2018 Erste Bank Open – Doubles

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Doubles
2018 Erste Bank Open
Final
Champions Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Salisbury
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski
Runners-up Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Score7–6(7–5), 6–3
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Rohan Bopanna and Pablo Cuevas were the defending champions, but Bopanna chose to compete in Basel and Cuevas chose to compete in Lima instead.

Contents

Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski won the title, defeating Mike Bryan and Édouard Roger-Vasselin in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–3. Bryan secured the year-end ATP no. 1 doubles ranking by reaching the final.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Austria.svg Oliver Marach / Flag of Croatia.svg Mate Pavić (semifinals)
  2. Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Kubot / Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo (semifinals)
  3. Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Sebastián Cabal / Flag of Colombia.svg Robert Farah (first round)
  4. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray / Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares (first round)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Austria.svg O Marach
Flag of Croatia.svg M Pavić
66
WC Flag of Austria.svg L Miedler
Flag of Austria.svg D Novak
3 4 1 Flag of Austria.svg O Marach
Flag of Croatia.svg M Pavić
66
Flag of Argentina.svg M González
Flag of Argentina.svg D Schwartzman
73 [10] Flag of Argentina.svg M González
Flag of Argentina.svg D Schwartzman
1 0
LL Flag of the United States.svg J Cerretani
Flag of the United States.svg D Kudla
5 6[6] 1 Flag of Austria.svg O Marach
Flag of Croatia.svg M Pavić
4 77[7]
3 Flag of Colombia.svg JS Cabal
Flag of Colombia.svg R Farah
74 [4] Flag of the United States.svg M Bryan
Flag of France.svg É Roger-Vasselin
662[10]
Flag of the United States.svg M Bryan
Flag of France.svg É Roger-Vasselin
5 6[10] Flag of the United States.svg M Bryan
Flag of France.svg É Roger-Vasselin
67
Flag of Spain.svg F López
Flag of Spain.svg M López
3 6[10] Flag of Spain.svg F López
Flag of Spain.svg M López
4 5
Flag of Finland.svg H Kontinen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Peers
63 [7] Flag of the United States.svg M Bryan
Flag of France.svg É Roger-Vasselin
653
Flag of New Zealand.svg M Daniell
Flag of the Netherlands.svg W Koolhof
663[4] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Salisbury
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Skupski
776
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Salisbury
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Skupski
3 77[10] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Salisbury
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Skupski
786
LL Flag of Germany.svg A Mies
Flag of Chile.svg H Podlipnik Castillo
66LL Flag of Germany.svg A Mies
Flag of Chile.svg H Podlipnik Castillo
663
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Murray
Flag of Brazil.svg B Soares
4 2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Salisbury
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Skupski
2 6[10]
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Jebavý
Flag of Germany.svg P Kohlschreiber
645 2 Flag of Poland.svg Ł Kubot
Flag of Brazil.svg M Melo
63 [8]
Flag of Croatia.svg N Mektić
Flag of the United States.svg R Ram
777 Flag of Croatia.svg N Mektić
Flag of the United States.svg R Ram
64 [4]
Q Flag of Ukraine.svg D Molchanov
Flag of Slovakia.svg I Zelenay
65 [5] 2 Flag of Poland.svg Ł Kubot
Flag of Brazil.svg M Melo
4 6[10]
2 Flag of Poland.svg Ł Kubot
Flag of Brazil.svg M Melo
4 7[10]

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Ukraine.svg Denys Molchanov / Flag of Slovakia.svg Igor Zelenay (qualified)
  2. Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Mies / Flag of Chile.svg Hans Podlipnik Castillo (qualifying competition, lucky losers)

Qualifiers

  1. Flag of Ukraine.svg Denys Molchanov / Flag of Slovakia.svg Igor Zelenay

Lucky losers

Qualifying draw

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Flag of Ukraine.svg Denys Molchanov
Flag of Slovakia.svg Igor Zelenay
3 77[10]
WC Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergiy Stakhovsky
Flag of Austria.svg Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
662[3]
1 Flag of Ukraine.svg Denys Molchanov
Flag of Slovakia.svg Igor Zelenay
7764[10]
2 Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Mies
Flag of Chile.svg Hans Podlipnik Castillo
6477[7]
  Flag of the United States.svg James Cerretani
Flag of the United States.svg Denis Kudla
3 2
2 Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Mies
Flag of Chile.svg Hans Podlipnik Castillo
66

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