2008 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships – Doubles

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Doubles
2008 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships
and the Cellular South Cup
Champions Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles
Runners-up Flag of Thailand.svg Sanchai Ratiwatana
Flag of Thailand.svg Sonchat Ratiwatana
Final score7–6(7–5), 6–2
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2007  · Regions Morgan Keegan Championships ·  2009  
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Eric Butorac and Jamie Murray were the defending champions. They were both present but did not compete together.
Butorac partnered with Todd Perry, but lost in the first round to Scott Lipsky and David Martin.
Murray partnered with Max Mirnyi, but lost in the first round to Thomas Johansson and Robert Lindstedt.

Contents

Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles won in the final 7–6(7–5), 6–2, against Sanchai Ratiwatana and Sonchat Ratiwatana.

Seeds

  1. Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi  /  Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles (champions)
  2. Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman  /  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett (first round)
  3. Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi  /  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray (first round)
  4. Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo  /  Flag of Brazil.svg André Sá (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of India.svg M Bhupathi
Flag of the Bahamas.svg M Knowles
66 
WC Flag of the United States.svg J Isner
Flag of the United States.svg D Young
4 2  1 Flag of India.svg M Bhupathi
Flag of the Bahamas.svg M Knowles
66 
  Flag of Russia.svg I Kunitsyn
Flag of the United States.svg J Thomas
76   Flag of Russia.svg I Kunitsyn
Flag of the United States.svg J Thomas
3 2  
  Flag of India.svg R Bopanna
Flag of Israel.svg D Sela
5 4  1 Flag of India.svg M Bhupathi
Flag of the Bahamas.svg M Knowles
7116 
3 Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Murray
64 [7]   Flag of South Africa.svg C Haggard
Flag of Austria.svg J Melzer
692  
  Flag of Sweden.svg T Johansson
Flag of Sweden.svg R Lindstedt
1 6[10]  Flag of Sweden.svg T Johansson
Flag of Sweden.svg R Lindstedt
636[6]
WC Flag of the United States.svg A Kuznetsov
Flag of the United States.svg R Sweeting
4 6[10]   Flag of South Africa.svg C Haggard
Flag of Austria.svg J Melzer
773 [10]
  Flag of South Africa.svg C Haggard
Flag of Austria.svg J Melzer
74 [12]1 Flag of India.svg M Bhupathi
Flag of the Bahamas.svg M Knowles
776 
  Flag of the United States.svg R Ram
Flag of the United States.svg B Reynolds
60 [10]   Flag of Thailand.svg S Ratiwatana
Flag of Thailand.svg S Ratiwatana
652  
  Flag of the United States.svg S Querrey
Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea
3 6[12]  Flag of the United States.svg S Querrey
Flag of the United States.svg V Spadea
1 4  
  Flag of Russia.svg M Safin
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Štěpánek
   4 Flag of Brazil.svg M Melo
Flag of Brazil.svg A Sá
66 
4 Flag of Brazil.svg M Melo
Flag of Brazil.svg A Sá
w/o  4 Flag of Brazil.svg M Melo
Flag of Brazil.svg A Sá
3 6[13]
  Flag of the United States.svg E Butorac
Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Perry
626[7]   Flag of Thailand.svg S Ratiwatana
Flag of Thailand.svg S Ratiwatana
63 [15]
  Flag of the United States.svg S Lipsky
Flag of the United States.svg D Martin
773 [10]  Flag of the United States.svg S Lipsky
Flag of the United States.svg D Martin
4 5  
  Flag of Thailand.svg S Ratiwatana
Flag of Thailand.svg S Ratiwatana
3 77[11]  Flag of Thailand.svg S Ratiwatana
Flag of Thailand.svg S Ratiwatana
67 
2 Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg K Ullyett
664[9]

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