# 2017 Western & Southern Open – Men's doubles

Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Dodig teamed up with Rohan Bopanna, but lost in the quarterfinals to Melo who partnered Łukasz Kubot. Kubot and Melo lost in the semifinals to Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares.
Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut won the title, defeating Murray and Soares in the final, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–4.
By reaching the quarterfinals with John Peers, Henri Kontinen regained the ATP no. 1 doubles ranking from Melo at the end of the tournament.

## Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Henri Kontinen / John Peers (quarterfinals)
* Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo (semifinals)
* Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares (final)
* Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (quarterfinals)
* Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut (champions)
* Raven Klaasen / Rajeev Ram (second round)
* Rohan Bopanna / Ivan Dodig (quarterfinals)
* Oliver Marach / Mate Pavić (second 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Ryan Harrison Michael Venus | 4 | 6$^9$ | | | | |
| 5 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | 6 | 7$^{11}$ | | | | |
| 5 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | 6 | 7$^{11}$ | 5 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| | | | | 3 | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares | 6$^6$ | 4 |
| 3 | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares | 6 | 7 | 3 | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares | 6$^6$ | 4 |
| 2 | Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo | 4 | 5 | | | | |

### Top half

| 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 | H Kontinen J Peers | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R Bautista Agut D Ferrer | 1 | 7$^7$ | [10] | | R Bautista Agut D Ferrer | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Lorenzi A Ramos Viñolas | 6 | 6$^2$ | [6] | | | | | | 1 | H Kontinen J Peers | 6$^4$ | 6 | [10] | | | | |
| S Johnson D Nestor | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | R Harrison M Venus | 7$^7$ | 3 | [12] | | | | |
| R Harrison M Venus | 6 | 6 | | | R Harrison M Venus | 4 | 7$^7$ | [12] | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | O Marach M Pavić | 6 | 6$^2$ | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Harrison M Venus | 4 | 6$^9$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 6 | 7$^{11}$ |
| | | | | 4 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| L Paes A Zverev | 6 | 6$^2$ | [6] | | F López M López | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| F López M López | 2 | 7$^7$ | [10] | | | | | | 4 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 5 | [8] | | | | |
| F Martin É Roger-Vasselin | 6$^4$ | 6 | [10] | | | | | | 5 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 4 | 7 | [10] | | | | |
| J Isner D Young | 7$^7$ | 3 | [5] | | F Martin É Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 6$^5$ | [5] | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 3 | 7$^7$ | [10] | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | 6 | R Klaasen R Ram | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J-J Rojer H Tecău | 6 | 6 | | | J-J Rojer H Tecău | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Donaldson S Kozlov | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | J-J Rojer H Tecău | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | P Carreño Busta F Verdasco | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | J Murray B Soares | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Khachanov D Thiem | 2 | 5 | | | P Carreño Busta F Verdasco | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | J Murray B Soares | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Murray B Soares | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ł Kubot M Melo | 4 | 5 |
| | | | | | 7 | R Bopanna I Dodig | 5 | 7 | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Sock J Withrow | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | JS Cabal F Fognini | 7 | 5 | [8] | | | | | | | | | |
| | JS Cabal F Fognini | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | R Bopanna I Dodig | 1 | 7$^7$ | [7] | | | | |
| | N Mektić A-u-H Qureshi | 6$^2$ | 6 | [13] | | | | | | 2 | Ł Kubot M Melo | 6 | 6$^5$ | [10] | | | | |
| | D Schwartzman M Zverev | 7$^7$ | 3 | [15] | | D Schwartzman M Zverev | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Ł Kubot M Melo | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |