# 2018 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Henri Kontinen and John Peers were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Radu Albot and Chung Hyeon.
Oliver Marach and Mate Pavić won the title, defeating Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah in the final, 6–4, 6–4.

## Seeds

    01. Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo (quarterfinals)
    02. Henri Kontinen / John Peers (second round)
    03. Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău (second round)
    04. Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut (second round)
    05. Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares (second round)
    06. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (semifinals)
    07. Oliver Marach / Mate Pavić (champions)
    08. Raven Klaasen / Michael Venus (first round)
    09. Feliciano López / Marc López (second round)
    10. Rohan Bopanna / Édouard Roger-Vasselin (third round)
    11. Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah (final)
    12. Pablo Cuevas / Horacio Zeballos (first round)
    13. Santiago González / Julio Peralta (first round)
    14. Ivan Dodig / Fernando Verdasco (first round)
    15. Marcin Matkowski / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (quarterfinals)
    16. Rajeev Ram / Divij Sharan (third round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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 | Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ben McLachlan Jan-Lennard Struff | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ben McLachlan Jan-Lennard Struff | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | | Ben McLachlan Jan-Lennard Struff | 6 | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Oliver Marach Mate Pavić | 4 | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Marcus Daniell Dominic Inglot | 4 | 7$^{12}$ | 6$^5$ | 7 | Oliver Marach Mate Pavić | 4 | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| 7 | Oliver Marach Mate Pavić | 6 | 6$^{10}$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Oliver Marach Mate Pavić | 6 | 6$^{10}$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 7 | Oliver Marach Mate Pavić | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 4 | 4 |
| WC | Sam Groth Lleyton Hewitt | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Sam Groth Lleyton Hewitt | 4 | 5 | | 11 | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6$^1$ | 5 | | | | | |
| 6 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 6 | | 6 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6$^1$ | 5 | | | | | |
| 15 | Marcin Matkowski Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 1 | 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 | Ł Kubot M Melo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Lorenzi M Zverev | 2 | 2 | | 1 | Ł Kubot M Melo | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Elgin A Rublev | 3 | 4 | | WC | M Purcell L Saville | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Purcell L Saville | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Ł Kubot M Melo | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | F Fognini M Granollers | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | R Ram D Sharan | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | A Bolt B Mousley | 7$^8$ | 3 | 2 | | F Fognini M Granollers | 6 | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Copil V Troicki | 6$^5$ | 4 | | 16 | R Ram D Sharan | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | R Ram D Sharan | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ł Kubot M Melo | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ |
| 9 | F López M López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | B McLachlan J-L Struff | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ |
| | F Mergea N Zimonjić | 2 | 4 | | 9 | F López M López | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B McLachlan J-L Struff | 6 | 6 | | | B McLachlan J-L Struff | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Kokkinakis J Thompson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | B McLachlan J-L Struff | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| | P Carreño Busta G García López | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | P Carreño Busta G García López | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | |
| | R Haase M Middelkoop | 6 | 3 | 2 | | P Carreño Busta G García López | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Lipsky D Marrero | 7$^{16}$ | 7$^7$ | | | S Lipsky D Marrero | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | R Klaasen M Venus | 6$^{14}$ | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Ebden J Millman | 6$^4$ | 5 | | 4 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 6$^1$ | 7 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Pella D Schwartzman | 6 | 3 | 6$^3$ | | H Podlipnik-Castillo A Vasilevski | 7$^7$ | 5 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Podlipnik-Castillo A Vasilevski | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | H Podlipnik-Castillo A Vasilevski | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | A Shamasdin N Skupski | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | M Daniell D Inglot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Daniell D Inglot | 6 | 2 | 6 | | M Daniell D Inglot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Nys B Paire | 6 | 0 | 6 | | H Nys B Paire | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | S González J Peralta | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Daniell D Inglot | 4 | 7$^{12}$ | 6$^5$ |
| 10 | R Bopanna É Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | O Marach M Pavić | 6 | 6$^{10}$ | 7$^7$ |
| | R Harrison V Pospisil | 2 | 6$^5$ | | 10 | R Bopanna É Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | J Cerretani K Skupski | 6$^8$ | 5 | | | L Mayer J Sousa | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Mayer J Sousa | 7$^{10}$ | 7 | | | | | | | 10 | R Bopanna É Roger-Vasselin | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | P Gojowczyk F Mayer | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 7 | O Marach M Pavić | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | W Koolhof A Sitak | 6 | 6 | | | W Koolhof A Sitak | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Delbonis V Estrella Burgos | 1 | 4 | | 7 | O Marach M Pavić | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | O Marach M Pavić | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | J Murray B Soares | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Tiafoe D Young | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | J Murray B Soares | 6$^3$ | 7 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | |
| | L Paes P Raja | 6 | 6 | | | L Paes P Raja | 7$^7$ | 5 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| PR | N Basilashvili A Haider-Maurer | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | L Paes P Raja | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | J Benneteau J Eysseric | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | 11 | JS Cabal R Farah | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | N Mektić A Peya | 6 | 6 | | | N Mektić A Peya | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Polmans A Whittington | 6$^5$ | 6$^4$ | | 11 | JS Cabal R Farah | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | JS Cabal R Farah | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | JS Cabal R Farah | 6 | 7 |
| 14 | I Dodig F Verdasco | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | S Groth L Hewitt | 4 | 5 |
| | S Johnson S Querrey | 6 | 6 | | | S Johnson S Querrey | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | P Andújar A Ramos Viñolas | 6 | 6 | | PR | P Andújar A Ramos Viñolas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Sa Ratiwatana So Ratiwatana | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | PR | P Andújar A Ramos Viñolas | 3$^r$ | | | | | |
| | D Istomin M Kukushkin | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | WC | S Groth L Hewitt | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | S Groth L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | WC | S Groth L Hewitt | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Durán A Molteni | 4 | 3 | | 3 | J-J Rojer H Tecău | 6$^2$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | J-J Rojer H Tecău | 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 |
| 6 | B Bryan M Bryan | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR/Alt | M Fucsovics Y Nishioka | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Fabbiano D Sela | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6$^4$ | | M Mirnyi P Oswald | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Mirnyi P Oswald | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 6 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6$^2$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | N Monroe J-P Smith | 4 | 7 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | J Chardy F Martin | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | |
| | N Kyrgios M Reid | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | N Kyrgios M Reid | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Chardy F Martin | 6 | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | | J Chardy F Martin | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | P Cuevas H Zeballos | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | M Matkowski A-u-H Qureshi | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | M Matkowski A-u-H Qureshi | 1 | 4 |
| | M Demoliner T Huey | 6$^6$ | 4 | | 15 | M Matkowski A-u-H Qureshi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Jebavý J Veselý | 5 | 5 | | | R Lindstedt F Škugor | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Lindstedt F Škugor | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | 15 | M Matkowski A-u-H Qureshi | w/o | | | | | | |
| | R Albot H Chung | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | R Albot H Chung | | | | | | | |
| | J Erlich D Nestor | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | R Albot H Chung | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Džumhur D Lajović | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | H Kontinen J Peers | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | H Kontinen J Peers | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |