1 6th 6th
  2  CanadaCanada Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić
 SerbiaSerbia 
7th 4th 6th 4th 8th  
   South AfricaSouth Africa Kevin Anderson Robert Lindstedt
 SwedenSweden 
6 5 4th 7th 3  
 
  2  CanadaCanada Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić
 SerbiaSerbia 
7th 6th 6 5 6th    

Upper half

Upper half 1

  First round Second round Round of 16
                                                   
  1  United StatesUnited States B. Bryan M. Bryan
 United StatesUnited States 
7th 6th 6th                
WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom C. Eaton A. Slabinsky
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
5 1 4th      
1  United StatesUnited States B. Bryan M. Bryan
 United StatesUnited States 
6th 6th 6th    
     RussiaRussia I. Kunitsyn D. Tursunov
 RussiaRussia 
2 2 4th      
   Czech RepublicCzech Republic J. Levinský D. Škoch
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
3 2 2    
 
     RussiaRussia I. Kunitsyn D. Tursunov
 RussiaRussia 
6th 6th 6th      
  1  United StatesUnited States B. Bryan M. Bryan
 United StatesUnited States 
6 10 6th 6th 6th  
  13  Czech RepublicCzech Republic F. Čermák J. Kerr
 AustraliaAustralia 
7th 4th 4th 2  
     ArgentinaArgentina C. Berlocq E. Schwank
 ArgentinaArgentina 
6th 4th 6th 6th    
   ArgentinaArgentina G. Cañas M. García
 ArgentinaArgentina 
1 6th 4th 4th    
   ArgentinaArgentina C. Berlocq E. Schwank
 ArgentinaArgentina 
3 4th 6 5    
  13  Czech RepublicCzech Republic F. Čermák J. Kerr
 AustraliaAustralia 
6th 6th 7th      
WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom R. Bloomfield K. Skupski
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
4th 7th 4th 4th  
 
  13  Czech RepublicCzech Republic F. Čermák J. Kerr
 AustraliaAustralia 
6th 5 6th 6th    

Upper half 2

  First round Second round Round of 16
                                                   
  10  PolandPoland M. Fyrstenberg, M. Matkowski
 PolandPoland 
3 5 4th                
   IndiaIndia R. Bopanna A.-ul-H. Qureshi
 PakistanPakistan 
6th 7th 6th      
   IndiaIndia R. Bopanna A.-ul-H. Qureshi
 PakistanPakistan 
2 4th 2    
     SpainSpain M. Granollers S. Ventura
 SpainSpain 
6th 6th 6th      
   ThailandThailand S. Ratiwatana S. Ratiwatana
 ThailandThailand 
6 2 2 6 6    
 
     SpainSpain M. Granollers S. Ventura
 SpainSpain 
7th 6th 7th      
     SpainSpain M. Granollers S. Ventura
 SpainSpain 
7th 6th 6th    
  Q  Czech RepublicCzech Republic P. Pála I. Zelenay
 SlovakiaSlovakia 
5 2 4th    
     BrazilBrazil T. Bellucci M. Daniel
 BrazilBrazil 
5 4th 3      
Q  Czech RepublicCzech Republic P. Pála I. Zelenay
 SlovakiaSlovakia 
7th 6th 6th      
Q  Czech RepublicCzech Republic P. Pála I. Zelenay
 SlovakiaSlovakia 
4th 2 6th 7th 6th
  Q  PortugalPortugal F. Gil D. Norman
 BelgiumBelgium 
6th 6th 1 6 4 1  
Q  PortugalPortugal F. Gil D. Norman
 BelgiumBelgium 
7th 7th 6th    
 
  LL  United StatesUnited States H. Armando J. Levine
 United StatesUnited States 
6 3 6 5 3      

Upper half 3

  First round Second round Round of 16
                                                   
  4th  IndiaIndia M. Bhupathi M. Knowles
 BahamasBahamas 
5 2 6 4                
   AustriaAustria A. Peya P. Petzschner
 GermanyGermany 
7th 6th 7th      
   AustriaAustria A. Peya P. Petzschner
 GermanyGermany 
6th 6th 6th    
     SerbiaSerbia J. Tipsarevic V. Troicki
 SerbiaSerbia 
4th 4th 3      
   SerbiaSerbia J. Tipsarevic V. Troicki
 SerbiaSerbia 
6th 6th 6th    
 
     IsraelIsrael H. Levy J. Thomas
 United StatesUnited States 
3 1 3      
     AustriaAustria A. Peya P. Petzschner
 GermanyGermany 
6 5 7th 6th 6th  
  15th  GermanyGermany C. Kas R. Wassen
 NetherlandsNetherlands 
7th 6 7 2 4th  
     FranceFrance J. Chardy F. Serra
 FranceFrance 
1 2 3      
   ArgentinaArgentina L. Arnold Ker L. Horna
 PeruPeru 
6th 6th 6th      
   ArgentinaArgentina L. Arnold Ker L. Horna
 PeruPeru 
         
  15th  GermanyGermany C. Kas R. Wassen
 NetherlandsNetherlands 
w. O.        
   SpainSpain O. Hernández A. Montañés
 SpainSpain 
5 3 2    
 
  15th  GermanyGermany C. Kas R. Wassen
 NetherlandsNetherlands 
7th 6th 6th      

Upper half 4

  First round Second round Round of 16
                                                   
  11  South AfricaSouth Africa J. Coetzee W. Moodie
 South AfricaSouth Africa 
6th 1 6th 6th              
   ItalyItaly S. Bolelli A. Seppi
 ItalyItaly 
1 6th 3 2    
11  South AfricaSouth Africa J. Coetzee W. Moodie
 South AfricaSouth Africa 
6 2 2 6 3    
     SpainSpain F. López F. Verdasco
 SpainSpain 
7th 6th 7th      
   SpainSpain F. López F. Verdasco
 SpainSpain 
6th 6th 6th    
 
     Czech RepublicCzech Republic T. Cibulec I. Minář
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
4th 4th 4th      
     SpainSpain F. López F. Verdasco
 SpainSpain 
         
  8th  SwedenSweden J. Bjorkman K. Ullyett
 ZimbabweZimbabwe 
w. O.      
     NetherlandsNetherlands R. Haase S. Querrey
 United StatesUnited States 
2 6th 5 6 2    
   ItalyItaly F. Cipolla D. Gremelmayr
 GermanyGermany 
6th 2 7th 7th    
   ItalyItaly F. Cipolla D. Gremelmayr
 GermanyGermany 
4th 6 2 4th    
  8th  SwedenSweden J. Bjorkman K. Ullyett
 ZimbabweZimbabwe 
6th 7th 6th      
   AustraliaAustralia P. Hanley T. Perry
 AustraliaAustralia 
4th 4th 5    
 
  8th  SwedenSweden J. Bjorkman K. Ullyett
 ZimbabweZimbabwe 
6th 6th 7th      

Bottom half

Lower half 1

  First round Second round Round of 16
                                                   
  6th  Czech RepublicCzech Republic M. Dam P. Vízner
 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 
4th 6 6 6th 4th              
   United StatesUnited States T. Parrott F. Polášek
 SlovakiaSlovakia 
6th 7th 2 6th    
   United StatesUnited States T. Parrott F. Polášek
 SlovakiaSlovakia 
6th 3 7th 6th  
     South AfricaSouth Africa R. De Voest Ł. Kubot
 PolandPoland 
4th 6th 6 5 4th    
WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom N. Bamford J. Goodall
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
3 6 5 2    
 
     South AfricaSouth Africa R. De Voest Ł. Kubot
 PolandPoland 
6th 7th 6th      
     United StatesUnited States T. Parrott F. Polášek
 SlovakiaSlovakia 
6 2 6 6 4th    
  9  Czech RepublicCzech Republic L. Dlouhy L. Paes
 IndiaIndia 
7th 7th 6th    
     United StatesUnited States E. Butorac A. Fisher
 AustraliaAustralia 
5 6th 6th 6 4 7th  
   SwitzerlandSwitzerland Y. Allegro S. Prieto
 ArgentinaArgentina 
7th 4th 4th 7th 5  
   United StatesUnited States E. Butorac A. Fisher
 AustraliaAustralia 
3 6 3 3    
  9  Czech RepublicCzech Republic L. Dlouhy L. Paes
 IndiaIndia 
6th 7th 6th      
WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Auckland J. Delgado
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
6th 0 3 6th 3
 
  9  Czech RepublicCzech Republic L. Dlouhy L. Paes
 IndiaIndia 
4th 6th 6th 4th 6th  

Lower half 2

  First round Second round Round of 16
                                                   
  16  FranceFrance J. Benneteau N. Mahut
 FranceFrance 
6th 7th 6th                
   ArgentinaArgentina JM del Potro D. Hrbatý
 SlovakiaSlovakia 
0 6 3 2      
16  FranceFrance J. Benneteau N. Mahut
 FranceFrance 
7th 6th 6th    
     SwedenSweden T. Johansson J. Melzer
 AustriaAustria 
6 2 4th 3      
   AustriaAustria O. Marach M. Mertiňák
 SlovakiaSlovakia 
2 5 5    
 
     SwedenSweden T. Johansson J. Melzer
 AustriaAustria 
6th 7th 7th      
  16  FranceFrance J. Benneteau N. Mahut
 FranceFrance 
6th 7th 6 5 3 4th
  3  IsraelIsrael J. Erlich A. Ram
 IsraelIsrael 
4th 6 4 7th 6th 6th
  Q  United StatesUnited States KJ Hippensteel T. Phillips
 United StatesUnited States 
3 7th 5 2    
   AustraliaAustralia S. Huss R. Hutchins
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
6th 6 5 7th 6th    
   AustraliaAustralia S. Huss R. Hutchins
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
7th 4th 6th 3 4th
  3  IsraelIsrael J. Erlich A. Ram
 IsraelIsrael 
6 3 6th 3 6th 6th  
   United StatesUnited States S. Lipsky D. Martin
 United StatesUnited States 
7th 6th 3 3 9
 
  3  IsraelIsrael J. Erlich A. Ram
 IsraelIsrael 
5 4th 6th 6th 11  

Lower half 3

  First round Second round Round of 16
                                                   
  5  SwedenSweden S. Aspelin J. Knowle
 AustriaAustria 
4th 6th 6 6 6 4              
   South AfricaSouth Africa K. Anderson R. Lindstedt
 SwedenSweden 
6th 4th 7th 7th    
   South AfricaSouth Africa K. Anderson R. Lindstedt
 SwedenSweden 
7th 6th 6th    
     GermanyGermany M. Kohlmann J.-C. Scherrer
 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 
6 4 4th 2      
   BelgiumBelgium S. Darcis K. Viegen
 BelgiumBelgium 
4th 2 6 0    
 
     GermanyGermany M. Kohlmann J.-C. Scherrer
 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 
6th 6th 7th      
     South AfricaSouth Africa K. Anderson R. Lindstedt
 SwedenSweden 
w. O.      
  12  BrazilBrazil M. Melo A. Sá
 BrazilBrazil 
         
  LL  SwedenSweden J. Brunström A. Feeney
 AustraliaAustralia 
6th 3 4th 6th 7th  
   South AfricaSouth Africa C. Haggard L. Zovko
 CroatiaCroatia 
2 6th 6th 3 5  
LL  SwedenSweden J. Brunström A. Feeney
 AustraliaAustralia 
1 2 6th 4th  
  12  BrazilBrazil M. Melo A. Sá
 BrazilBrazil 
6th 6th 4th 6th    
LL  RussiaRussia M. Jelgin A. Kudryavtsev
 RussiaRussia 
3 6th 6th 4th 1
 
  12  BrazilBrazil M. Melo A. Sá
 BrazilBrazil 
6th 3 4th 6th 6th  

Lower half 4

  First round Second round Round of 16
                                                   
  14th  Belarus 1995Belarus M. Mirny J. Murray
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
7th 7th 6th                
   FranceFrance M. Gicquel F. Santoro
 FranceFrance 
6 4 6 5 3      
14th  Belarus 1995Belarus M. Mirny J. Murray
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
6th 6th 7th    
     United StatesUnited States J. Cerretani V. Hănescu
 RomaniaRomania 
4th 4th 6 0      
   BrazilBrazil B. Soares D. Vemic
 SerbiaSerbia 
3 6th 5 6 3  
 
     United StatesUnited States J. Cerretani V. Hănescu
 RomaniaRomania 
6th 3 7th 7th    
  14th  Belarus 1995Belarus M. Mirny J. Murray
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
2 5 3    
  2  CanadaCanada D. Nestor N. Zimonjić
 SerbiaSerbia 
6th 7th 6th    
     United StatesUnited States B. Reynolds R. Ram
 United StatesUnited States 
6th 7th 6th      
Q  United StatesUnited States A. Delic B. Evans
 United StatesUnited States 
2 6 4 3      
   United StatesUnited States B. Reynolds R. Ram
 United StatesUnited States 
1 6 6 6th 6 1  
  2  CanadaCanada D. Nestor N. Zimonjić
 SerbiaSerbia 
6th 7th 2 7th    
WC  United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Bogdanovic J. Marray
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
4th 6 4 1    
 
  2  CanadaCanada D. Nestor N. Zimonjić
 SerbiaSerbia 
6th 7th 6th      

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