2011 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Bob and Mike Bryan, the two-time defending champions in this event, successfully defended their title. They defeated Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes 6–3, 6–4 in the final.

Men's doubles
2011 Australian Open
Champion	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
Runner-up	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
Final score	6–3, 6–4
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Seeds

1.   Bob Bryan /   Mike Bryan (champions)
2.   Max Mirnyi /   Daniel Nestor (semifinals)
3.   Mahesh Bhupathi /   Leander Paes (final)
4.   Łukasz Kubot /   Oliver Marach (quarterfinals)
5.   Mariusz Fyrstenberg /   Marcin Matkowski (quarterfinals)
6.   Jürgen Melzer /   Philipp Petzschner (quarterfinals)
7.   Lukáš Dlouhý /   Paul Hanley (first round)
8.   Michaël Llodra /   Nenad Zimonjić (quarterfinals)
9.   Wesley Moodie /   Dick Norman (first round)
10.   Rohan Bopanna /   Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (third round)
11.   Robert Lindstedt /   Horia Tecău (first round, retired)
12.   Mark Knowles /   Michal Mertiňák (second round)
13.   Marcel Granollers /   Tommy Robredo (third round)
14.   Jonathan Erlich /   Andy Ram (second round)
15.   Nicolás Almagro /   Marc López (first round)
16.   Marcelo Melo /   Bruno Soares (first 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
	1	Bob Bryan   Mike Bryan	6	7
	6	Jürgen Melzer   Philipp Petzschner	3	6^7
								1	Bob Bryan   Mike Bryan	6	6
									Eric Butorac   Jean-Julien Rojer	3	2
	4	Łukasz Kubot   Oliver Marach	3	4
		Eric Butorac   Jean-Julien Rojer	6	6
															1	Bob Bryan   Mike Bryan	6	6
															3	Mahesh Bhupathi   Leander Paes	3	4
	8	Michaël Llodra   Nenad Zimonjić	4	4
	3	Mahesh Bhupathi   Leander Paes	6	6
								3	Mahesh Bhupathi   Leander Paes	7	4	6
								2	Max Mirnyi   Daniel Nestor	6^5	6	3
	5	Mariusz Fyrstenberg   Marcin Matkowski	6^3	3
	2	Max Mirnyi   Daniel Nestor	7	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	B Bryan   M Bryan	6	3	6
		S Lipsky   R Ram	3	6	4			1	B Bryan   M Bryan	7	6
		F Čermak   C Kas	4	5					C Berlocq   P Riba	6^6	3
		C Berlocq   P Riba	6	7											1	B Bryan   M Bryan	7	6
		B Becker   M Kohlmann	7	7												B Becker   M Kohlmann	5	2
	Alt	Sa Ratiwatana   So Ratiwatana	5	5					B Becker   M Kohlmann	6	6
		F Polášek   I Zelenay	6	4	6				F Polášek   I Zelenay	4	4
	16	M Melo   B Soares	4	6	2																	1	B Bryan   M Bryan	6	7
	9	W Moodie   D Norman	4	0																		6	J Melzer   P Petzschner	3	6^7
		X Malisse   J Murray	6	6					X Malisse   J Murray	6	4	3
		B Phau   J Tipsarević	6	6					B Phau   J Tipsarević	3	6	6
		I Ljubičić   L Zovko	1	4												B Phau   J Tipsarević	3	2
		M Berrer   F Mayer	6	6											6	J Melzer   P Petzschner	6	6
	Alt	R Junaid   T Kamke	3	2					M Berrer   F Mayer	3	1
		B Dabul   S Giraldo	6^3	1				6	J Melzer   P Petzschner	6	6
	6	J Melzer   P Petzschner	7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	Ł Kubot   O Marach	6	6
		J Brunström   S Huss	3	3				4	Ł Kubot   O Marach	6	6
	WC	M Ebden   P Luczak	6^4	6	3			WC	S Groth   G Jones	1	3
	WC	S Groth   G Jones	7	3	6										4	Ł Kubot   O Marach	6	6
		A Fisher   J Kerr	4	4												D Bracciali   P Starace	3	1
		I Dodig   J Nieminen	6	6					I Dodig   J Nieminen	4	4
		D Bracciali   P Starace	1	7	7				D Bracciali   P Starace	6	6
	15	N Almagro   M López	6	6^3	5																	4	Ł Kubot   O Marach	3	4
	12	M Knowles   M Mertiňák	6	7																			E Butorac   J-J Rojer	6	6
		T Gabashvili   M Kukushkin	4	6^5				12	M Knowles   M Mertiňák	6^3	0
		A Golubev   D Istomin	7	4	0				E Butorac   J-J Rojer	7	6
		E Butorac   J-J Rojer	6^4	6	6											E Butorac   J-J Rojer	6	6
		JI Chela   L Mayer	5	3												D Marrero   R Ramírez Hidalgo	3	4
		S Stakhovsky   M Youzhny	7	6					S Stakhovsky   M Youzhny	6	4	4
		D Marrero   R Ramírez Hidalgo	6	1	6				D Marrero   R Ramírez Hidalgo	2	6	6
	7	L Dlouhý   P Hanley	4	6	1

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	8	M Llodra   N Zimonjić	6	6
		K Anderson   V Hănescu	3	4				8	M Llodra   N Zimonjić	6	6
		P Andújar   D Gimeno-Traver	7	7					P Andújar   D Gimeno-Traver	3	2
		P Cuevas   E Schwank	6^5	5											8	M Llodra   N Zimonjić	3	7	7
		T Parrott   K Skupski	6^6	3											10	R Bopanna   A-u-H Qureshi	6	6^6	6^3
		J Chardy   A Clément	7	6					J Chardy   A Clément	3	6	4
		F Ferreiro   A Sá	3	0				10	R Bopanna   A-u-H Qureshi	6	4	6
	10	R Bopanna   A-u-H Qureshi	6	6																		8	M Llodra   N Zimonjić	4	4
	13	M Granollers   T Robredo	6	6																		3	M Bhupathi   L Paes	6	6
		É Roger-Vasselin   G Simon	1	1				13	M Granollers   T Robredo	7	6
		A Dolgopolov   J Hájek	6	6^4	6				A Dolgopolov   J Hájek	5	3
		F Fognini   L Lacko	3	7	2										13	M Granollers   T Robredo	4	6	4
		F López   J Mónaco	3	6	6										3	M Bhupathi   L Paes	6	4	6
	WC	M Matosevic   J Millman	6	0	1				F López   J Mónaco	6^2	4
		I Karlović   D Vemić	7	3	0			3	M Bhupathi   L Paes	7	6
	3	M Bhupathi   L Paes	5	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	M Fyrstenberg   M Matkowski	6	7
		G García-López   A Montañés	3	5				5	M Fyrstenberg   M Matkowski	6	6
		Y-h Lu   R Schüttler	7	7					Y-h Lu   R Schüttler	2	3
		S Aspelin   A Peya	6^5	6^5											5	M Fyrstenberg   M Matkowski	6	4	6
		D Brown   R Wassen	6	6											WC	C Ebelthite   A Feeney	1	6	4
		D Tursunov   M Zverev	2	3					D Brown   R Wassen	3	6	2
	WC	C Ebelthite   A Feeney	4	0				WC	C Ebelthite   A Feeney	6	3	6
	11	R Lindstedt   H Tecău	6	1	r																	5	M Fyrstenberg   M Matkowski	6^3	3
	14	J Erlich   A Ram	4	6	6																	2	M Mirnyi   D Nestor	7	6
		C Fleming   R Hutchins	6	2	2			14	J Erlich   A Ram	6^7	7	2
	WC	J Lemke   M Reid	4	6^4				WC	C Ball   C Guccione	7	6^3	6
	WC	C Ball   C Guccione	6	7											WC	C Ball   C Guccione	4	5
		D Sela   A Seppi	6^2	6	6^5										2	M Mirnyi   D Nestor	6	7
		S González   P Marx	7	3	7				S González   P Marx	3	4
	WC	J Duckworth   B Mitchell	3	3				2	M Mirnyi   D Nestor	6	6
	2	M Mirnyi   D Nestor	6	6

References

• Source for the draw at ausopen.com

External links

• 2011 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation