# 2008 US Open – Men's doubles

Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan defeated Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes in the final, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–6$^{(12–10)}$ to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2008 US Open. The pair did not lose a set during the tournament.
Simon Aspelin and Julian Knowle were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Igor Kunitsyn and Dmitry Tursunov.

## Seeds

* Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić (third round)
* Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (champions)
* Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (second round)
* Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles (third round)
* Jonas Björkman / Kevin Ullyett (second round)
* Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle (second round)
* Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes (final)
* Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (first round)
* Paul Hanley / Jordan Kerr (first round)
* Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra (first round, retired)
* Martin Damm / Pavel Vízner (third round)
* Pablo Cuevas / Luis Horna (second round)
* Jeff Coetzee / Rogier Wassen (first round)
* Max Mirnyi / Jamie Murray (first round)
* Marcelo Melo / André Sá (third round)
* Julien Benneteau / Nicolas Mahut (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Robert Lindstedt Jarkko Nieminen | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | 7 | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Máximo González Juan Mónaco | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | Máximo González Juan Mónaco | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | Máximo González Juan Mónaco | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | Bruno Soares Dušan Vemić | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Bruno Soares Dušan Vemić | 2 | 7 | 3 | | | | | 7 | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes | 6$^5$ | 6$^{10}$ |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 7 | 7 |
| | Feliciano López Fernando Verdasco | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 7 | 7 |
| | Tommy Robredo Sergio Roitman | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tommy Robredo Sergio Roitman | 6 | 7 | | | Tommy Robredo Sergio Roitman | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Christopher Kas Philipp Petzschner | 6$^{14}$ | 4 | | 2 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 7 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Y-h Lu J Thomas | 2 | 6$^4$ | | 1 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Hutchins A Murray | 6 | 1 | 6 | | R Hutchins A Murray | 5 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Ratiwatana S Ratiwatana | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| | R Lindstedt J Nieminen | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | R Lindstedt J Nieminen | 6 | 6$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | J Levine D Young | 7 | 2 | 4 | | R Lindstedt J Nieminen | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Fognini N Lapentti | 2 | 6 | 2 | 16 | J Benneteau N Mahut | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | J Benneteau N Mahut | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | R Lindstedt J Nieminen | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| 12 | P Cuevas L Horna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | L Dlouhý L Paes | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 |
| | J Acasuso S Prieto | 4 | 2 | | 12 | P Cuevas L Horna | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R de Voest A Fisher | 6 | 6 | | | R de Voest A Fisher | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Haggard S Huss | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | R de Voest A Fisher | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | D Gremelmayr V Troicki | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | 7 | L Dlouhý L Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | E Schwank P Starace | 7 | 6 | | | E Schwank P Starace | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ó Hernández Montañés | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | L Dlouhý L Paes | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | L Dlouhý L Paes | 6$^2$ | 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 |
| 4 | M Bhupathi M Knowles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Brunström T Johansson | 3 | 4 | | 4 | M Bhupathi M Knowles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Gabashvili I Karlović | 6$^8$ | 3 | | | Y Allegro H Tecău | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Allegro H Tecău | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | M Bhupathi M Knowles | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | A Delic A Kuznetsov | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | M González J Mónaco | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | R Ginepri T Rettenmaier | 4 | 7 | 4 | WC | A Delic A Kuznetsov | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M González J Mónaco | 6 | 6 | | | M González J Mónaco | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | J Coetzee R Wassen | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | M González J Mónaco | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 |
| 9 | P Hanley J Kerr | 6$^5$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | B Soares D Vemić | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| | B Soares D Vemić | 7 | 7 | | | B Soares D Vemić | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ram B Reynolds | 7 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | R Ram B Reynolds | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lipsky D Martin | 6$^5$ | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | B Soares D Vemić | 7 | 6$^7$ | 7 | | | | |
| | S Darcis O Rochus | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | I Kunitsyn D Tursunov | 6$^9$ | 7 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| | I Kunitsyn D Tursunov | 7 | 6 | | | I Kunitsyn D Tursunov | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kohlmann A Peya | 5 | 1 | | 6 | S Aspelin J Knowle | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Aspelin J Knowle | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 8 | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Andreev M Zverev | 6 | 6 | | | I Andreev M Zverev | 7 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gicquel S Grosjean | 7 | 6 | | | M Gicquel S Grosjean | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Bopanna A-u-H Qureshi | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | M Gicquel S Grosjean | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | |
| | L Arnold Ker G Cañas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | F López F Verdasco | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | J Cerretani V Hănescu | 3 | 2 | | | L Arnold Ker G Cañas | 6 | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | |
| | F López F Verdasco | 6 | 2 | | | F López F Verdasco | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | A Clément M Llodra | 3 | 1 | r | | | | | | | | | | | F López F Verdasco | 4 | 6$^5$ |
| 15 | M Melo A Sá | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Robredo S Roitman | 6 | 7 |
| | M Granollers S Ventura | 1 | 2 | | 15 | M Melo A Sá | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Parrott F Polášek | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | J Melzer R Schüttler | 3 | 6$^0$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Melzer R Schüttler | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 15 | M Melo A Sá | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | C Buchanan R Harrison | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | T Robredo S Roitman | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | T Robredo S Roitman | 6 | 6 | | | T Robredo S Roitman | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Kendrick R Sweeting | 4 | 3 | | 3 | J Erlich A Ram | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | J Erlich A Ram | 6 | 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 |
| 5 | J Björkman K Ullyett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G García López I Navarro | 4 | 3 | | 5 | J Björkman K Ullyett | 7 | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bolelli A Seppi | 6 | 3 | 2 | | C Kas P Petzschner | 6$^2$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Kas P Petzschner | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Kas P Petzschner | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | M McClune K Van't Hof | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | M Damm P Vízner | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | |
| | E Butorac J Levinský | 7 | 3 | 4 | WC | M McClune K Van't Hof | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Chardy G Simon | 7 | 4 | 4 | 11 | M Damm P Vízner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | M Damm P Vízner | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | C Kas P Petzschner | 6$^{14}$ | 4 |
| 14 | M Mirnyi J Murray | 6$^1$ | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | B Bryan M Bryan | 7 | 6 |
| | M Mertiňák L Zovko | 7 | 7 | | | M Mertiňák L Zovko | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Isner S Querrey | 4 | 5 | | | A Calleri F González | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Calleri F González | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | M Mertiňák L Zovko | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | N Devilder P-H Mathieu | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý D Škoch | 3 | 7 | 6 | | D Hrbatý D Škoch | 6$^2$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Almagro P Andújar | 3 | 2 | | 2 | B Bryan M Bryan | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |