2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
2011 Sony Ericsson Open
Champions	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
Runners-up	Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor
Score	6–7(5), 6–2, [10–5]

Main article: 2011 Sony Ericsson Open

Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together.
Dlouhý competed together with Paul Hanley, however they lost to Jürgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner in the second round.
Paes partnered up with Mahesh Bhupathi and they won this tournament, defeating Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor 6–7(5), 6–2, [10–5] in the final.

Seeds

1. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (Second round)
2. Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor (Final)
3. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (Champions)
4. Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner (Semifinals)
5. Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (First round)
6. Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić (Quarterfinals)
7. Rohan Bopanna / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (Quarterfinals)
8. Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău (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
		Oliver Marach Janko Tipsarević	3	7	[9]
	3	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	6	5	[11]
								3	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	65	6	[10]
								2	Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor	7	2	[5]
	4	Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner	4	1
	2	Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor	6	6

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6
	WC	R Harrison J Sock	1	0				1	B Bryan M Bryan	5	4
		O Marach J Tipsarević	67	6	[10]				O Marach J Tipsarević	7	6
	Alt	P Andújar C Berlocq	7	4	[8]											O Marach J Tipsarević	6	7
		G García-López A Montañes	6	65	[8]										7	R Bopanna A-u-H Qureshi	4	68
		M Mertiňák D Norman	4	7	[10]				M Mertiňák D Norman	64	6	[8]
		P Kohlschreiber R Ram	3	65				7	R Bopanna A-u-H Qureshi	7	3	[10]
	7	R Bopanna A-u-H Qureshi	6	7																			O Marach J Tipsarević	3	7	[9]
	3	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6																		3	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	5	[11]
		E Butorac J-J Rojer	2	3				3	M Bhupathi L Paes	7	6
		M López D Marrero	6	6					M López D Marrero	65	4
		A Golubev D Istomin	2	4											3	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	64	[10]
		X Malisse J Murray	7	6											6	M Llodra N Zimonjić	3	7	[7]
		Y-h Lu F Mayer	61	4					X Malisse J Murray	7	3	[5]
		JI Chela J Mónaco	6	1	[4]			6	M Llodra N Zimonjić	64	6	[10]
	6	M Llodra N Zimonjić	3	6	[10]

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	5	4
		J Erlich A Ram	7	6					J Erlich A Ram	6	7
		K Anderson I Karlović	3	3					M Čilić I Ljubičić	3	65
		M Čilić I Ljubičić	6	6												J Erlich A Ram	6	4	[8]
		L Dlouhý P Hanley	6	3	[10]										4	J Melzer P Petzschner	4	6	[10]
		M Melo B Soares	4	6	[8]				L Dlouhý P Hanley	2	6	[6]
	WC	K Nishikori D Young	2	3				4	J Melzer P Petzschner	6	4	[10]
	4	J Melzer P Petzschner	6	6																		4	J Melzer P Petzschner	4	1
	8	R Lindstedt H Tecău	6	6																		2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6	6
		S Aspelin J Knowle	2	2				8	R Lindstedt H Tecău	6	6
		J Isner S Querrey	4	6	[10]				J Isner S Querrey	4	4
		P Cuevas M Granollers	6	4	[7]										8	R Lindstedt H Tecău	5	0
		S Stakhovsky M Youzhny	5	6	[10]										2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	7	6
		N Djokovic A Murray	7	3	[8]				S Stakhovsky M Youzhny	4	1
		F López F Verdasco	7	4	[7]			2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6	6
	2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	64	6	[10]

References

• Main Draw