2023 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler defeated Hugo Nys and Jan Zieliński in the final, 6–4, 7–6^(7–4) to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2023 Australian Open. Awarded a wildcard into the tournament, Hijikata and Kubler saved a match point en route to the title, in their third round match against Tomislav Brkić and Gonzalo Escobar.^[1] Nys became the first ever Monegasque player to reach the semifinal and final of a major.

Men's doubles
2023 Australian Open
Final
Champions	Rinky Hijikata Jason Kubler
Runners-up	Hugo Nys Jan Zieliński
Score	6–4, 7–6^(7–4)
Details
Draw	64
Seeds	16
Events
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Thanasi Kokkinakis and Nick Kyrgios were the reigning champions,^[2] but the pair withdrew due to Kyrgios' knee injury.^[3]

Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski will regain the ATP No. 1 doubles ranking courtesy of making the quarterfinals and other contenders losing in the earlier rounds. Rajeev Ram, Mate Pavić, Marcelo Arévalo and Jean-Julien Rojer were also in contention for the top ranking at the beginning of the tournament.

Rojer was vying to complete the Career Grand Slam in men's doubles, but lost in the quarterfinals to Jérémy Chardy and Fabrice Martin, partnering Arévalo.

Seeds

01.     Wesley Koolhof /   Neal Skupski (quarterfinals)

02.     Rajeev Ram /   Joe Salisbury (third round)

03.     Marcelo Arévalo /   Jean-Julien Rojer (quarterfinals)

04.     Nikola Mektić /   Mate Pavić (second round)

05.     Ivan Dodig /   Austin Krajicek (first round)

06.     Lloyd Glasspool /   Harri Heliövaara (second round)

07.     Thanasi Kokkinakis /   Nick Kyrgios (withdrew)

08.     Marcel Granollers /   Horacio Zeballos (semifinals)

09.     Simone Bolelli /   Fabio Fognini (first round)

10.     Rohan Bopanna /   Matthew Ebden (first round)

11.     Jamie Murray /   Michael Venus (second round)

12.     Juan Sebastián Cabal /   Robert Farah (third round)

13.     Rafael Matos /   David Vega Hernández (first round)

14.     Andreas Mies /   John Peers (quarterfinals)

15.     Santiago González /   Édouard Roger-Vasselin (second round)

16.     Robin Haase /   Matwé Middelkoop (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

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	Wesley Koolhof   Neal Skupski	3	1
	WC	Rinky Hijikata   Jason Kubler	6	6
								WC	Rinky Hijikata   Jason Kubler	6	6
								8	Marcel Granollers   Horacio Zeballos	4	2
	14	Andreas Mies   John Peers	4	7^7	2
	8	Marcel Granollers   Horacio Zeballos	6	6^2	6
															WC	Rinky Hijikata   Jason Kubler	6	7^7
																Hugo Nys   Jan Zieliński	4	6^4
		Jérémy Chardy   Fabrice Martin	6	2	7^10
	3	Marcelo Arévalo   Jean-Julien Rojer	3	6	6^4
									Jérémy Chardy   Fabrice Martin	3	7	2
									Hugo Nys   Jan Zieliński	6	5	6
		Benjamin Bonzi   Arthur Rinderknech	1	4
		Hugo Nys   Jan Zieliński	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	W Koolhof   N Skupski	6	6
		A Bublik   J-P Smith	1	2				1	W Koolhof   N Skupski	7^8	4	7^10
		R Ramanathan   MÁ Reyes-Varela	6	5	3				P Tsitsipas   S Tsitsipas	6^6	6	6^7
		P Tsitsipas   S Tsitsipas	3	7	6										1	W Koolhof   N Skupski	6	6
		F Cabral   J Sousa	6	3	4											N Ćaćić   A-u-H Qureshi	4	2
		N Ćaćić   A-u-H Qureshi	4	6	6				N Ćaćić   A-u-H Qureshi	7^7	7^7
		A Karatsev   D Lajović	4	4				15	S González   É Roger-Vasselin	6^1	6^4
	15	S González   É Roger-Vasselin	6	6																		1	W Koolhof   N Skupski	3	1
	11	J Murray   M Venus	6	6																		WC	R Hijikata   J Kubler	6	6
	Alt	H Reese   C Rodríguez	4	2				11	J Murray   M Venus	6^5	4
	Alt	I Sabanov   M Sabanov	6	6^3	4				T Brkić   G Escobar	7^7	6
		T Brkić   G Escobar	1	7^7	6											T Brkić   G Escobar	6	6^8	4
		H Hach Verdugo   J Isner	6^6	4											WC	R Hijikata   J Kubler	1	7^10	6
	WC	R Hijikata   J Kubler	7^8	6				WC	R Hijikata   J Kubler	3	7	6
		N Lammons   J Withrow	6^3	3				6	L Glasspool   H Heliövaara	6	5	2
	6	L Glasspool   H Heliövaara	7^7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	N Mektić   M Pavić	6	7
		M González   A Molteni	2	5				4	N Mektić   M Pavić	5	3
		F Coria   D Schwartzman	2	4				WC	A Bolt   L Saville	7	6
	WC	A Bolt   L Saville	6	6											WC	A Bolt   L Saville	0	3
		Q Halys   A Mannarino	4	4											14	A Mies   J Peers	6	6
		A Göransson   M-A Hüsler	6	6					A Göransson   M-A Hüsler	4	6^5
	WC	Y Bhambri   S Myneni	6^5	7^7	3			14	A Mies   J Peers	6	7^7
	14	A Mies   J Peers	7^7	6^4	6																	14	A Mies   J Peers	4	7^7	2
	9	S Bolelli   F Fognini	3	3																		8	M Granollers   H Zeballos	6	6^2	6
		S Doumbia   F Reboul	6	6					S Doumbia   F Reboul	4	4
		L Harris   R Klaasen	7^7	7^11					L Harris   R Klaasen	6	6
		P Martínez   T Monteiro	6^5	6^9												L Harris   R Klaasen	1	6^4
		M Demoliner   A Vavassori	6^5	7^7	7^10										8	M Granollers   H Zeballos	6	7^7
		S Gillé   J Vliegen	7^7	6^4	6^4				M Demoliner   A Vavassori	6	6^5	2
		S Báez   LD Martínez	4	2				8	M Granollers   H Zeballos	3	7^7	6
	8	M Granollers   H Zeballos	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	I Dodig   A Krajicek	6^6	6	4
	Alt	S Balaji   J Nedunchezhiyan	7^8	2	6			Alt	S Balaji   J Nedunchezhiyan	4	4
		M Cressy   A Olivetti	6^3	4					J Chardy   F Martin	6	6
		J Chardy   F Martin	7^7	6												J Chardy   F Martin	7^7	6
		F Cerúndolo   TM Etcheverry	4	6^5												J Lehečka   A Molčan	6^2	3
		J Lehečka   A Molčan	6	7^7					J Lehečka   A Molčan	7	7
		A Erler   L Miedler	6	7					A Erler   L Miedler	5	5
	10	R Bopanna   M Ebden	3	5																			J Chardy   F Martin	6	2	7^10
	16	R Haase   M Middelkoop	7	7																		3	M Arévalo   J-J Rojer	3	6	6^4
		R Carballés Baena   H Dellien	5	5				16	R Haase   M Middelkoop	6	7^8
		P Cachin   G Pella	4	3					J Cash   H Patten	4	6^6
		J Cash   H Patten	6	6											16	R Haase   M Middelkoop	3	6^6
		A Ramos Viñolas   B Zapata Miralles	4	1											3	M Arévalo   J-J Rojer	6	7^8
		B McLachlan   Y Nishioka	6	6					B McLachlan   Y Nishioka	6^3	4
		D Hidalgo   E Ruusuvuori	1	6^1				3	M Arévalo   J-J Rojer	7^7	6
	3	M Arévalo   J-J Rojer	6	7^7

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		N Mahut   T Pütz	3	6	3
		N Barrientos   A Behar	6	3	6				N Barrientos   A Behar	7^7	3	6^2
		B Bonzi   A Rinderknech	6	7^7					B Bonzi   A Rinderknech	6^5	6	7^10
	WC	J Millman   A Vukic	2	6^3												B Bonzi   A Rinderknech	7^7	6^6	6
		A Golubev   A Nedovyesov	6	6											12	JS Cabal   R Farah	6^5	7^8	2
	WC	D Sweeny   L Tu	0	2					A Golubev   A Nedovyesov	6	3	1
	Alt	D Altmaier   JP Varillas	4	7^8	1			12	JS Cabal   R Farah	4	6	6
	12	JS Cabal   R Farah	6	6^6	6																		B Bonzi   A Rinderknech	1	4
	13	R Matos   D Vega Hernández	7^7	4	4																		H Nys   J Zieliński	6	6
		H Nys   J Zieliński	6^4	6	6				H Nys   J Zieliński	4	6	7^10
		M Purcell   J Thompson	6	6					M Purcell   J Thompson	6	4	6^7
		G Durán   P Oswald	3	4												H Nys   J Zieliński	6^4	7^8	6
	WC	M Polmans   A Popyrin	6	6											2	R Ram   J Salisbury	7^7	6^6	2
	Alt	F Bagnis   R Galloway	4	3				WC	M Polmans   A Popyrin	6^6	6	3
		M Giron   C Lestienne	2	3				2	R Ram   J Salisbury	7^8	4	6
	2	R Ram   J Salisbury	6	6

Other entry information

Wild cards

•   Yuki Bhambri /   Saketh Myneni
•   Alex Bolt /   Luke Saville
•   Rinky Hijikata /   Jason Kubler (champions)
•   Mackenzie McDonald /   Marcelo Melo
•   John Millman /   Aleksandar Vukic
•   Marc Polmans /   Alexei Popyrin
•   Dane Sweeny /   Li Tu

Alternates

•   Daniel Altmaier /   Juan Pablo Varillas
•   Facundo Bagnis /   Robert Galloway
•   Sriram Balaji /   Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan
•   Hunter Reese /   Cristian Rodríguez
•   Ivan Sabanov /   Matej Sabanov

Withdrawals

•   Laslo Đere /   Filip Krajinović → replaced by   Daniel Altmaier /   Juan Pablo Varillas
•   Daniel Elahi Galán /   Thiago Monteiro → replaced by   Pedro Martínez /   Thiago Monteiro
•   Ilya Ivashka /   Oscar Otte → replaced by   Ivan Sabanov /   Matej Sabanov
•   Miomir Kecmanović /   Kwon Soon-woo → replaced by   Facundo Bagnis /   Robert Galloway
•   Thanasi Kokkinakis /   Nick Kyrgios → replaced by   Hunter Reese /   Cristian Rodríguez
•   Mackenzie McDonald /   Marcelo Melo → replaced by   Sriram Balaji /   Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan

References

1. "Aussies Hijikata/Kubler Save MP, Reach Melbourne QFs With Stadium Win | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
2. "Kokkinakis & Kyrgios Complete Dream Run, Win Australian Open". ATP Tour. 29 January 2022.
3. Fendrich, Howard (16 January 2023). "Nick Kyrgios out of Australian Open, will have knee surgery". Associated Press. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

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