Ryan Harrison and Michael Venus won the men's doubles tennis title at the 2017 French Open, defeating Santiago González and Donald Young in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 6–3. In a rare coincidence, none of the four players had ever previously appeared in the men's doubles finals of a Grand Slam tournament prior to the event.
Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Jay Clarke and Marcus Willis.
Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău.
Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Melo played alongside Łukasz Kubot, but lost in the second round to Fabrice Martin and Édouard Roger-Vasselin. Dodig teamed up with Rohan Bopanna, but lost in the final to Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut, 4–6, 6–3, [6–10].
Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Dodig teamed up with Rohan Bopanna, but lost in the quarterfinals to Melo who partnered Łukasz Kubot. Kubot and Melo lost in the semifinals to Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares.
Defending champions Henri Kontinen and John Peers successfully defended their title, defeating Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the doubles tennis title at the 2017 ATP Finals.
Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo were the defending champions, but they were defeated in the second round by Jonathan Erlich and Marcin Matkowski.
Henri Kontinen and John Peers were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Radu Albot and Chung Hyeon.
Mike Bryan and Jack Sock won their second consecutive Grand Slam as a pair, defeating Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo in the final, 6–3, 6–1. Mike Bryan won an all-time record 18th grand slam men's doubles title, and with a 6th US Open men's doubles title, he equals Richard Sears and Holcombe Ward.
Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Klaasen played alongside Michael Venus, but lost in the second round to Ivan Dodig and Ram. Dodig and Ram lost in the quarterfinals to John Isner and Jack Sock.
Rohan Bopanna and Pablo Cuevas were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Bopanna played alongside Édouard Roger-Vasselin, but lost in the semifinals to Oliver Marach and Mate Pavić. Cuevas teamed up with Marcel Granollers, but lost in the quarterfinals to Bob and Mike Bryan.
Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut won the men's doubles tennis title at the 2018 French Open, defeating Oliver Marach and Mate Pavić in the final, 6–2, 7–6(7–4). Herbert and Mahut were the third all-French team to reach the French Open men's doubles final in six years.
Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Marcel Granollers and Rajeev Ram.
Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut won the men's doubles tennis title at the 2019 Australian Open, defeating Henri Kontinen and John Peers in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–1). They are the first French players to achieve the Career Grand Slam as well as only the 8th Men's Doubles pair to achieve this feat.
Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut were the defending champions, but chose not to defend their title.
Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah won their second consecutive Grand Slam men's doubles title, defeating Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos in the final, 6–4, 7–5 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2019 US Open. Cabal and Farah retained the ATP no. 1 doubles ranking. Mike Bryan, Łukasz Kubot and Nicolas Mahut were also in contention for the top ranking at the start of the tournament.
Marcel Granollers and Rajeev Ram were the defending champions, but chose to compete with different partners. Granollers played alongside Horacio Zeballos, but lost in the second round to Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski. Ram teamed up with Joe Salisbury, but lost in the quarterfinals to Ivan Dodig and Filip Polášek.
Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury defeated Max Purcell and Luke Saville in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2020 Australian Open. Purcell and Saville had entered the tournament through a wildcard.
Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, defeating Mate Pavić and Bruno Soares in the final, 6–3, 7–5.
Ivan Dodig and Filip Polášek defeated the defending champions Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2021 Australian Open. With the win, Dodig and Polášek claimed their first Grand Slam title as a team. The victory earned Polášek his first major title, and made him the second Slovak to win one after Daniela Hantuchová.
