2018 Italian Open – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
2018 Italian Open
Champions Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Sebastián Cabal
Flag of Colombia.svg Robert Farah
Runners-up Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta
Flag of Portugal.svg João Sousa
Final score3–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2017  · Italian Open ·  2019  

Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.

Contents

Łukasz Kubot and Mate Pavić were in contention for the ATP no. 1 doubles ranking at the beginning of the tournament. Pavić attained the top ranking after both he and Kubot (along with their respective partners) lost in the quarterfinals. Pavić will be the first player from Croatia (male or female) to achieve a no. 1 ranking and the youngest ATP doubles no. 1 player since 1996. [1]

Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah won their first Masters 1000 title, defeating Pablo Carreño Busta and João Sousa in the final, 3–6, 6–4, [10–4].

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Kubot / Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Melo (quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of Austria.svg Oliver Marach / Flag of Croatia.svg Mate Pavić (quarterfinals)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan / Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan (withdrew due to Bob Bryan's hip injury)
  4. Flag of Finland.svg Henri Kontinen / Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Peers (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray / Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares (semifinals)
  6. Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Sebastián Cabal / Flag of Colombia.svg Robert Farah (champions)
  7. Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna / Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin (second round)
  8. Flag of Spain.svg Feliciano López / Flag of Spain.svg Marc López (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
6 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Sebastián Cabal
Flag of Colombia.svg Robert Farah
773 [10]
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares
646[8]
6 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Sebastián Cabal
Flag of Colombia.svg Robert Farah
3 6[10]
Alt Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta
Flag of Portugal.svg João Sousa
64 [4]
Alt Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Carreño Busta
Flag of Portugal.svg João Sousa
3 77[10]
Flag of Uruguay.svg Pablo Cuevas
Flag of Spain.svg Marcel Granollers
665[5]

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Poland.svg Ł Kubot
Flag of Brazil.svg M Melo
7765[10]
Flag of Mexico.svg S González
Flag of Pakistan.svg A-u-H Qureshi
66 Flag of Mexico.svg S González
Flag of Pakistan.svg A-u-H Qureshi
6477[2]
Flag of Argentina.svg D Schwartzman
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg D Shapovalov
2 2 1 Flag of Poland.svg Ł Kubot
Flag of Brazil.svg M Melo
3 5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Haase
Flag of the Netherlands.svg J-J Rojer
666 Flag of Colombia.svg JS Cabal
Flag of Colombia.svg R Farah
67
Flag of Chile.svg J Peralta
Flag of Argentina.svg H Zeballos
4 4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Haase
Flag of the Netherlands.svg J-J Rojer
775 [8]
6 Flag of Colombia.svg JS Cabal
Flag of Colombia.svg R Farah
657[10]
6 Flag of Colombia.svg JS Cabal
Flag of Colombia.svg R Farah
773 [10]
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Murray
Flag of Brazil.svg B Soares
646[8]
4 Flag of Finland.svg H Kontinen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Peers
776
Flag of Croatia.svg N Mektić
Flag of Austria.svg A Peya
684 Flag of the United States.svg J Isner
Flag of the United States.svg J Sock
623
Flag of the United States.svg J Isner
Flag of the United States.svg J Sock
71064 Flag of Finland.svg H Kontinen
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Peers
4 6[5]
Flag of the United States.svg R Harrison
Flag of Spain.svg F Verdasco
2 4 5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Murray
Flag of Brazil.svg B Soares
62 [10]
Flag of South Africa.svg R Klaasen
Flag of New Zealand.svg M Venus
66 Flag of South Africa.svg R Klaasen
Flag of New Zealand.svg M Venus
3 4
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Murray
Flag of Brazil.svg B Soares
66

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Flag of Spain.svg F López
Flag of Spain.svg M López
w/o
WC Flag of Italy.svg S Bolelli
Flag of Italy.svg F Fognini
4 6[9] Flag of Argentina.svg JM del Potro
Flag of Argentina.svg L Mayer
Flag of Argentina.svg JM del Potro
Flag of Argentina.svg L Mayer
61 [11]8 Flag of Spain.svg F López
Flag of Spain.svg M López
63 [4]
Flag of the United States.svg S Querrey
Flag of the United States.svg R Ram
67Alt Flag of Spain.svg P Carreño Busta
Flag of Portugal.svg J Sousa
1 6[10]
Flag of France.svg A Mannarino
Flag of France.svg L Pouille
3 5 Flag of the United States.svg S Querrey
Flag of the United States.svg R Ram
63 [5]
Alt Flag of Spain.svg P Carreño Busta
Flag of Portugal.svg J Sousa
3 6[10]
Alt Flag of Spain.svg P Carreño Busta
Flag of Portugal.svg J Sousa
3 77[10]
Flag of Uruguay.svg P Cuevas
Flag of Spain.svg M Granollers
665[5]
7 Flag of India.svg R Bopanna
Flag of France.svg É Roger-Vasselin
654
WC Flag of Italy.svg J Ocleppo
Flag of Italy.svg A Vavassori
4 4 Flag of Uruguay.svg P Cuevas
Flag of Spain.svg M Granollers
776
Flag of Uruguay.svg P Cuevas
Flag of Spain.svg M Granollers
66 Flag of Uruguay.svg P Cuevas
Flag of Spain.svg M Granollers
677
Flag of the United States.svg S Johnson
Flag of Austria.svg D Thiem
646[10]2 Flag of Austria.svg O Marach
Flag of Croatia.svg M Pavić
3 64
Flag of Germany.svg A Zverev
Flag of Germany.svg M Zverev
773 [7] Flag of the United States.svg S Johnson
Flag of Austria.svg D Thiem
63 [14]
2 Flag of Austria.svg O Marach
Flag of Croatia.svg M Pavić
0 6[16]

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