# 2010 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Bob and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, and successfully defended their title after winning 6–3, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–3, against Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić.

## Seeds

* Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (champions)
* Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić (final)
* Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes (quarterfinals)
* Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi (first round)
* Łukasz Kubot / Oliver Marach (third round)
* František Čermák / Michal Mertiňák (first round)
* Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (second round)
* Marcel Granollers / Tommy Robredo (second round)
* Christopher Kas / Dick Norman (first round)
* Julian Knowle / Robert Lindstedt (first round)
* Simon Aspelin / Paul Hanley (third round)
* Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares (first round)
* Michaël Llodra / Andy Ram (first round)
* Martin Damm / Filip Polášek (second round)
* Jaroslav Levinský / Travis Parrott (first round)
* James Blake / Mardy Fish (withdrew)
* Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner (third 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 | Final |
| 1 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 7 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eric Butorac Rajeev Ram | 5 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eric Butorac Rajeev Ram | 5 | 6 | 6$^2$ | 1 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Michael Kohlmann Jarkko Nieminen | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Michael Kohlmann Jarkko Nieminen | 4 | 6 | 2 | | Michael Kohlmann Jarkko Nieminen | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Fernando González Ivan Ljubičić | 6 | 1 | 0r | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fernando González Ivan Ljubičić | 6 | 1 | 0r | | | | | 1 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| | Ivo Karlović Dušan Vemić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes | 3 | 4 | | | Ivo Karlović Dušan Vemić | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Arnaud Clément Jonathan Erlich | 4 | 6 | 6$^6$ | 2 | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Berrer S Greul | 4 | 5 | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Bopanna A-u-H Qureshi | 6 | 1 | 6$^6$ | | R de Voest S Lipsky | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R de Voest S Lipsky | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | F Fognini P Starace | 5 | | | | | | | | 17 | J Melzer P Petzschner | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | | |
| | J Chardy M Gicquel | 1 | r | | | F Fognini P Starace | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M López S Ventura | 4 | 1 | | 17 | J Melzer P Petzschner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | J Melzer P Petzschner | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| 12 | M Melo B Soares | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Butorac R Ram | 5 | 6 | 6$^2$ |
| | L Mayer H Zeballos | 7 | 6 | | | L Mayer H Zeballos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stakhovsky M Zverev | 1 | 6$^6$ | | | I Andreev E Korolev | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Andreev E Korolev | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | L Mayer H Zeballos | 7 | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | E Butorac R Ram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Butorac R Ram | 6$^4$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | T Bellucci A Sá | 3 | 4 | | | E Butorac R Ram | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Hutchins J Kerr | 4 | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7 | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 2 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 Mirnyi | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kohlmann J Nieminen | 6 | 6 | | | M Kohlmann J Nieminen | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Fleming K Skupski | 7 | 6 | | | C Fleming K Skupski | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Tipsarević Y-h Lu | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | M Kohlmann J Nieminen | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Bolelli A Seppi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Bolelli A Seppi | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6$^6$ | | | | |
| | L Lacko M Russell | 4 | 2 | | | S Bolelli A Seppi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Matosevic B Tomic | 2 | 1 | | 14 | M Damm F Polášek | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | M Damm F Polášek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Kohlmann J Nieminen | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | S Aspelin P Hanley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | F González I Ljubičić | 6 | 1 | 0r |
| | M Daniel D Köllerer | 1 | 2 | | 11 | S Aspelin P Hanley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Cerretani T Rettenmaier | 7 | 4 | 5 | WC | P Amritaj S Devvarman | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Amritaj S Devvarman | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 11 | S Aspelin P Hanley | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | B Becker F Mayer | 6$^6$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | F González I Ljubičić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Ball S Huss | 7 | 7 | | | C Ball S Huss | 7 | 6$^3$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F González I Ljubičić | 6 | 7 | | | F González I Ljubičić | 5 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | F Čermák M Mertiňák | 3 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Ł Kubot O Marach | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | JI Chela D Gimeno-Traver | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | Ł Kubot O Marach | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Kunitsyn D Sela | 6 | 6 | | | I Kunitsyn D Sela | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Chiudinelli V Troicki | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | Ł Kubot O Marach | 6 | 6$^{11}$ | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| Alt | P Lorenzi C Rochus | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | I Karlović D Vemić | 2 | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| WC | K Hensel G Jones | 7 | 3 | 7 | WC | K Hensel G Jones | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Karlović D Vemić | 6 | 3 | 6 | | I Karlović D Vemić | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | C Kas D Norman | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | I Karlović D Vemić | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | M Llodra A Ram | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | L Dlouhý L Paes | 3 | 4 |
| | J Benneteau S Darcis | 7 | 3 | 7 | | J Benneteau S Darcis | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Coetzee R Wassen | 4 | 1 | | | J Isner S Querrey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Isner S Querrey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Isner S Querrey | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | L Arnold Ker H Tecău | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | 3 | L Dlouhý L Paes | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | W Moodie M Youzhny | 6 | 6$^3$ | 5 | | L Arnold Ker H Tecău | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Friedl D Škoch | 3 | 1 | | 3 | L Dlouhý L Paes | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | L Dlouhý L Paes | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | M Granollers T Robredo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Ebden B Klein | 2 | 4 | | 8 | M Granollers T Robredo | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | A Falla S Giraldo | 2 | 3 | | | J Brunström J-J Rojer | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Brunström J-J Rojer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Brunström J-J Rojer | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | |
| | F López R Schüttler | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Clément J Erlich | 6 | 0 | 7 | | | | | |
| | F Gil K Vliegen | 3 | 2 | | | F López R Schüttler | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Clément J Erlich | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | A Clément J Erlich | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | J Knowle R Lindstedt | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Clément J Erlich | 4 | 6 | 6$^6$ |
| 15 | J Levinský T Parrott | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| WC | R Junaid P Luczak | 4 | 7 | 6 | WC | R Junaid P Luczak | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Marx I Zelenay | 6 | 6 | | | P Marx I Zelenay | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Lindahl M Reid | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | P Marx I Zelenay | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | A Montañés M Vassallo Argüello | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Acasuso S Prieto | 4 | 4 | | | A Montañés M Vassallo Argüello | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Groth J Kubler | 6$^5$ | 3 | | 2 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |