2009 Italian Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
2009 Italian Open
Champions	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić
Runners-up	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
Score	7–6(5), 6–3

Main article: 2009 Italian Open (tennis)

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.

1. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (final)
2. Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić (champions)
3. Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes (quarterfinals)
4. Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles (semifinals)
5. Bruno Soares / Kevin Ullyett (semifinals)
6. Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (quarterfinals)
7. Max Mirnyi / Andy Ram (quarterfinals)
8. 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							Final
	1	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6	3	[10]
	5	Bruno Soares Kevin Ullyett	1	6	[7]
								1	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	65	3
								2	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić	7	6
	4	Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles	4	7	[8]
	2	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić	6	66	[10]

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							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	68											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	66	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							Second round							Quarterfinals							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	65	6	[3]
								4	M Bhupathi M Knowles	7	2	[10]
																						4	M Bhupathi M Knowles	4	7	[8]
																						2	D Nestor N Zimonjić	6	66	[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	62	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	64	1					J Blake M Fish	3	6	[6]
								2	D Nestor N Zimonjić	6	4	[10]

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