# 2008 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's doubles

Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, and won in the final 6–2, 6–2, against Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles.

## Seeds

* Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (champions)
* Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić (first round)
* Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (first round)
* Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles (final)
* Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle (quarterfinals)
* Martin Damm / Pavel Vízner (semifinals)
* Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra (quarterfinals)
* 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Jeff Coetzee Wesley Moodie | 1 | 4 | | 1 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles | 7$^7$ | 4 | [11] | 4 | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Martin Damm Pavel Vízner | 6$^5$ | 6 | [9] | | | | |

### Top 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 |
| 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 7$^7$ | 3 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Nadal T Robredo | 6$^5$ | 6 | [5] | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6$^6$ | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Björkman K Ullyett | 6 | 6 | | | J Björkman K Ullyett | 1 | 7$^8$ | [7] | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Čermák D Tursunov | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | G Kuerten N Lapentti | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | S Aspelin J Knowle | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | F López F Verdasco | 6$^4$ | 2 | | WC | G Kuerten N Lapentti | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Querrey R Sweeting | 1 | 1 | | 5 | S Aspelin J Knowle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Aspelin J Knowle | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | J Erlich A Ram | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Coetzee W Moodie | 1 | 4 |
| | M Melo A Sá | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | M Melo A Sá | 6 | 4 | [6] | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Cañas S Prieto | 3 | 3 | | | J Coetzee W Moodie | 4 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Coetzee W Moodie | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Coetzee W Moodie | 4 | 6 | [10] | | | | |
| | M Mirnyi J Murray | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | A Clément M Llodra | 6 | 3 | [5] | | | | |
| | M Gicquel F Santoro | 6 | 6 | | | M Gicquel F Santoro | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau N Mahut | 3 | 4 | | 7 | A Clément M Llodra | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Clément M Llodra | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 8 | P Hanley L Paes | 2 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Allegro P-H Mathieu | 6 | 0 | [3] | 8 | P Hanley L Paes | 6 | 4 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Friedl D Škoch | 6 | 4 | [4] | | C Kas R Wassen | 4 | 6 | [7] | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Kas R Wassen | 2 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | 8 | P Hanley L Paes | 2 | 7$^{10}$ | [6] | | | | | |
| | I Andreev X Malisse | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | M Bhupathi M Knowles | 6 | 6$^8$ | [10] | | | | | |
| | R Lindstedt J Nieminen | 0 | 3 | | | I Andreev X Malisse | 6 | 2 | [5] | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Berdych L Dlouhý | 6 | 3 | [5] | 4 | M Bhupathi M Knowles | 2 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Bhupathi M Knowles | 3 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Bhupathi M Knowles | 7$^7$ | 4 | [11] |
| 6 | M Damm P Vízner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Damm P Vízner | 6$^5$ | 6 | [9] |
| | E Butorac J Kerr | 2 | 4 | | 6 | M Damm P Vízner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Acasuso J Mónaco | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | 6 | M Damm P Vízner | 4 | 6 | [14] | | | | | |
| | R Gasquet J-W Tsonga | 3 | 6 | [10] | | | | | | | R Gasquet J-W Tsonga | 6 | 4 | [12] | | | | | |
| | J Melzer A Roddick | 6 | 3 | [8] | | R Gasquet J-W Tsonga | 6 | 2 | [10] | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Calleri F González | 7$^8$ | 7$^7$ | | | A Calleri F González | 4 | 6 | [4] | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | 6$^6$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |