# 2020 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury defeated Max Purcell and Luke Saville in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2020 Australian Open.
Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut were the defending champions, but were defeated in the first round by Simone Bolelli and Benoît Paire.
Marcelo Arévalo became the first Salvadoran to reach a major quarterfinal.

## Seeds

    01. Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut (first round)
    02. Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo (second round)
    03. Kevin Krawietz / Andreas Mies (first round)
    04. Ivan Dodig / Filip Polášek (semifinals)
    05. Wesley Koolhof / Nikola Mektić (second round)
    06. Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos (third round)
    07. John Peers / Michael Venus (third round)
    08. Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău (second round)
    09. Raven Klaasen / Oliver Marach (second round)
    10. Mate Pavić / Bruno Soares (third round)
    11. Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (champions)
    12. Jürgen Melzer / Édouard Roger-Vasselin (second round)
    13. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (third round)
    14. Jamie Murray / Neal Skupski (second round)
    15. Máximo González / Fabrice Martin (second round)
    16. Austin Krajicek / Franko Škugor (third round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Henri Kontinen Jan-Lennard Struff | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury | 6 | 6 | 11 | Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Alexander Bublik Mikhail Kukushkin | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Alexander Bublik Mikhail Kukushkin | 7$^8$ | 7 | | Alexander Bublik Mikhail Kukushkin | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | James Duckworth Marc Polmans | 6$^6$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | James Duckworth Marc Polmans | 6$^6$ | 5 | | | | | | 11 | Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | WC | Max Purcell Luke Saville | 4 | 2 |
| | Marcelo Arévalo Jonny O'Mara | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | WC | Max Purcell Luke Saville | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Ivan Dodig Filip Polášek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ivan Dodig Filip Polášek | 6 | 6 | 4 | Ivan Dodig Filip Polášek | 7$^9$ | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | WC | Max Purcell Luke Saville | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Max Purcell Luke Saville | 6 | 6 | WC | Max Purcell Luke Saville | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Santiago González Ken Skupski | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bolelli B Paire | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | S Bolelli B Paire | 7$^8$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Gillé J Vliegen | 6 | 6 | | | S Gillé J Vliegen | 6$^6$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Andújar F López | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | S Bolelli B Paire | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | H Kontinen J-L Struff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | H Kontinen J-L Struff | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Seppi L Sonego | 4 | 1 | | | H Kontinen J-L Struff | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Čačić D Lajović | 6$^3$ | 3 | | 15 | M González F Martin | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | M González F Martin | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | H Kontinen J-L Struff | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | R Ram J Salisbury | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | R Ram J Salisbury | 6 | 6 |
| Alt | D Evans J-P Smith | 1 | 6$^3$ | | 11 | R Ram J Salisbury | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Demoliner M Middelkoop | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6$^8$ | | T Sandgren J Withrow | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Sandgren J Withrow | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | 11 | R Ram J Salisbury | 6 | 7$^{13}$ | | | | |
| | J Chardy R Lindstedt | 5 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | M Granollers H Zeballos | 4 | 6$^{11}$ | | | | |
| | P Cuevas G Pella | 7 | 5 | 6 | | P Cuevas G Pella | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Daniell P Oswald | 4 | 4 | | 6 | M Granollers H Zeballos | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Granollers H Zeballos | 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 |
| 3 | K Krawietz A Mies | 3 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bublik M Kukushkin | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | A Bublik M Kukushkin | 6$^3$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Hewitt J Thompson | 2 | 3 | | WC | J-s Nam M-k Song | 7$^7$ | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J-s Nam M-k Song | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Bublik M Kukushkin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Johnson S Querrey | 6$^9$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Johnson S Querrey | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| Alt | C-p Hsieh Y-h Lu | 7$^{11}$ | 4 | 4 | | S Johnson S Querrey | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7$^{14}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Hurkacz V Pospisil | 4 | 4 | | 14 | J Murray N Skupski | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6$^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | J Murray N Skupski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Bublik M Kukushkin | 7$^8$ | 7 |
| 10 | M Pavić B Soares | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | J Duckworth M Polmans | 6$^6$ | 5 |
| | L Bambridge B McLachlan | 6$^4$ | 5 | | 10 | M Pavić B Soares | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Sharan A Sitak | 6 | 7 | | | D Sharan A Sitak | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Carreño Busta J Sousa | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 10 | M Pavić B Soares | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6$^9$ | | | | |
| WC | J Duckworth M Polmans | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | WC | J Duckworth M Polmans | 7$^7$ | 2 | 7$^{11}$ | | | | |
| WC | A Harris C O'Connell | 6$^4$ | 5 | | WC | J Duckworth M Polmans | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Cecchinato L Đere | 3 | 6$^6$ | | 5 | W Koolhof N Mektić | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | W Koolhof N Mektić | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | J Peers M Venus | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Nielsen T Pütz | 5 | 3 | | 7 | J Peers M Venus | 6 | 1 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bedene A Behar | 3 | 2 | | | F Delbonis L Mayer | 3 | 6 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | F Delbonis L Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | J Peers M Venus | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | | |
| | M Arévalo J O'Mara | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Arévalo J O'Mara | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | |
| | H Dellien JI Londero | 3 | 2 | | | M Arévalo J O'Mara | 5 | 7 | 7$^{13}$ | | | | | | | | |
| | S Arends R Berankis | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 12 | J Melzer É Roger-Vasselin | 7 | 5 | 6$^{11}$ | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | J Melzer É Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 6$^2$ | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | M Arévalo J O'Mara | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | I Dodig F Polášek | 6 | 6 |
| | R Bopanna Y Uchiyama | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | B Bryan M Bryan | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Fritz T Paul | 6 | 5 | 3 | | JS Cabal J Munar | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | JS Cabal J Munar | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | B Bryan M Bryan | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | C Guccione M Reid | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | I Dodig F Polášek | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M López A Ramos Viñolas | 4 | 3 | | | C Guccione M Reid | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Ellis A Popyrin | 6$^{11}$ | 3 | | 4 | I Dodig F Polášek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | I Dodig F Polášek | 7$^{13}$ | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | J-J Rojer H Tecău | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Inglot A-u-H Qureshi | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | J-J Rojer H Tecău | 6$^2$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Purcell L Saville | 6 | 6 | | WC | M Purcell L Saville | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rublev A Vasilevski | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | WC | M Purcell L Saville | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Molteni H Nys | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | A Molteni H Nys | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | A Bolt M Ebden | 6 | 4 | 5 | | A Molteni H Nys | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kecmanović C Ruud | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | R Klaasen O Marach | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | R Klaasen O Marach | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | WC | M Purcell L Saville | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | A Krajicek F Škugor | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | S González K Skupski | 2 | 4 |
| | R Jebavý I Zelenay | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 16 | A Krajicek F Škugor | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Barrère A Mannarino | 6 | 4 | 6 | | G Barrère A Mannarino | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | U Humbert F Tiafoe | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 16 | A Krajicek F Škugor | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | S-w Kwon J Millman | 6 | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | S González K Skupski | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S González K Skupski | 4 | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | S González K Skupski | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Durán D Schwartzman | 3 | 2 | | 2 | Ł Kubot M Melo | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ł Kubot M Melo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Other entry information
### Wild cards

* Alex Bolt / Matthew Ebden
* James Duckworth / Marc Polmans
* Blake Ellis / Alexei Popyrin
* Andrew Harris / Christopher O'Connell
* Lleyton Hewitt / Jordan Thompson
* Nam Ji-sung / Song Min-kyu
* Max Purcell / Luke Saville

### Alternate pairs

* Dan Evans / John-Patrick Smith
* Hsieh Cheng-peng / Lu Yen-hsun

### Withdrawals

* Radu Albot / Denys Molchanov (Albot withdrew due to personal reasons)
* Márton Fucsovics / Cameron Norrie (Fucsovics withdrew due to focusing on singles match)