# 2008 Pacific Life Open – Men's doubles

Martin Damm & Leander Paes were the defending champions. They were both present but did not compete together. Damm partnered with Pavel Vízner, but lost in the first round to Eric Butorac and Andy Murray. Paes partnered with Paul Hanley, but lost in the quarterfinals to Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić.
Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić.

## Seeds

* Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (quarterfinals)
* Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle (first round)
* Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić (final)
* Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (champions)
* Martin Damm / Pavel Vízner (first round)
* Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles (quarterfinals)
* Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra (second round)
* Paul Hanley / Leander Paes (quarterfinals)

## 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Max Mirnyi Jamie Murray | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram | 6 | 6 | 4 | Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 3 | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 7 | 6 | 3 | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 4 | 4 |
| | Novak Djokovic Robert Lindstedt | 5 | 2 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 4 | 6 | [11] | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Baghdatis S Wawrinka | 6 | 3 | [9] | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Coetzee W Moodie | 3 | 6 | [10] | | J Coetzee W Moodie | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber J Nieminen | 6 | 3 | [4] | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 7 | 4 | [6] | | | | |
| | I Ljubičić T Robredo | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | M Mirnyi J Murray | 5 | 6 | [10] | | | | |
| | M Mirnyi J Murray | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | M Mirnyi J Murray | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Melo A Sá | 3 | 7 | [2] | 7 | A Clément M Llodra | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Clément M Llodra | 6 | 5 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | M Mirnyi J Murray | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | J Erlich A Ram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J Erlich A Ram | 6 | 6 |
| | JI Chela S Prieto | 1 | 2 | | 4 | J Erlich A Ram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P-H Mathieu R Štěpánek | 7 | 7$^8$ | | | P-H Mathieu R Štěpánek | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Fish S Querrey | 5 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | 4 | J Erlich A Ram | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Berdych L Dlouhý | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | 6 | M Bhupathi M Knowles | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | N Davydenko N Kiefer | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | N Davydenko N Kiefer | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Kas R Wassen | 3 | 6$^3$ | | 6 | M Bhupathi M Knowles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Bhupathi M Knowles | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | P Hanley L Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Ferrer R Nadal | 3 | 4 | | 8 | P Hanley L Paes | 7 | 2 | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Cañas D Nalbandian | 7 | 6 | | | G Cañas D Nalbandian | 5 | 6 | [5] | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 8 | P Hanley L Paes | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | J Mónaco P Starace | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau N Mahut | 4 | 4 | | | J Mónaco P Starace | 7$^7$ | 2 | [1] | | | | | | | | | |
| | F González D Tursunov | 3 | 1 | | 3 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | 6$^5$ | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | M Damm P Vízner | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | N Djokovic R Lindstedt | 5 | 2 |
| | E Butorac A Murray | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | E Butorac A Murray | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Djokovic R Lindstedt | 4 | 6 | [10] | | N Djokovic R Lindstedt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Grosjean J-W Tsonga | 6 | 2 | [7] | | | | | | | N Djokovic R Lindstedt | 6 | 4 | [13] | | | | |
| | L Friedl M Youzhny | 2 | 6 | [7] | | | | | | | J Björkman K Ullyett | 3 | 6 | [11] | | | | |
| | J Björkman K Ullyett | 6 | 2 | [10] | | J Björkman K Ullyett | 7$^7$ | 3 | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Čermák J Kerr | 6 | 6$^1$ | [10] | | F Čermák J Kerr | 6$^2$ | 6 | [3] | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Aspelin J Knowle | 4 | 7$^7$ | [5] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |