2018 Amex-Istanbul Challenger – Doubles

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Doubles
2018 Amex-Istanbul Challenger
Champions Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rameez Junaid
Flag of India.svg Purav Raja
Runners-up Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Timur Khabibulin
Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladyslav Manafov
Final score7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–7]
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Singles Doubles
  2017  · Amex-Istanbul Challenger ·  2019  

Andre Begemann and Jonathan Eysseric were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.

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Rameez Junaid and Purav Raja won the title after defeating Timur Khabibulin and Vladyslav Manafov 7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–7] in the final.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rameez Junaid / Flag of India.svg Purav Raja (champions)
  2. Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Timur Khabibulin / Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladyslav Manafov (final)
  3. Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Elgin / Flag of Belarus.svg Yaraslav Shyla (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Spain.svg Gerard Granollers / Flag of Spain.svg Adrián Menéndez Maceiras (first round)

Draw

Key

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Junaid
Flag of India.svg P Raja
66
PR Flag of Georgia.svg A Metreveli
Flag of Austria.svg L Miedler
2 3 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Junaid
Flag of India.svg P Raja
66
Flag of Turkey.svg T Altuna
Flag of Italy.svg T Fabbiano
66 Flag of Turkey.svg T Altuna
Flag of Italy.svg T Fabbiano
1 1
WC Flag of Turkey.svg U Akkoyun
Flag of Turkey.svg MN Türker
4 2 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Junaid
Flag of India.svg P Raja
64 [10]
3 Flag of Russia.svg M Elgin
Flag of Belarus.svg Y Shyla
663 Flag of Russia.svg M Elgin
Flag of Belarus.svg Y Shyla
2 6[7]
Flag of France.svg Q Halys
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg A Nedovyesov
4 3 3 Flag of Russia.svg M Elgin
Flag of Belarus.svg Y Shyla
66
WC Flag of Turkey.svg C İlkel
Flag of Turkey.svg A Yüksel
66WC Flag of Turkey.svg C İlkel
Flag of Turkey.svg A Yüksel
2 1
PR Flag of Turkey.svg A Çelikbilek
Flag of the Netherlands.svg T van Rijthoven
4 3 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Junaid
Flag of India.svg P Raja
774 [10]
Flag of France.svg M Janvier
Flag of Portugal.svg G Oliveira
4 6[10]2 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg T Khabibulin
Flag of Ukraine.svg V Manafov
646[7]
WC Flag of Turkey.svg S Ağabigün
Flag of Turkey.svg E Kırkın
63 [3] Flag of France.svg M Janvier
Flag of Portugal.svg G Oliveira
557[10]
Flag of France.svg E Benchetrit
Flag of France.svg C Moutet
776 Flag of France.svg E Benchetrit
Flag of France.svg C Moutet
775 [12]
4 Flag of Spain.svg G Granollers
Flag of Spain.svg A Menéndez Maceiras
642 Flag of France.svg E Benchetrit
Flag of France.svg C Moutet
1 66
Flag of France.svg B Bonzi
Flag of France.svg A Hoang
667[12]2 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg T Khabibulin
Flag of Ukraine.svg V Manafov
678
Flag of Spain.svg N Kuhn
Flag of Germany.svg D Masur
2 79[10] Flag of France.svg B Bonzi
Flag of France.svg A Hoang
4 6[3]
Alt Flag of Belarus.svg S Betov
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg D Yevseyev
616[8] 2 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg T Khabibulin
Flag of Ukraine.svg V Manafov
64 [10]
2 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg T Khabibulin
Flag of Ukraine.svg V Manafov
772 [10]

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