# 2006 Australian Open – Men's doubles

First-seeded Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan defeated seventh-seeded Martin Damm and Leander Paes 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the men's doubles title at the 2006 Australian Open.

## Seeds

* Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (champions)
* Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi (quarterfinals)
* Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (first round)
* Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett (semifinals)
* Fabrice Santoro / Nenad Zimonjić (third round)
* Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (second round)
* Martin Damm / Leander Paes (final)
* Simon Aspelin / Todd Perry (quarterfinals)
* Wayne Arthurs / Stephen Huss (first round)
* František Čermák / Leoš Friedl (second round)
* Mahesh Bhupathi / Wesley Moodie (third round)
* Julian Knowle / Jürgen Melzer (third round)
* José Acasuso / Sebastián Prieto (third round)
* Jordan Kerr / Travis Parrott (third round)
* Dominik Hrbatý / Michal Mertiňák (second round)
* Tomáš Berdych / Cyril Suk (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 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Hernych Ivo Karlović | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Hernych Ivo Karlović | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 4 | Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 8 | Simon Aspelin Todd Perry | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Simon Aspelin Todd Perry | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 1 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 7 | Martin Damm Leander Paes | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Martin Damm Leander Paes | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | Ashley Fisher Justin Gimelstob | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ashley Fisher Justin Gimelstob | 2 | 6 | 3 | | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Martin Damm Leander Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Martin Damm Leander Paes | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | Martin Damm Leander Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi | 6 | 3 | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Hănescu A Pavel | 1 | 4 | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | w | / | o | | | | | | | | | | |
| | JI Chela G Gaudio | 6 | 6 | | | JI Chela G Gaudio | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Baghdatis D Škoch | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | P Goldstein J Thomas | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | J Kerr T Parrott | 2 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | C Ball A Coelho | 7 | 2 | 7 | | C Ball A Coelho | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Etlis R Ram | 5 | 7 | 4 | 14 | J Kerr T Parrott | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | J Kerr T Parrott | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | W Arthurs S Huss | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Hernych I Karlović | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| | J Hernych I Karlović | 7 | 6 | | | J Hernych I Karlović | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Cibulec P Pála | 1 | 6 | 1 | | R Lindstedt J Nieminen | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Lindstedt J Nieminen | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | J Hernych I Karlović | 7 | 5 | 7 | | | | | |
| | P Baccanello R Smeets | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | P Baccanello R Smeets | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Ginepri B Reynolds | 4 | 6 | | | P Baccanello R Smeets | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Mónaco A Montañés | 3 | 2 | | 6 | J Erlich A Ram | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J Erlich A Ram | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | P Hanley K Ullyett | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Vik T Zíb | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | P Hanley K Ullyett | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Coetzee R Wassen | 3 | 6 | 6 | | J Coetzee R Wassen | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Guccione N Healey | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | P Hanley K Ullyett | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | I Minář J Vaněk | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | 16 | T Berdych C Suk | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Kadir T Reid | 2 | 6 | 5 | | I Minář J Vaněk | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Ascione F Serra | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | T Berdych C Suk | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | T Berdych C Suk | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Hanley K Ullyett | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | J Knowle J Melzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | S Aspelin T Perry | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| | R Gasquet S Grosjean | 4 | 4 | | 12 | J Knowle J Melzer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Behrend M Daniel | 6 | 3 | 3 | | X Malisse O Rochus | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | X Malisse O Rochus | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | J Knowle J Melzer | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | D Ferrer F Vicente | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 8 | S Aspelin T Perry | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau N Mahut | 6 | 3 | 6 | | D Ferrer F Vicente | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M García L Horna | 3 | 4 | | 8 | S Aspelin T Perry | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Aspelin T Perry | 6 | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | F Santoro N Zimonjić | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Djokovic A Murray | 6 | 3 | | 5 | F Santoro N Zimonjić | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Iwabuchi T Suzuki | 6 | 6 | | | F López F Verdasco | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F López F Verdasco | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 5 | F Santoro N Zimonjić | 5 | 5 | | | | | |
| | D Sanguinetti P Starace | 3 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 7 | 7 | | | | | |
| | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 6 | 6 | 6 | | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Schüttler A Waske | 5 | 2 | | 10 | F Čermák L Friedl | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | F Čermák L Friedl | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | D Hrbatý M Mertiňák | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Fisher J Gimelstob | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| | G Galimberti J Levinský | 4 | 1 | | 15 | D Hrbatý M Mertiňák | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Moyá M Zabaleta | 2 | 6 | | | A Fisher J Gimelstob | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Fisher J Gimelstob | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | A Fisher J Gimelstob | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Berlocq A Calleri | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | C Rochus S Wawrinka | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | C Rochus S Wawrinka | 6 | 7 | 6 | | C Rochus S Wawrinka | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Norman V Spadea | 6 | 7 | | | D Norman V Spadea | 6 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Knowles D Nestor | 4 | 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 |
| 7 | M Damm L Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Luczak S Nettle | 3 | 2 | | 7 | M Damm L Paes | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Bourgeois R Junaid | 5 | 3 | | | L Dlouhý P Vízner | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Dlouhý P Vízner | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | M Damm L Paes | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Clément M Llodra | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | M Bhupathi W Moodie | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber F Mayer | 4 | 3 | | | A Clément M Llodra | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Bracciali O Marach | 5 | 3 | | 11 | M Bhupathi W Moodie | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | M Bhupathi W Moodie | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | M Damm L Paes | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | J Acasuso S Prieto | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Björkman M Mirnyi | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | I Andreev N Davydenko | 7 | 4 | 6 | 13 | J Acasuso S Prieto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Haggard H Levy | 6 | 6 | | | C Haggard H Levy | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gicquel G Monfils | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 13 | J Acasuso S Prieto | 6 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | L Burgsmüller B Phau | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | J Björkman M Mirnyi | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | Y Allegro K Vliegen | 6 | 6 | | | Y Allegro K Vliegen | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kohlmann G Müller | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | J Björkman M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Björkman M Mirnyi | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |