2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
2008 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsCanada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
Runners-upSweden Jonas Björkman
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
Score7–6(14–12), 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw64 (4 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women seniors
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Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić defeated Jonas Björkman and Kevin Ullyett in the final, 7–6(14–12), 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–3, to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships.[1] With the win, Nestor completed the career Grand Slam and the career Super Slam.

Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra were the reigning champions, but withdrew due to a left arm injury for Llodra.

Seeds[edit]

01.   United States Bob Bryan / United States Mike Bryan (semifinals)
02.   Canada Daniel Nestor / Serbia Nenad Zimonjić (champions)
03.   Israel Jonathan Erlich / Israel Andy Ram (quarterfinals)
04.   India Mahesh Bhupathi / The Bahamas Mark Knowles (first round)
05.   Sweden Simon Aspelin / Austria Julian Knowle (first round)
06.   Czech Republic Martin Damm / Czech Republic Pavel Vízner (first round)
07.   France Arnaud Clément / France Michaël Llodra (withdrew)
08.   Sweden Jonas Björkman / Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett (final)
09.   Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý / India Leander Paes (semifinals)
10.   Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Poland Marcin Matkowski (first round)
11.   South Africa Jeff Coetzee / South Africa Wesley Moodie (second round)
12.   Brazil Marcelo Melo / Brazil André Sá (third round, withdrew)
13.   Czech Republic František Čermák / Australia Jordan Kerr (third round)
14.   Belarus Max Mirnyi / United Kingdom Jamie Murray (third round)
15.   Germany Christopher Kas / Netherlands Rogier Wassen (third round)
16.   France Julien Benneteau / France Nicolas Mahut (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra withdrew due to a left arm injury for Llodra. They were replaced in the draw by lucky losers Hugo Armando and Jesse Levine.

Qualifying[edit]

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
77 6 6
Spain Marcel Granollers
Spain Santiago Ventura Bertomeu
63 2 0
1 United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
63 7 65 69
8 Sweden Jonas Björkman
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
77 5 77 711
Germany Philipp Petzschner
Austria Alexander Peya
65 6 3 77 2
8 Sweden Jonas Björkman
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
77 4 6 65 6
8 Sweden Jonas Björkman
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
612 77 3 3
2 Canada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
714 63 6 6
9 Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
India Leander Paes
6 6 6
3 Israel Jonathan Erlich
Israel Andy Ram
3 3 3
9 Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
India Leander Paes
64 6 1 6 6
2 Canada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
77 4 6 4 8
South Africa Kevin Anderson
Sweden Robert Lindstedt
65 4 77 3
2 Canada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
77 6 65 6

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States B Bryan
United States M Bryan
7 6 6
WC United Kingdom C Eaton
United Kingdom A Slabinsky
5 1 4 1 United States B Bryan
United States M Bryan
6 6 6
Czech Republic J Levinský
Czech Republic D Škoch
3 2 2 Russia I Kunitsyn
Russia D Tursunov
2 2 4
Russia I Kunitsyn
Russia D Tursunov
6 6 6 1 United States B Bryan
United States M Bryan
610 6 6 6
Argentina E Schwank
Argentina C Berlocq
6 4 6 6 13 Czech Republic F Čermák
Australia J Kerr
712 4 4 2
Argentina G Cañas
Argentina M García
1 6 4 4 Argentina E Schwank
Argentina C Berlocq
3 4 65
WC United Kingdom R Bloomfield
United Kingdom K Skupski
4 7 4 4 13 Czech Republic F Čermák
Australia J Kerr
6 6 77
13 Czech Republic F Čermák
Australia J Kerr
6 5 6 6 1 United States B Bryan
United States M Bryan
77 6 6
10 Poland M Fyrstenberg
Poland M Matkowski
3 5 4 Spain M Granollers
Spain S Ventura Bertomeu
63 2 0
India R Bopanna
Pakistan A-u-H Qureshi
6 7 6 India R Bopanna
Pakistan A-u-H Qureshi
2 4 2
Thailand Sa Ratiwatana
Thailand So Ratiwatana
62 2 66 Spain M Granollers
Spain S Ventura Bertomeu
6 6 6
Spain M Granollers
Spain S Ventura Bertomeu
77 6 78 Spain M Granollers
Spain S Ventura Bertomeu
7 6 6
Brazil T Bellucci
Brazil M Daniel
5 4 3 Q Czech Republic P Pála
Slovakia I Zelenay
5 2 4
Q Czech Republic P Pála
Slovakia I Zelenay
7 6 6 Q Czech Republic P Pála
Slovakia I Zelenay
4 2 6 77 6
Q Portugal F Gil
Belgium D Norman
77 77 6 Q Portugal F Gil
Belgium D Norman
6 6 1 64 1
LL United States H Armando
United States J Levine
63 65 3

Section 2[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 India M Bhupathi
The Bahamas M Knowles
5 2 64
Germany P Petzschner
Austria A Peya
7 6 77 Germany P Petzschner
Austria A Peya
6 6 6
Serbia J Tipsarević
Serbia V Troicki
6 6 6 Serbia J Tipsarević
Serbia V Troicki
4 4 3
Israel H Levy
United States J Thomas
3 1 3 Germany P Petzschner
Austria A Peya
65 79 6 6
France J Chardy
France F Serra
1 2 3 15 Germany C Kas
Netherlands R Wassen
77 67 2 4
Argentina L Arnold Ker
Peru L Horna
6 6 6 Argentina L Arnold Ker
Peru L Horna
w/o
Spain Ó Hernández
Spain A Montañés
5 3 2 15 Germany C Kas
Netherlands R Wassen
15 Germany C Kas
Netherlands R Wassen
7 6 6 Germany P Petzschner
Austria A Peya
65 6 3 77 2
11 South Africa J Coetzee
South Africa W Moodie
6 1 6 6 8 Sweden J Björkman
Zimbabwe K Ullyett
77 4 6 65 6
Italy S Bolelli
Italy A Seppi
1 6 3 2 11 South Africa J Coetzee
South Africa W Moodie
62 2 63
Spain F López
Spain F Verdasco
6 6 6 Spain F López
Spain F Verdasco
77 6 77
Czech Republic T Cibulec
Czech Republic I Minář
4 4 4 Spain F López
Spain F Verdasco
w/o
Netherlands R Haase
United States S Querrey
2 6 5 62 8 Sweden J Björkman
Zimbabwe K Ullyett
Italy F Cipolla
Germany D Gremelmayr
6 2 7 77 Italy F Cipolla
Germany D Gremelmayr
4 62 4
Australia P Hanley
Australia T Perry
4 4 5 8 Sweden J Björkman
Zimbabwe K Ullyett
6 77 6
8 Sweden J Björkman
Zimbabwe K Ullyett
6 6 7

Bottom half[edit]

Section 3[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 Czech Republic M Damm
Czech Republic P Vízner
4 66 6 4
United States T Parrott
Slovakia F Polášek
6 78 2 6 United States T Parrott
Slovakia F Polášek
6 3 77 6
WC United Kingdom N Bamford
United Kingdom J Goodall
3 65 2 South Africa R de Voest
Poland L Kubot
4 6 65 4
South Africa R de Voest
Poland L Kubot
6 77 6 United States T Parrott
Slovakia F Polášek
62 66 4
United States E Butorac
Australia A Fisher
5 6 6 64 7 9 Czech Republic L Dlouhý
India L Paes
77 78 6
Switzerland Y Allegro
Argentina S Prieto
7 4 4 77 5 United States E Butorac
Australia A Fisher
3 63 3
WC United Kingdom J Auckland
United Kingdom J Delgado
6 0 3 6 3 9 Czech Republic L Dlouhý
India L Paes
6 77 6
9 Czech Republic L Dlouhý
India L Paes
4 6 6 4 6 9 Czech Republic L Dlouhý
India L Paes
6 6 6
16 France J Benneteau
France N Mahut
6 77 6 3 Israel J Erlich
Israel A Ram
3 3 3
Argentina JM del Potro
Slovakia D Hrbatý
0 63 2 16 France J Benneteau
France N Mahut
77 6 6
Austria O Marach
Slovakia M Mertiňák
2 5 5 Sweden T Johansson
Austria J Melzer
62 4 3
Sweden T Johansson
Austria J Melzer
6 7 7 16 France J Benneteau
France N Mahut
6 77 65 3 4
Q United States KJ Hippensteel
United States T Phillips
3 77 5 2 3 Israel J Erlich
Israel A Ram
4 64 77 6 6
Australia S Huss
United Kingdom R Hutchins
6 65 7 6 Australia S Huss
United Kingdom R Hutchins
77 4 6 3 4
United States S Lipsky
United States D Martin
7 6 3 3 9 3 Israel J Erlich
Israel A Ram
63 6 3 6 6
3 Israel J Erlich
Israel A Ram
5 4 6 6 11

Section 4[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Sweden S Aspelin
Austria J Knowle
4 6 66 64
South Africa K Anderson
Sweden R Lindstedt
6 4 78 77 South Africa K Anderson
Sweden R Lindstedt
77 6 6
Belgium S Darcis
Belgium K Vliegen
4 2 60 Germany M Kohlmann
Switzerland J-C Scherrer
64 4 2
Germany M Kohlmann
Switzerland J-C Scherrer
6 6 77 South Africa K Anderson
Sweden R Lindstedt
LL Sweden J Brunström
Australia A Feeney
6 3 4 6 7 12 Brazil M Melo
Brazil A Sá
w/o
South Africa C Haggard
Croatia L Zovko
2 6 6 3 5 LL Sweden J Brunström
Australia A Feeney
1 2 6 4
LL Russia M Elgin
Russia A Kudryavtsev
3 6 6 4 1 12 Brazil M Melo
Brazil A Sá
6 6 4 6
12 Brazil M Melo
Brazil A Sá
6 3 4 6 6 South Africa K Anderson
Sweden R Lindstedt
65 4 77 3
14 Belarus M Mirnyi
United Kingdom J Murray
77 77 6 2 Canada D Nestor
Serbia N Zimonjić
77 6 65 6
France M Gicquel
France F Santoro
64 65 3 14 Belarus M Mirnyi
United Kingdom J Murray
6 6 77
Brazil B Soares
Serbia D Vemić
3 6 5 63 United States J Cerretani
Romania V Hănescu
4 4 60
United States J Cerretani
Romania V Hănescu
6 3 7 77 14 Belarus M Mirnyi
United Kingdom J Murray
2 5 3
United States R Ram
United States B Reynolds
6 77 6 2 Canada D Nestor
Serbia N Zimonjić
6 7 6
Q United States A Delic
United States B Evans
2 64 3 United States R Ram
United States B Reynolds
1 66 6 61
WC United Kingdom A Bogdanovic
United Kingdom J Marray
4 64 1 2 Canada D Nestor
Serbia N Zimonjić
6 78 2 77
2 Canada D Nestor
Serbia N Zimonjić
6 77 6

References[edit]

  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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