# 2021 French Open – Men's doubles

Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert defeated Alexander Bublik and Andrey Golubev in the final, 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–4 to win the men's doubles title at the 2021 French Open. It was their second French Open title and fifth major title together. They saved match points en route to the title, in the semifinals against Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah. Bublik and Golubev became the first male Kazakhstani players to contest a major final.
Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies were the two-time reigning champions, but Mies did not participate due to injury. Krawietz played alongside Horia Tecău, but they lost in the quarterfinals to Cabal and Farah.
Hugo Nys became the first ever Monegasque player to reach the quarterfinals of a major.

## Seeds

    01. Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić (withdrew owing to positive COVID-19 tests)
    02. Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah (semifinals)
    03. Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (second round)
    04. Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos (second round)
    05. Ivan Dodig / Filip Polášek (second round)
    06. Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut (champions)
    07. Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares (third round)
    08. Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo (first round)
    09. Kevin Krawietz / Horia Tecău (quarterfinals)
    10. John Peers / Michael Venus (second round)
    11. Wesley Koolhof / Jean-Julien Rojer (third round)
    12. Henri Kontinen / Édouard Roger-Vasselin (first round)
    13. Jérémy Chardy / Fabrice Martin (second round)
    14. Sander Gillé / Joran Vliegen (third round)
    15. Raven Klaasen / Ben McLachlan (second round)
    16. Marcus Daniell / Philipp Oswald (second 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Alt | Pablo Andújar Pedro Martínez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rohan Bopanna Franko Škugor | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rohan Bopanna Franko Škugor | 5 | 3 | | Alt | Pablo Andújar Pedro Martínez | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alexander Bublik Andrey Golubev | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Hugo Nys Tim Pütz | 4 | 4 | | | Alexander Bublik Andrey Golubev | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Alexander Bublik Andrey Golubev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alexander Bublik Andrey Golubev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Alexander Bublik Andrey Golubev | 6 | 6$^1$ | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 6 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Tomislav Brkić Nikola Ćaćić | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tomislav Brkić Nikola Ćaćić | 6$^5$ | 1 | | 6 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | |
| 9 | Kevin Krawietz Horia Tecău | 2 | 7$^7$ | 5 | 2 | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | |
| 2 | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 6 | 6$^3$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Alt | P Andújar P Martínez | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | P Cuevas G Pella | 4 | 2 | | Alt | P Andújar P Martínez | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Cazaux H Gaston | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | WC | A Cazaux H Gaston | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Johnson S Querrey | 3 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | Alt | P Andújar P Martínez | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | |
| | M Kecmanović C Ruud | 5 | 1 | | | | | | 14 | S Gillé J Vliegen | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | |
| | A Krajicek T Sandgren | 7 | 6 | | | A Krajicek T Sandgren | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Sonego A Vavassori | 4 | 4 | | 14 | S Gillé J Vliegen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | S Gillé J Vliegen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Alt | P Andújar P Martínez | 7 | 6 |
| 12 | H Kontinen É Roger-Vasselin | 7$^7$ | 6$^1$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | R Bopanna F Škugor | 5 | 3 |
| | M Arévalo M Middelkoop | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | M Arévalo M Middelkoop | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Delbonis D Sharan | 6 | 6$^{11}$ | 4 | | A de Minaur M Reid | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A de Minaur M Reid | 3 | 7$^{13}$ | 6 | | | | | | M Arévalo M Middelkoop | | | | | | |
| | R Bopanna F Škugor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | R Bopanna F Škugor | w/o | | | | | |
| | N Basilashvili A Begemann | 4 | 2 | | | R Bopanna F Škugor | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Monroe F Tiafoe | 6 | 6 | | | N Monroe F Tiafoe | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ł Kubot M Melo | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | R Ram J Salisbury | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Caruso A Davidovich Fokina | 5 | 3 | | 3 | R Ram J Salisbury | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Q Halys A Mannarino | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | H Nys T Pütz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | H Nys T Pütz | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | H Nys T Pütz | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Arneodo B Paire | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | R Arneodo B Paire | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| PR | M López J Melzer | 2 | 7 | 4 | | R Arneodo B Paire | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Fucsovics S Travaglia | 3 | 3 | | 16 | M Daniell P Oswald | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | M Daniell P Oswald | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | H Nys T Pütz | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | W Koolhof J-J Rojer | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | A Bublik A Golubev | 6 | 6 |
| | F Krajinović D Lajović | 4 | 6 | 2 | 11 | W Koolhof J-J Rojer | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bedene J Withrow | 1 | 4 | | | D Koepfer E Ruusuvuori | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| | D Koepfer E Ruusuvuori | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | W Koolhof J-J Rojer | 6$^2$ | 6 | 4 | | | |
| | A Bublik A Golubev | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | A Bublik A Golubev | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | |
| WC | S Doumbia F Reboul | 6$^7$ | 1 | | | A Bublik A Golubev | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Molteni F Nielsen | 5 | 7$^8$ | 6$^6$ | 5 | I Dodig F Polášek | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | I Dodig F Polášek | 7 | 6$^6$ | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Norrie J O'Mara | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Coria D Schwartzman | 1 | 2 | | | J Erlich L Harris | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Erlich L Harris | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 0 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | R Haase J-L Struff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Haase J-L Struff | 6 | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | M Ebden J-P Smith | 3 | 4 | | | R Haase J-L Struff | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Bonzi A Hoang | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | J Peers M Venus | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | J Peers M Venus | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 13 | J Chardy F Martin | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Brkić N Ćaćić | 6$^5$ | 1 |
| | L Musetti T Paul | 7$^7$ | 1 | 1 | 13 | J Chardy F Martin | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bolelli M González | 6 | 6 | | | S Bolelli M González | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Fritz M McDonald | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | S Bolelli M González | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Popyrin J Thompson | 5 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | T Brkić N Ćaćić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Brkić N Ćaćić | 7 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | T Brkić N Ćaćić | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Hurkacz S Walków | 1 | 1 | | 4 | M Granollers H Zeballos | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Granollers H Zeballos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | J Murray B Soares | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bambridge D Inglot | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7 | J Murray B Soares | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Marach A-u-H Qureshi | 3 | 7 | 6 | | O Marach A-u-H Qureshi | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Demoliner S González | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | 7 | J Murray B Soares | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| Alt/PR | J Knowle D Pel | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | 9 | K Krawietz H Tecău | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| PR | Y-h Lu Y Nishioka | 6 | 6 | | PR | Y-h Lu Y Nishioka | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Behar G Escobar | 3 | 6 | 6$^5$ | 9 | K Krawietz H Tecău | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | K Krawietz H Tecău | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | K Krawietz H Tecău | 2 | 7$^7$ | 5 |
| 15 | R Klaasen B McLachlan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | JS Cabal R Farah | 6 | 6$^3$ | 7 |
| WC | M Bourgue L Pouille | 3 | 2 | | 15 | R Klaasen B McLachlan | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Purcell L Saville | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7$^{12}$ | | M Purcell L Saville | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Barrère A Olivetti | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6$^{10}$ | | | | | | | M Purcell L Saville | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | R Berankis A Ramos Viñolas | 6$^1$ | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | JS Cabal R Farah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | D Added J-W Tsonga | 7$^7$ | 6 | | WC | D Added J-W Tsonga | 6$^0$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Skupski N Skupski | 4 | 4 | | 2 | JS Cabal R Farah | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | JS Cabal R Farah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Other entry information
### Wild cards

* Dan Added / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
* Grégoire Barrère / Albano Olivetti
* Benjamin Bonzi / Antoine Hoang
* Mathias Bourgue / Lucas Pouille
* Arthur Cazaux / Hugo Gaston
* Sadio Doumbia / Fabien Reboul
* Quentin Halys / Adrian Mannarino

### Protected ranking

* Julian Knowle / David Pel
* Marc López / Jürgen Melzer
* Lu Yen-hsun / Yoshihito Nishioka

### Alternate pairs

* Pablo Andújar / Pedro Martínez
* Pablo Cuevas / Guido Pella
* Julian Knowle / David Pel

### Withdrawals
#### Before the tournament

* Feliciano López / Jaume Munar → replaced by Pablo Cuevas / Guido Pella
* Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić → replaced by Pablo Andújar / Pedro Martínez
* John Millman / Thiago Monteiro → replaced by Julian Knowle / David Pel

#### During the tournament

* Marcelo Arévalo / Matwé Middelkoop