2009 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

2009 Australian Open
Champions		Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
Runners-up		Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles
Final score		2–6, 7–5, 6–0
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

Main article: 2009 Australian Open

Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram were the defending champions, but Erlich chose not to participate due to an elbow injury, and only Ram competed that year.
Ram partnered with Max Mirnyi, but lost to Feliciano López and Fernando Verdasco in the second round.

Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan won in the final, 2–6, 7–5, 6–0, against Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles.

Seeds

1. Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić (Second Round)
2. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (Champions)
3. Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles (Final)
4. Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes (Semifinals)
5. Jeff Coetzee / Wesley Moodie (Second Round)
6. Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (Quarterfinals)
7. Bruno Soares / Kevin Ullyett (Third Round)
8. Marcelo Melo / André Sá (Second Round)

9. Max Mirnyi / Andy Ram (Second Round)
10. Simon Aspelin / Pavel Vízner (First Round)
11. Martin Damm / Robert Lindstedt (Second Round)
12. Arnaud Clément / Marc Gicquel (First Round)
13. Christopher Kas / Rogier Wassen (Second Round)
14. František Čermák / Michal Mertiňák (Second Round)
15. Travis Parrott / Filip Polášek (Second Round)
16. Eric Butorac / Jamie Murray (First 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
		Łukasz Kubot   Oliver Marach	6	6
	6	Mariusz Fyrstenberg   Marcin Matkowski	2	2
									Łukasz Kubot   Oliver Marach	3	1
								3	Mahesh Bhupathi   Mark Knowles	6	6
	3	Mahesh Bhupathi   Mark Knowles	6	2	6
		Feliciano López   Fernando Verdasco	1	6	4
															3	Mahesh Bhupathi   Mark Knowles	6	5	0
															2	Bob Bryan   Mike Bryan	2	7	6
		Simone Bolelli   Andreas Seppi	1	65
	4	Lukáš Dlouhý   Leander Paes	6	7
								4	Lukáš Dlouhý   Leander Paes	3	3
								2	Bob Bryan   Mike Bryan	6	6
		Mardy Fish   John Isner	5	66
	2	Bob Bryan   Mike Bryan	7	7

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
1	D Nestor   N Zimonjić	6	6
	J Chardy   G Simon	3	2				1	D Nestor   N Zimonjić	5	4
	Y-h Lu   R Schüttler	2	1					Ł Kubot   O Marach	7	6
	Ł Kubot   O Marach	6	6												Ł Kubot   O Marach	6	6
	S Lipsky   D Martin	65	64											WC	C Ball   C Guccione	2	4
WC	C Ball   C Guccione	7	7				WC	C Ball   C Guccione	7	3	6
	C Haggard   S Querrey	4	5				13	C Kas   R Wassen	63	6	3
13	C Kas   R Wassen	6	7																			Ł Kubot   O Marach	6	6
10	S Aspelin   P Vízner	1	63																		6	M Fyrstenberg   M Matkowski	2	2
	A Pavel   H Tecău	6	7					A Pavel   H Tecău	6	7
	S Prieto   M Vassallo Argüello	6	1	64				I Karlović   J-C Scherrer	2	61
	I Karlović   J-C Scherrer	1	6	7											A Pavel   H Tecău	2	2
	A Calleri   E Schwank	5	5											6	M Fyrstenberg   M Matkowski	6	6
	S Huss   R Hutchins	7	7					S Huss   R Hutchins	4	6	3
WC	C Ebelthite   S Groth	7	64	4			6	M Fyrstenberg   M Matkowski	6	3	6
6	M Fyrstenberg   M Matkowski	5	7	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
3	M Bhupathi   M Knowles	6	6
	M Youzhny   M Zverev	3	2				3	M Bhupathi   M Knowles	7	7
	I Kunitsyn   D Tursunov	6	6					I Kunitsyn   D Tursunov	5	5
WC	D Propoggia   M Reid	4	4											3	M Bhupathi   M Knowles	6	6
	M Granollers   S Ventura	6	4	1											N Lapentti   T Robredo	3	4
	R Bopanna   J Nieminen	3	6	6				R Bopanna   J Nieminen	4	4
	N Lapentti   T Robredo	6	6					N Lapentti   T Robredo	6	6
16	E Butorac   J Murray	4	4																		3	M Bhupathi   M Knowles	6	2	6
9	M Mirnyi   A Ram	65	6	7																		F López   F Verdasco	1	6	4
WC	G Jones   P Luczak	7	3	68			9	M Mirnyi   A Ram	2	4
	F López   F Verdasco	7	3	7				F López   F Verdasco	6	6
	J Cerretani   P Starace	67	6	5											F López   F Verdasco	6	7
	L Arnold Ker   J Mónaco	6	7												L Arnold Ker   J Mónaco	2	5
	J Tipsarević   V Troicki	3	64					L Arnold Ker   J Mónaco	7	7
WC	M Ebden   B Klein	2	65				8	M Melo   A Sá	67	65
8	M Melo   A Sá	6	7

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
5	J Coetzee   W Moodie	6	6
	R Ginepri   V Spadea	4	3				5	J Coetzee   W Moodie	1	5
WC	A Coelho   J Sirianni	65	6	6			WC	A Coelho   J Sirianni	6	7
	G García-López   V Hănescu	7	1	4										WC	A Coelho   J Sirianni	6	1	4
	S Bolelli   A Seppi	7	7												S Bolelli   A Seppi	3	6	6
	M Kohlmann   K Vliegen	65	5					S Bolelli   A Seppi	6	3	6
	P Petzschner   A Peya	7	7					P Petzschner   A Peya	3	6	4
12	A Clément   M Gicquel	63	611																			S Bolelli   A Seppi	1	65
14	F Čermák   M Mertiňák	6	6																		4	L Dlouhý   L Paes	6	7
	N Almagro   I Navarro	2	4				14	F Čermák   M Mertiňák	3	64
	Ó Hernández   A Montañés	3	4					P Hanley   J Kerr	6	7
	P Hanley   J Kerr	6	6												P Hanley   J Kerr	2	5
	F Fognini   I Ljubičić	6	6											4	L Dlouhý   L Paes	6	7
	S Darcis   C Rochus	4	3					F Fognini   I Ljubičić	3	4
	Y Allegro   F Santoro	6	1	2			4	L Dlouhý   L Paes	6	6
4	L Dlouhý   L Paes	4	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
7	B Soares   K Ullyett	6	6
	J Benneteau   F Serra	3	0				7	B Soares   K Ullyett	7	7
	R de Voest   A Fisher	6	6					R de Voest   A Fisher	67	66
	N Devilder   P-H Mathieu	3	2											7	B Soares   K Ullyett	2	67
	J Knowle   J Melzer	65	66												M Fish   J Isner	6	7
	M Fish   J Isner	7	7					M Fish   J Isner	6	3	6
	D Ferrer   D Gimeno-Traver	6	3	4			11	M Damm   R Lindstedt	4	6	3
11	M Damm   R Lindstedt	2	6	6																		M Fish   J Isner	5	66
15	T Parrott   F Polášek	6	6																		2	B Bryan   M Bryan	7	7
	I Andreev   S Stakhovsky	3	4				15	T Parrott   F Polášek	65	6	4
	R Ram   B Reynolds	4	6	6				R Ram   B Reynolds	7	4	6
	D Vemić   L Zovko	6	4	2											R Ram   B Reynolds	3	7	3
	G Cañas   M Safin	4	1											2	B Bryan   M Bryan	6	65	6
WC	A Feeney   R Smeets	6	6				WC	A Feeney   R Smeets	3	1
	F González   M Hood	5	3				2	B Bryan   M Bryan	6	6
2	B Bryan   M Bryan	7	6

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