2011 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

Bob and Mike Bryan, the two-time defending champions in this event, successfully defended their title. They defeated Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes 6–3, 6–4 in the final.

Men's Doubles
2011 Australian Open
Champion	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
Runner-up	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
Final score	6–3, 6–4

Seeds

1. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (Champions)
2. Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor (Semifinals)
3. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (Final)
4. Łukasz Kubot / Oliver Marach (Quarterfinals)
5. Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (Quarterfinals)
6. Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner (Quarterfinals)
7. Lukáš Dlouhý / Paul Hanley (First round)
8. Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić (Quarterfinals)
9. Wesley Moodie / Dick Norman (First round)
10. Rohan Bopanna / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (Third round)
11. Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău (First round, retired)
12. Mark Knowles / Michal Mertiňák (Second round)
13. Marcel Granollers / Tommy Robredo (Third round)
14. Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (Second round)
15. Nicolás Almagro / Marc López (First round)
16. Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares (First round)

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

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6	7
	6	Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner	3	6^7
								1	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6	6
									Eric Butorac Jean-Julien Rojer	3	2
	4	Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach	3	4
		Eric Butorac Jean-Julien Rojer	6	6
															1	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6	6
															3	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	3	4
	8	Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić	4	4
	3	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	6	6
								3	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	7	4	6
								2	Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor	6^5	6	3
	5	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski	6^3	3
	2	Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor	7	6

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	3	6
		S Lipsky R Ram	3	6	4			1	B Bryan M Bryan	7	6
		F Čermak C Kas	4	5					C Berlocq P Riba	6^6	3
		C Berlocq P Riba	6	7											1	B Bryan M Bryan	7	6
		B Becker M Kohlmann	7	7												B Becker M Kohlmann	5	2
	Alt	Sa Ratiwatana So Ratiwatana	5	5					B Becker M Kohlmann	6	6
		F Polášek I Zelenay	6	4	6				F Polášek I Zelenay	4	4
	16	M Melo B Soares	4	6	2																	1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	7
	9	W Moodie D Norman	4	0																		6	J Melzer P Petzschner	3	6^7
		X Malisse J Murray	6	6					X Malisse J Murray	6	4	3
		B Phau J Tipsarević	6	6					B Phau J Tipsarević	3	6	6
		I Ljubičić L Zovko	1	4												B Phau J Tipsarević	3	2
		M Berrer F Mayer	6	6											6	J Melzer P Petzschner	6	6
	Alt	R Junaid T Kamke	3	2					M Berrer F Mayer	3	1
		B Dabul S Giraldo	6^3	1				6	J Melzer P Petzschner	6	6
	6	J Melzer P Petzschner	7	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	4	Ł Kubot O Marach	6	6
		J Brunström S Huss	3	3				4	Ł Kubot O Marach	6	6
	WC	M Ebden P Luczak	6^4	6	3			WC	S Groth G Jones	1	3
	WC	S Groth G Jones	7	3	6										4	Ł Kubot O Marach	6	6
		A Fisher J Kerr	4	4												D Bracciali P Starace	3	1
		I Dodig J Nieminen	6	6					I Dodig J Nieminen	4	4
		D Bracciali P Starace	1	7	7				D Bracciali P Starace	6	6
	15	N Almagro M López	6	6^3	5																	4	Ł Kubot O Marach	3	4
	12	M Knowles M Mertiňák	6	7																			E Butorac J-J Rojer	6	6
		T Gabashvili M Kukushkin	4	6^5				12	M Knowles M Mertiňák	6^3	0
		A Golubev D Istomin	7	4	0				E Butorac J-J Rojer	7	6
		E Butorac J-J Rojer	6^4	6	6											E Butorac J-J Rojer	6	6
		JI Chela L Mayer	5	3												D Marrero R Ramírez Hidalgo	3	4
		S Stakhovsky M Youzhny	7	6					S Stakhovsky M Youzhny	6	4	4
		D Marrero R Ramírez Hidalgo	6	1	6				D Marrero R Ramírez Hidalgo	2	6	6
	7	L Dlouhý P Hanley	4	6	1

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	8	M Llodra N Zimonjić	6	6
		K Anderson V Hănescu	3	4				8	M Llodra N Zimonjić	6	6
		P Andújar D Gimeno-Traver	7	7					P Andújar D Gimeno-Traver	3	2
		P Cuevas E Schwank	6^5	5											8	M Llodra N Zimonjić	3	7	7
		T Parrott K Skupski	6^6	3											10	R Bopanna A-u-H Qureshi	6	6^6	6^3
		J Chardy A Clément	7	6					J Chardy A Clément	3	6	4
		F Ferreiro A Sá	3	0				10	R Bopanna A-u-H Qureshi	6	4	6
	10	R Bopanna A-u-H Qureshi	6	6																		8	M Llodra N Zimonjić	4	4
	13	M Granollers T Robredo	6	6																		3	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6
		É Roger-Vasselin G Simon	1	1				13	M Granollers T Robredo	7	6
		A Dolgopolov J Hájek	6	6^4	6				A Dolgopolov J Hájek	5	3
		F Fognini L Lacko	3	7	2										13	M Granollers T Robredo	4	6	4
		F López J Mónaco	3	6	6										3	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	4	6
	WC	M Matosevic J Millman	6	0	1				F López J Mónaco	6^2	4
		I Karlović D Vemić	7	3	0			3	M Bhupathi L Paes	7	6
	3	M Bhupathi L Paes	5	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
	5	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	6	7
		G García-López A Montañés	3	5				5	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	6	6
		Y-h Lu R Schüttler	7	7					Y-h Lu R Schüttler	2	3
		S Aspelin A Peya	6^5	6^5											5	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	6	4	6
		D Brown R Wassen	6	6											WC	C Ebelthite A Feeney	1	6	4
		D Tursunov M Zverev	2	3					D Brown R Wassen	3	6	2
	WC	C Ebelthite A Feeney	4	0				WC	C Ebelthite A Feeney	6	3	6
	11	R Lindstedt H Tecău	6	1	r																	5	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	6^3	3
	14	J Erlich A Ram	4	6	6																	2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	7	6
		C Fleming R Hutchins	6	2	2			14	J Erlich A Ram	6^7	7	2
	WC	J Lemke M Reid	4	6^4				WC	C Ball C Guccione	7	6^3	6
	WC	C Ball C Guccione	6	7											WC	C Ball C Guccione	4	5
		D Sela A Seppi	6^2	6	6^5										2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6	7
		S González P Marx	7	3	7				S González P Marx	3	4
	WC	J Duckworth B Mitchell	3	3				2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6	6
	2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6	6

References

• Source for the draw at australianopen.com

External links

• 2011 Australian Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation