# 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. Both Paes and Bhupathi were vying to complete the career Grand Slam.

## Seeds

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

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |