# 2009 Italian Open – Men's doubles

The 2009 Italian Open – Men's doubles was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts.
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, and Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić defeated them in the final, 7-6 (9-7), 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-3), 6-3.

## Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (final)
* Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić (champions)
* Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes (quarterfinals)
* Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles (semifinals)
* Bruno Soares / Kevin Ullyett (semifinals)
* Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (quarterfinals)
* Max Mirnyi / Andy Ram (quarterfinals)
* Jeff Coetzee / Jordan Kerr (quarterfinals)

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 3 | [10] | | | | |
| 5 | Bruno Soares Kevin Ullyett | 1 | 6 | [7] | | | | |
| 5 | Bruno Soares Kevin Ullyett | 1 | 6 | [7] | 1 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6$^5$ | 3 |
| | | | | | 2 | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles | 4 | 7 | [8] | 2 | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | 6 | 6$^6$ | [10] | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Djokovic J Melzer | 6 | 6 | | | N Djokovic J Melzer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Chardy G Simon | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 4 | 6 | [11] | | | | | |
| | A Montañés T Robredo | 2 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | 7 | M Mirnyi A Ram | 6 | 4 | [9] | | | | | |
| WC | D Bracciali P Starace | 6 | 7 | | WC | D Bracciali P Starace | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | M Mirnyi A Ram | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 3 | [10] |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | B Soares K Ullyett | 1 | 6 | [7] |
| | | | | | 3 | L Dlouhý L Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Karlović D Vemić | 7 | 5 | [10] | | I Karlović D Vemić | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Čermák S Huss | 6$^6$ | 7 | [8] | | | | | 3 | L Dlouhý L Paes | 5 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | R Lindstedt R Söderling | 5 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | B Soares K Ullyett | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Melo A Sá | 7 | 6 | | | M Melo A Sá | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | B Soares K Ullyett | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | 6 | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Hutchins A Murray | 4 | 4 | | J Benneteau J-W Tsonga | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Bolelli A Seppi | w/o | | | | | | | 4 | M Bhupathi M Knowles | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | F López F Verdasco | | | | S Bolelli A Seppi | 6$^5$ | 6 | [3] | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | M Bhupathi M Knowles | 7 | 2 | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Bhupathi M Knowles | 4 | 7 | [8] |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | 6 | 6$^6$ | [10] |
| | | | | 8 | J Coetzee J Kerr | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Cipolla F Fognini | 7 | 6 | WC | F Cipolla F Fognini | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Berdych N Kiefer | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | 8 | J Coetzee J Kerr | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | J Blake M Fish | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Aspelin W Moodie | 6$^4$ | 1 | | J Blake M Fish | 3 | 6 | [6] | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | 6 | 4 | [10] | | | | | | | | | |