2008 SAP Open – Doubles

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Doubles
2008 SAP Open
Champions Flag of the United States.svg Scott Lipsky
Flag of the United States.svg David Martin
Runners-up Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
Final score7–6(7–4), 7–5
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
  2007  · Pacific Coast Championships ·  2009  

The 2008 SAP Open doubles was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in San Jose, California in the United States.

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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 Sanchai Ratiwatana and Sonchat Ratiwatana.
Murray partnered with Max Mirnyi, but lost in the quarterfinals to Steve Darcis and Kristof Vliegen.

Scott Lipsky and David Martin won in the final 7–6(7–4), 7–5, against Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan.

Seeds

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan  /  Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan (final)
  2. Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi  /  Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi  /  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Eric Butorac  /  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Perry (first round)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of the United States.svg B Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg M Bryan
677 
  Flag of South Africa.svg C Haggard
Flag of the United States.svg B Reynolds
3 64 1 Flag of the United States.svg B Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg M Bryan
64 [10]
WC Flag of the United States.svg J Isner
Flag of the United States.svg D Young
66 WC Flag of the United States.svg J Isner
Flag of the United States.svg D Young
3 6[5]
  Flag of the United States.svg M Fish
Flag of Austria.svg J Melzer
4 4  1 Flag of the United States.svg B Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg M Bryan
677 
3 Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Murray
66   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Darcis
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Vliegen
2 62 
  Flag of India.svg R Bopanna
Flag of Pakistan.svg A-u-H Qureshi
4 4  3 Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Murray
4 6[6]
WC Flag of the United States.svg JM Gambill
Flag of the United States.svg S Warburg
668[7]   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Darcis
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Vliegen
63 [10]
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg S Darcis
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg K Vliegen
2 7[10]1 Flag of the United States.svg B Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg M Bryan
645  
  Flag of the United States.svg R Kendrick
Flag of the United States.svg S Querrey
684    Flag of the United States.svg S Lipsky
Flag of the United States.svg D Martin
777 
  Flag of Romania.svg V Hănescu
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg R Hutchins
7106   Flag of Romania.svg V Hănescu
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg R Hutchins
695  
  Flag of Thailand.svg S Ratiwatana
Flag of Thailand.svg S Ratiwatana
776   Flag of Thailand.svg S Ratiwatana
Flag of Thailand.svg S Ratiwatana
7117 
4 Flag of the United States.svg E Butorac
Flag of Australia (converted).svg T Perry
644    Flag of Thailand.svg S Ratiwatana
Flag of Thailand.svg S Ratiwatana
633  
  Flag of Russia.svg I Kunitsyn
Flag of the United States.svg J Thomas
63 [10]   Flag of the United States.svg S Lipsky
Flag of the United States.svg D Martin
776 
  Flag of the United States.svg S Lipsky
Flag of the United States.svg D Martin
4 6[12]  Flag of the United States.svg S Lipsky
Flag of the United States.svg D Martin
2 77[10]
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Levinský
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Štěpánek
2 3  2 Flag of India.svg M Bhupathi
Flag of the Bahamas.svg M Knowles
665[8]
2 Flag of India.svg M Bhupathi
Flag of the Bahamas.svg M Knowles
66 

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