# 2006 US Open – Men's doubles

For the 2006 US Open tennis tournament series, Bob and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but lost in the third round to Leoš Friedl and Mikhail Youzhny.
Martin Damm and Leander Paes won the title, defeating Jonas Björkman and Max Mirnyi in the final, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–4, 6–3.

## Seeds

* Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (third round)
* Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi (final)
* Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (third round)
* Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett (semifinals)
* Fabrice Santoro / Nenad Zimonjić (quarterfinals)
* Martin Damm / Leander Paes (champions)
* Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (third round)
* Simon Aspelin / Todd Perry (second round)
* Lukáš Dlouhý / Pavel Vízner (second round)
* Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (third round)
* Julian Knowle / Jürgen Melzer (second round)
* José Acasuso / Sebastián Prieto (first round)
* František Čermák / Jaroslav Levinský (second round)
* Wayne Arthurs / Justin Gimelstob (second round)
* Oliver Marach / Cyril Suk (first round)
* Michael Kohlmann / Alexander Waske (third 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Leoš Friedl Mikhail Youzhny | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Martin Damm Leander Paes | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Martin Damm Leander Paes | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | Martin Damm Leander Paes | 6$^1$ | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett | 7 | 6$^7$ | 5 | | | | | |
| 3 | Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett | 7 | 6$^7$ | 5 | | | | | |
| 5 | Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | Martin Damm Leander Paes | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| | Ashley Fisher Tripp Phillips | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| | Paul Goldstein Jim Thomas | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Goldstein Jim Thomas | 5 | 4 | | | Ashley Fisher Tripp Phillips | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra | 6$^8$ | 7 | 2 | 2 | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 7 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber A Seppi | 1 | 2 | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Djokovic Y-T Wang | 4 | 2 | | | T Johansson R Lindstedt | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Johansson R Lindstedt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 7$^7$ | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Bhupathi X Malisse | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | L Friedl M Youzhny | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Friedl M Youzhny | 6 | 6 | | | L Friedl M Youzhny | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Kuznetsov S Oudsema | 6$^6$ | 6$^5$ | | 13 | F Čermák J Levinský | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | F Čermák J Levinský | 7$^8$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | L Friedl M Youzhny | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | J Knowle J Melzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Damm L Paes | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | D Hrbatý M Mertiňák | 2 | 1 | | 11 | J Knowle J Melzer | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| ALT | R Ginepri R Kendrick | 6 | 4 | 1 | | J Nieminen G Oliver | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Nieminen G Oliver | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | J Nieminen G Oliver | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | A Peya B Phau | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | M Damm L Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | P Simmonds J Witten | 5 | 4 | | | A Peya B Phau | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Pála R Vik | 1 | 2 | | 6 | M Damm L Paes | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Damm L Paes | 6 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | P Hanley K Ullyett | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Kerr D Škoch | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | P Hanley K Ullyett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Delic J Morrison | 6 | 3 | 6 | WC | A Delic J Morrison | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ALT | J Hernych I Karlović | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | P Hanley K Ullyett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | C Haggard B Reynolds | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | C Haggard B Reynolds | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | T Cibulec Ł Kubot | 1 | 4 | | | C Haggard B Reynolds | 7$^8$ | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Allegro D Bracciali | 6 | 7 | | | Y Allegro D Bracciali | 6$^6$ | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | O Marach C Suk | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Hanley K Ullyett | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | J Acasuso S Prieto | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | F Santoro N Zimonjić | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | O Rochus K Vliegen | 6 | 6 | | | O Rochus K Vliegen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Ferrer F Vicente | 7 | 6 | | | D Ferrer F Vicente | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Damico N Schnugg | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | O Rochus K Vliegen | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| | I Ljubičić U Vico | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | F Santoro N Zimonjić | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| | JI Chela N Massú | 6 | 6 | | | JI Chela N Massú | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arnold Ker A Calleri | 5 | 3 | | 5 | F Santoro N Zimonjić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | F Santoro N Zimonjić | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 8 | S Aspelin T Perry | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Clayton D Young | 5 | 0 | | 8 | S Aspelin T Perry | 3 | 7 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | |
| | A Fisher T Phillips | 6 | 2 | 6 | | A Fisher T Phillips | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | J Auckland A Murray | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | A Fisher T Phillips | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Benneteau N Mahut | 6$^3$ | 5 | | | | | | | 10 | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | C Kas P Petzschner | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | C Kas P Petzschner | 2 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Martín P Starace | 0 | 2 | r | 10 | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Fisher T Phillips | 7 | 6 |
| 14 | W Arthurs J Gimelstob | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | P Goldstein J Thomas | 5 | 4 |
| | F López C Rochus | 3 | 4 | | 14 | W Arthurs J Gimelstob | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| | P Goldstein J Thomas | 6 | 6 | | | P Goldstein J Thomas | 2 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | N Almagro F Verdasco | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | P Goldstein J Thomas | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | S Grosjean D Tursunov | 3 | 6 | 2r. | | | | | | 3 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | |
| | M Fish F González | 6 | 2 | 1 | | M Fish F González | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Berdych J Hájek | 5 | 3 | | 3 | M Knowles D Nestor | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Knowles D Nestor | 7 | 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 Erlich A Ram | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Levine S Querrey | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | J Erlich A Ram | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ramírez Hidalgo A Montañés | 1 | 3 | | | J Coetzee R Wassen | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Coetzee R Wassen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | J Erlich A Ram | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | A Clément M Llodra | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | A Clément M Llodra | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | D Sanguinetti F Volandri | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | A Clément M Llodra | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Serra G Simon | 3 | 2 | | 9 | L Dlouhý P Vízner | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | L Dlouhý P Vízner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Clément M Llodra | 6$^8$ | 7$^8$ | 2 |
| 16 | M Kohlmann A Waske | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Björkman M Mirnyi | 7$^{10}$ | 6$^6$ | 6 |
| | JC Ferrero G García-López | 3 | 3 | | 16 | M Kohlmann A Waske | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Burgsmüller T Parrott | 7 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | L Burgsmüller T Parrott | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M García L Horna | 5 | 7 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | 16 | M Kohlmann A Waske | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | F Mayer R Schüttler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | J Björkman M Mirnyi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | S Jenkins R Ram | 2 | 3 | | | F Mayer R Schüttler | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Huss W Moodie | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | 2 | J Björkman M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Björkman M Mirnyi | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |