# 2008 French Open – Men's doubles

Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor were the defending champions, but did not compete together. Knowles partnered with Mahesh Bhupathi, but lost in the first round to Stephen Huss and Ross Hutchins. Nestor partnered with Nenad Zimonjić, and reached the final before losing to Pablo Cuevas and Luis Horna.

## Seeds

* Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (quarterfinals)
* Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić (final)
* Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (third round)
* Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles (first round)
* Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle (third round)
* Martin Damm / Pavel Vízner (first round)
* Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra (first round)
* Jonas Björkman / Kevin Ullyett (quarterfinals)
* Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes (third round)
* Jeff Coetzee / Wesley Moodie (second round)
* Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (second round)
* Max Mirnyi / Jamie Murray (first round)
* František Čermák / Jordan Kerr (second round)
* Marcelo Melo / André Sá (second round)
* Christopher Kas / Rogier Wassen (second round)
* Julien Benneteau / Nicolas Mahut (withdrew)

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 3 | 7 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna | 6 | 5 | 7 | | Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna | 6 | 6$^7$ | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | Alt | Bruno Soares Dušan Vemić | 4 | 7 | 6$^6$ | | | | |
| Alt | Bruno Soares Dušan Vemić | 7 | 6 | | Alt | Bruno Soares Dušan Vemić | 4 | 7 | 6$^6$ | | | | |
| 8 | Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | Pablo Cuevas Luis Horna | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 2 | 3 |
| | Janko Tipsarević Viktor Troicki | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 2 | 3 |
| | Igor Kunitsyn Dmitry Tursunov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Igor Kunitsyn Dmitry Tursunov | 6 | 6 | | | Igor Kunitsyn Dmitry Tursunov | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Steve Darcis Olivier Rochus | 1 | 4 | | 2 | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Bopanna A-u-H Qureshi | 1 | 4 | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hanley T Perry | 7 | 6 | | P Hanley T Perry | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Ascione F Serra | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Isner S Querrey | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | J Isner S Querrey | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | P Starace F Volandri | 3 | 5 | | J Isner S Querrey | 6$^5$ | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Eysseric A Mannarino | 2 | 1 | 15 | C Kas R Wassen | 7 | 5 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | C Kas R Wassen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 3 | 7 | 6$^1$ |
| 9 | L Dlouhý L Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | P Cuevas L Horna | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| | S Ratiwatana S Ratiwatana | 2 | 4 | 9 | L Dlouhý L Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Behrend T Cibulec | 2 | 1 | | J Acasuso S Prieto | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Acasuso S Prieto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | L Dlouhý L Paes | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | I Minář J Vaněk | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | P Cuevas L Horna | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Lindstedt J Nieminen | 6 | 6 | | R Lindstedt J Nieminen | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Cuevas L Horna | 7 | 6 | | P Cuevas L Horna | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Clément M Llodra | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | J Erlich A Ram | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | É Prodon L Recouderc | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | J Erlich A Ram | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hrbatý H-t Lee | 6 | 6 | | | D Hrbatý H-t Lee | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | G Monfils J Ouanna | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | J Erlich A Ram | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | C Haggard M Zverev | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | Alt | B Soares D Vemić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Alt | B Soares D Vemić | 4 | 7 | 6 | Alt | B Soares D Vemić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Grosjean G Kuerten | 7 | 3 | 1 | Alt | F Mergea H Tecău | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | F Mergea H Tecău | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Alt | B Soares D Vemić | 7 | 6 |
| 11 | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | J Björkman K Ullyett | 5 | 3 |
| | J Levinský D Škoch | 4 | 6$^3$ | | 11 | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Parrott F Polášek | 6 | 3 | 4 | | M Mertiňák J-C Scherrer | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mertiňák J-C Scherrer | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Mertiňák J-C Scherrer | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Montañés S Roitman | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | J Björkman K Ullyett | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | H Levy D Sela | 4 | 6 | 2 | | Montañés S Roitman | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Butorac A Fisher | 6$^8$ | 6 | 6$^2$ | 8 | J Björkman K Ullyett | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | J Björkman K Ullyett | 7 | 1 | 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 |
| 5 | S Aspelin J Knowle | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Brunström R Söderling | 5 | 4 | | 5 | S Aspelin J Knowle | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Granollers S Ventura | 6 | 7 | | | M Granollers S Ventura | 7 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Guccione L Hewitt | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 5 | S Aspelin J Knowle | 6$^3$ | 7 | 5 | | | |
| | J Tipsarević V Troicki | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | J Tipsarević V Troicki | 7 | 6$^4$ | 7 | | | |
| | L Kubot L Zovko | 1 | 6 | 3 | | J Tipsarević V Troicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Melzer A Peya | 5 | 4 | | 10 | J Coetzee W Moodie | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | J Coetzee W Moodie | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Tipsarević V Troicki | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | F Čermák J Kerr | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | I Kunitsyn D Tursunov | 6 | 6 |
| WC | J Chardy D Guez | 1 | 3 | | 13 | F Čermák J Kerr | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Kunitsyn D Tursunov | 6 | 6 | | | I Kunitsyn D Tursunov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Almagro Ó Hernández | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | I Kunitsyn D Tursunov | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | |
| | S Lipsky D Martin | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | S Huss R Hutchins | 4 | 7 | 5 | | | |
| | I Ljubičić P Pála | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | S Lipsky D Martin | 5 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Huss R Hutchins | 6 | 6 | | | S Huss R Hutchins | 7 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Bhupathi M Knowles | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 6 | M Damm P Vízner | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arnold Ker JI Chela | 7 | 6 | | | L Arnold Ker JI Chela | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gicquel F Santoro | 6$^2$ | 6$^7$ | | WC | N Devilder O Patience | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Devilder O Patience | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | L Arnold Ker JI Chela | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| Alt | C Berlocq P Capdeville | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | S Darcis O Rochus | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Darcis O Rochus | 6 | 7 | | | S Darcis O Rochus | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R de Voest R Haase | 3 | 6 | 7 | | R de Voest R Haase | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | M Mirnyi J Murray | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | S Darcis O Rochus | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | M Melo A Sá | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | 6 | 6 |
| | S Bolelli A Seppi | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | M Melo A Sá | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Calleri N Lapentti | 7 | 2 | 4 | | R Ram B Reynolds | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Ram B Reynolds | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | R Ram B Reynolds | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | Y Allegro K Vliegen | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Daniel J Thomas | 2 | 6 | 6 | | M Daniel J Thomas | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | É Roger-Vasselin G Simon | 3 | 3 | | 2 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |