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
Final
Champion	Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna
Runner-up	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić
Score	6–2, 6–3
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
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Seeds

1.   Bob Bryan /   Mike Bryan (quarterfinals)
2.   Daniel Nestor /   Nenad Zimonjić (final)
3.   Jonathan Erlich /   Andy Ram (third round)
4.   Mahesh Bhupathi /   Mark Knowles (first round)
5.   Simon Aspelin /   Julian Knowle (third round)
6.   Martin Damm /   Pavel Vízner (first round)
7.   Arnaud Clément /   Michaël Llodra (first round)
8.   Jonas Björkman /   Kevin Ullyett (quarterfinals)
9.   Lukáš Dlouhý /   Leander Paes (third round)
10.   Jeff Coetzee /   Wesley Moodie (second round)
11.   Mariusz Fyrstenberg /   Marcin Matkowski (second round)
12.   Max Mirnyi /   Jamie Murray (first round)
13.   František Čermák /   Jordan Kerr (second round)
14.   Marcelo Melo /   André Sá (second round)
15.   Christopher Kas /   Rogier Wassen (second round)
16.   Julien Benneteau /   Nicolas Mahut (withdrew)

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
	1	Bob Bryan   Mike Bryan	3	7	6^1
		Pablo Cuevas   Luis Horna	6	5	7
									Pablo Cuevas   Luis Horna	6	6^7	7
								Alt	Bruno Soares   Dušan Vemić	4	7	6^6
	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

Top half

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	6^5	2
		P Starace   F Volandri	3	5					J Isner   S Querrey	6^5	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	6^1
	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	6^4	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	6^3				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	6^8	6	6^2			8	J Björkman   K Ullyett	w/o
	8	J Björkman   K Ullyett	7	1	7

Bottom half

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	6^3	7	5
		J Tipsarević   V Troicki	6	2	6											J Tipsarević   V Troicki	7	6^4	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	6^3					S Lipsky   D Martin	5	7	3
		S Huss   R Hutchins	6	6					S Huss   R Hutchins	7	6^3	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	6^2	6^7				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	6^5												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	6^6	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

External links

• Draw
• 2008 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation