# 2005 US Open – Men's doubles

Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but lost in the first round to Paul Goldstein and Jim Thomas.
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan won the title, defeating Jonas Björkman and Max Mirnyi 6–1, 6–4 in the final.

## Seeds

* Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi (final)
* Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (champions)
* Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (first round)
* Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett (semifinals)
* Leander Paes / Nenad Zimonjić (first round)
* Michaël Llodra / Fabrice Santoro (first round)
* Mahesh Bhupathi / Martin Damm (third round)
* Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley (third round)
* Simon Aspelin / Todd Perry (quarterfinals)
* František Čermák / Leoš Friedl (second round)
* Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (quarterfinals)
* Cyril Suk / Pavel Vízner (quarterfinals)
* Stephen Huss / Wesley Moodie (first round)
* Gastón Etlis / Martín Rodríguez (first round)
* Fernando González / Nicolás Massú (third round)
* Lucas Arnold / Petr Pála (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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Cyril Suk Pavel Vízner | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Cyril Suk Pavel Vízner | 4 | 3 | | 1 | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | 7 | 5 | 2 | | | | |
| 11 | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Simon Aspelin Todd Perry | 6 | 4 | 6$^{14}$ | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 6 |
| | Paul Goldstein Jim Thomas | 4 | 6 | 7$^{16}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Goldstein Jim Thomas | 4 | 6 | 7$^{16}$ | | Paul Goldstein Jim Thomas | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut | 3 | 4 | | 2 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 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 | J Björkman M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Martín T Zíb | 0 | 3 | | 1 | J Björkman M Mirnyi | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Baker R Ram | 1 | 6 | 3 | WC | S Jenkins B Reynolds | 7$^7$ | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Jenkins B Reynolds | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | J Björkman M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Haas A Waske | 6$^6$ | 3 | | | | | | | | F López F Verdasco | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | A Kuznetsov S Oudsema | 7$^8$ | 6 | | WC | A Kuznetsov S Oudsema | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | F López F Verdasco | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^7$ | | F López F Verdasco | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | G Etlis M Rodríguez | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Björkman M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | C Suk P Vízner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | C Suk P Vízner | 4 | 3 |
| | Á Calatrava D Ferrer | 3 | 1 | | 12 | C Suk P Vízner | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Allegro D Bracciali | 6 | 6 | | | Y Allegro D Bracciali | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Y El Aynaoui T Vanhoudt | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 12 | C Suk P Vízner | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | |
| | A Pavel R Schüttler | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | J Hernych V Spadea | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | | |
| | J Hernych V Spadea | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | J Hernych V Spadea | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Knowle J Melzer | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | J Knowle J Melzer | 6$^2$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Llodra F Santoro | 6 | 6$^0$ | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | W Black K Ullyett | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Galimberti P Srichaphan | 3 | 5 | | 4 | W Black K Ullyett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bertolini F Volandri | 6 | 6 | | | M Bertolini F Volandri | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Querrey D Young | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | W Black K Ullyett | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | JI Chela M Zabaleta | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | T Johansson R Koenig | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | T Johansson R Koenig | 6 | 6 | | | T Johansson R Koenig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Palmer T Parrott | 7 | 6 | | | J Palmer T Parrott | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | L Arnold P Pála | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | W Black K Ullyett | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | J Erlich A Ram | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | J Erlich A Ram | 4 | 2 |
| | T Cibulec J Novák | 2$^r$ | | | 11 | J Erlich A Ram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Hănescu R Sabău | 2 | 7 | 6 | | V Hănescu R Sabău | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gimelstob M Hood | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | 11 | J Erlich A Ram | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Kerr G Oliver | 6 | 6 | | | | | | WC | A Delic J Morrison | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | T Berdych F Mayer | 4 | 4 | | | J Kerr G Oliver | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Delic J Morrison | 7$^8$ | 7$^7$ | | WC | A Delic J Morrison | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | L Paes N Zimonjić | 6$^6$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | M Bhupathi M Damm | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Monfils C Saulnier | 1 | 3 | | 7 | M Bhupathi M Damm | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ančić I Ljubičić | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | M Ančić I Ljubičić | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Škoch R Štěpánek | 2 | 6$^0$ | | | | | | | 7 | M Bhupathi M Damm | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | C Rochus S Wawrinka | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | 9 | S Aspelin T Perry | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | I Andreev N Davydenko | 7 | 6 | | | I Andreev N Davydenko | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Fisher R Leach | 7 | 2 | 6$^3$ | 9 | S Aspelin T Perry | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | S Aspelin T Perry | 5 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | S Aspelin T Perry | 6 | 4 | 6$^{14}$ |
| 13 | S Huss W Moodie | 6$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Goldstein J Thomas | 4 | 6 | 7$^{16}$ |
| | L Burgsmüller M Youzhny | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | L Burgsmüller M Youzhny | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Bogomolov Jr. T Rettenmaier | 2 | 3 | | | K Beck J Levinský | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Beck J Levinský | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Burgsmüller M Youzhny | 6$^8$ | 2 | | | | | | |
| WC | N Kryvonos D Zivkovic | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | P Goldstein J Thomas | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Acasuso S Prieto | 6 | 6 | | | J Acasuso S Prieto | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Goldstein J Thomas | 4 | 6 | 6 | | P Goldstein J Thomas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Knowles D Nestor | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | W Arthurs P Hanley | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Nieminen R Wassen | 5 | 3 | | 8 | W Arthurs P Hanley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý M Mertiňák | 4 | 6 | 6 | | D Hrbatý M Mertiňák | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 8 | W Arthurs P Hanley | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | |
| | J Benneteau N Mahut | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Benneteau N Mahut | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | |
| | M García L Horna | 4 | 4 | | | J Benneteau N Mahut | 7 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ginepri G Müller | 4 | 3 | | 10 | F Čermák L Friedl | 5 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | F Čermák L Friedl | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Benneteau N Mahut | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | F González N Massú | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 |
| | P Kohlschreiber O Rochus | 4 | 6$^0$ | | 15 | F González N Massú | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Carlsen J Coetzee | 6 | 6 | | | K Carlsen J Coetzee | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Artoni M Puerta | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 15 | F González N Massú | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | D Sanguinetti A Seppi | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Lindstedt R Söderling | 6 | 6 | | | R Lindstedt R Söderling | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Clément S Grosjean | 6$^5$ | 6 | 3 | 2 | B Bryan M Bryan | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Bryan M Bryan | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |