2008 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Doubles

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Doubles
2008 Legg Mason Tennis Classic
Champions Flag of France.svg Marc Gicquel
Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Lindstedt
Runners-up Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett
Final score7–6(8–6), 6–3
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
  2007  · Washington Open ·  2009  

Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but chose not to participate that year.

Contents

Marc Gicquel and Robert Lindstedt won in the final 7–6(8–6), 6–3, against Bruno Soares and Kevin Ullyett.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares / Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett (final)
  2. Flag of Uruguay.svg Pablo Cuevas / Flag of Peru.svg Luis Horna (first round)
  3. Flag of South Africa.svg Rik de Voest / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ashley Fisher (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rogier Wassen / Flag of Croatia.svg Lovro Zovko (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Brazil.svg B Soares
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg K Ullyett
66 
  Flag of France.svg S Grosjean
Flag of France.svg N Mahut
1 3  1 Flag of Brazil.svg B Soares
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg K Ullyett
66 
ALT Flag of Thailand.svg S Ratiwatana
Flag of Thailand.svg S Ratiwatana
4 4    Flag of the United States.svg E Butorac
Flag of the United States.svg J Cerretani
1 3  
  Flag of the United States.svg E Butorac
Flag of the United States.svg J Cerretani
66 1 Flag of Brazil.svg B Soares
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg K Ullyett
66 
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Wassen
Flag of Croatia.svg L Zovko
66   Flag of Spain.svg M Granollers
Flag of Argentina.svg S Prieto
4 4  
  Flag of the United States.svg R Ram
Flag of the United States.svg B Reynolds
4 4  4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Wassen
Flag of Croatia.svg L Zovko
4 4  
  Flag of Spain.svg M Granollers
Flag of Argentina.svg S Prieto
626[10]  Flag of Spain.svg M Granollers
Flag of Argentina.svg S Prieto
66 
  Flag of the United States.svg S Lipsky
Flag of the United States.svg D Martin
773 [7] 1 Flag of Brazil.svg B Soares
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg K Ullyett
663  
  Flag of the United States.svg T Parrott
Flag of Slovakia.svg F Polášek
786   Flag of France.svg M Gicquel
Flag of Sweden.svg R Lindstedt
786 
WC Flag of the United States.svg P Goldstein
Flag of the United States.svg J Isner
663    Flag of the United States.svg T Parrott
Flag of Slovakia.svg F Polášek
66 
  Flag of India.svg R Bopanna
Flag of Pakistan.svg A-u-H Qureshi
4 4  3 Flag of South Africa.svg R de Voest
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Fisher
2 2  
3 Flag of South Africa.svg R de Voest
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Fisher
66   Flag of the United States.svg T Parrott
Flag of Slovakia.svg F Polášek
4 6[6]
WC Flag of the United States.svg J Ore
Flag of the United States.svg D Kudla
1 1    Flag of France.svg M Gicquel
Flag of Sweden.svg R Lindstedt
64 [10]
  Flag of Argentina.svg L Arnold Ker
Flag of Argentina.svg E Schwank
66   Flag of Argentina.svg L Arnold Ker
Flag of Argentina.svg E Schwank
2 6[10]
  Flag of France.svg M Gicquel
Flag of Sweden.svg R Lindstedt
66   Flag of France.svg M Gicquel
Flag of Sweden.svg R Lindstedt
63 [12]
2 Flag of Uruguay.svg P Cuevas
Flag of Peru.svg L Horna
4 2  

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