2006 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

2006 Australian Open
2005 champions		Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett
Champions		Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
Runners-up		Martin Damm Leander Paes
Final score		4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		men				mixed
WC Singles		men		women		quad
WC Doubles		men		women		quad

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

1. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (Champions)
2. Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi (Quarterfinals)
3. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (First Round)
4. Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett (Semifinals)
5. Fabrice Santoro / Nenad Zimonjić (Third Round)
6. Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (Second Round)
7. Martin Damm / Leander Paes (Final)
8. Simon Aspelin / Todd Perry (Quarterfinals)

9. Wayne Arthurs / Stephen Huss (First Round)
10. František Čermák / Leoš Friedl (Second Round)
11. Mahesh Bhupathi / Wesley Moodie (Third Round)
12. Julian Knowle / Jürgen Melzer (Third Round)
13. José Acasuso / Sebastián Prieto (Third Round)
14. Jordan Kerr / Travis Parrott (Third Round)
15. Dominik Hrbatý / Michal Mertiňák (Second Round)
16. Tomáš Berdych / Cyril Suk (Third Round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Bob Bryan   Mike Bryan	6	3	6
		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
	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
		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
	2	Jonas Björkman   Max Mirnyi	6	3	4

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							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							Second Round							Third Round							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							Second Round							Third Round							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							Second Round							Third Round							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