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.
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.
John Isner and Jack Sock were the defending champions but withdrew from their first round match.
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.
Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău were the defending champions, and successfully defended their title, defeating James Cerretani and Leander Paes in the final, 6–2, 7–6(7–2).
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.
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.
Ben McLachlan and Yasutaka Uchiyama were the defending champions but chose not to participate together. McLachlan played alongside Jan-Lennard Struff and successfully defended the title, defeating Raven Klaasen and Michael Venus in the final, 6–4, 7–5. Uchiyama teamed up with Joe Salisbury, but lost in the semifinals to Klaasen and Venus.
Henri Kontinen and John Peers were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Kyle Edmund and Neal Skupski.
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.
Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury.
Feliciano López and Marc López were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Feliciano López played alongside Pablo Carreño Busta, but lost in the semifinals to Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah. Marc López teamed up with Marcel Granollers, but lost in the first round to Raven Klaasen and Joe Salisbury.
Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies defeated Jérémy Chardy and Fabrice Martin in the final, 6–2, 7–6(7–3) to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2019 French Open. None of the four finalists had previously contested a major men's doubles final, and neither team was seeded for the tournament.
Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah defeated Nicolas Mahut and Édouard Roger-Vasselin in the final, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6), 6–7(5–7), 6–3 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships. Cabal and Farah saved five match points en route to the title, against Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău in the quarterfinals. With the win, they jointly attained the ATP number one doubles ranking; Mike Bryan, Łukasz Kubot and Bruno Soares were also in contention for the top ranking.
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.
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.
John Peers 
Michael Venus 
Raven Klaasen 
Oliver Marach 
