2008 French Open – Men's Doubles

Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but did not compete together. Knowles partnered with Mahesh Bhupathi, but lost in the first round to Stephen Huss and Ross Hutchins. Nestor partnered with Nenad Zimonjić, and reached the final before losing to Pablo Cuevas and Luis Horna.

Men's Doubles
2008 French Open
Champion	Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna
Runner-up	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić
Final score	6–2, 6–3
Draw	64
Seeds	16

Seeds

Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (Quarterfinals)
Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić (Final)
Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (Third round)
Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles (First round)
Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle (Third round)
Martin Damm / Pavel Vízner (First round)
Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra (First round)
Jonas Björkman / Kevin Ullyett (Quarterfinals)
Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes (Third round)
Jeff Coetzee / Wesley Moodie (Second round)
Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (Second round)
Max Mirnyi / Jamie Murray (First round)
František Čermák / Jordan Kerr (Second round)
Marcelo Melo / André Sá (Second round)
Christopher Kas / Rogier Wassen (Second round)
Julien Benneteau / Nicolas Mahut (withdrew)

Draw

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final


	1	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	3	7	6¹

		Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna	6	5	7
									Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna	6	6⁷	7

								Alt	Bruno Soares Dušan Vemić	4	7	6⁶
	Alt	Bruno Soares Dušan Vemić	7	6

	8	Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett	5	3
																Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna	6	6

															2	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić	2	3
		Janko Tipsarević Viktor Troicki	3	4

		Igor Kunitsyn Dmitry Tursunov	6	6
									Igor Kunitsyn Dmitry Tursunov	6	4	4

								2	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić	4	6	6
		Steve Darcis Olivier Rochus	1	4

	2	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić	6	6

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6
		R Bopanna A-u-H Qureshi	1	4				1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6
		P Hanley T Perry	7	6					P Hanley T Perry	2	3
	WC	T Ascione F Serra	5	3											1	B Bryan M Bryan	7	6
		J Isner S Querrey	6	7												J Isner S Querrey	6⁵	2
		P Starace F Volandri	3	5					J Isner S Querrey	6⁵	7	3
	WC	J Eysseric A Mannarino	2	1				15	C Kas R Wassen	7	5	0^r
	15	C Kas R Wassen	6	6																		1	B Bryan M Bryan	3	7	6¹
	9	L Dlouhý L Paes	6	6																			P Cuevas L Horna	6	5	7
		S Ratiwatana S Ratiwatana	2	4				9	L Dlouhý L Paes	6	6
		T Behrend T Cibulec	2	1					J Acasuso S Prieto	4	4
		J Acasuso S Prieto	6	6											9	L Dlouhý L Paes	4	4
		I Minář J Vaněk	1	2												P Cuevas L Horna	6	6
		R Lindstedt J Nieminen	6	6					R Lindstedt J Nieminen	4	1
		P Cuevas L Horna	7	6					P Cuevas L Horna	6	6
	7	A Clément M Llodra	5	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	3	J Erlich A Ram	6	4	7
	WC	É Prodon L Recouderc	3	6	5			3	J Erlich A Ram	4	6	6
		D Hrbatý H-t Lee	6	6					D Hrbatý H-t Lee	6	2	2
	WC	G Monfils J Ouanna	3	4											3	J Erlich A Ram	4	4
		C Haggard M Zverev	6	6⁴	3										Alt	B Soares D Vemić	6	6
	Alt	B Soares D Vemić	4	7	6			Alt	B Soares D Vemić	6	6
	WC	S Grosjean G Kuerten	7	3	1			Alt	F Mergea H Tecău	3	4
	Alt	F Mergea H Tecău	5	6	6																	Alt	B Soares D Vemić	7	6
	11	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	6	7																		8	J Björkman K Ullyett	5	3
		J Levinský D Škoch	4	6³				11	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	4	6	4
		T Parrott F Polášek	6	3	4				M Mertiňák J-C Scherrer	6	3	6
		M Mertiňák J-C Scherrer	3	6	6											M Mertiňák J-C Scherrer	2	6	3
		Montañés S Roitman	6	4	6										8	J Björkman K Ullyett	6	3	6
		H Levy D Sela	4	6	2				Montañés S Roitman
		E Butorac A Fisher	6⁸	6	6²			8	J Björkman K Ullyett	w/o
	8	J Björkman K Ullyett	7	1	7

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	5	S Aspelin J Knowle	7	6
		J Brunström R Söderling	5	4				5	S Aspelin J Knowle	5	6	6
		M Granollers S Ventura	6	7					M Granollers S Ventura	7	0	1
		C Guccione L Hewitt	4	5											5	S Aspelin J Knowle	6³	7	5
		J Tipsarević V Troicki	6	2	6											J Tipsarević V Troicki	7	6⁴	7
		L Kubot L Zovko	1	6	3				J Tipsarević V Troicki	6	6
		J Melzer A Peya	5	4				10	J Coetzee W Moodie	2	4
	10	J Coetzee W Moodie	7	6																			J Tipsarević V Troicki	3	4
	13	F Čermák J Kerr	6	6																			I Kunitsyn D Tursunov	6	6
	WC	J Chardy D Guez	1	3				13	F Čermák J Kerr	3	2
		I Kunitsyn D Tursunov	6	6					I Kunitsyn D Tursunov	6	6
		N Almagro Ó Hernández	3	3												I Kunitsyn D Tursunov	6	5	7
		S Lipsky D Martin	7	7												S Huss R Hutchins	4	7	5
		I Ljubičić P Pála	5	6³					S Lipsky D Martin	5	7	3
		S Huss R Hutchins	6	6					S Huss R Hutchins	7	6³	6
	4	M Bhupathi M Knowles	4	4

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

	6	M Damm P Vízner	5	4
		L Arnold Ker JI Chela	7	6					L Arnold Ker JI Chela	6	7
		M Gicquel F Santoro	6²	6⁷				WC	N Devilder O Patience	1	5
	WC	N Devilder O Patience	7	7												L Arnold Ker JI Chela	2	4
	Alt	C Berlocq P Capdeville	2	6⁵												S Darcis O Rochus	6	6
		S Darcis O Rochus	6	7					S Darcis O Rochus	6	3	6
		R de Voest R Haase	3	6	7				R de Voest R Haase	4	6	4
	12	M Mirnyi J Murray	6	3	5																		S Darcis O Rochus	1	4
	14	M Melo A Sá	4	6	6																	2	D Nestor N Zimonjić	6	6
		S Bolelli A Seppi	6	3	2			14	M Melo A Sá	4	4
		A Calleri N Lapentti	7	2	4				R Ram B Reynolds	6	6
		R Ram B Reynolds	6⁶	6	6											R Ram B Reynolds	3	2
		Y Allegro K Vliegen	6	1	4										2	D Nestor N Zimonjić	6	6
		M Daniel J Thomas	2	6	6				M Daniel J Thomas	3	5
		É Roger-Vasselin G Simon	3	3				2	D Nestor N Zimonjić	6	7
	2	D Nestor N Zimonjić	6	6

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