2023 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's invitation doubles

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Gentlemen's invitation doubles
2023 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
Runners-up Flag of the United States.svg James Blake
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt
Score6–4, 3–6, [10–6]
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
14&U Singles boys girls
  2022  · Wimbledon Championships ·  2024  

The 2023 Wimbledon Championships features the 32nd edition of the gentlemen's invitational doubles event, an exhibition event pitting former professional tennis players against one another.

Contents

Bob and Mike Bryan successfully defended their title, defeating James Blake and Lleyton Hewitt in the final, 6–4, 3–6, [10–6] to win the gentlemen's invitation doubles tennis title at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.

Format

Sixteen former professional tennis players will compete in a round-robin stage in pairs of two distributed over two groups. The winners of each group will face each other in the final.

Draw

Key

Final

Final
A1 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
63 [10]
B2 Flag of the United States.svg James Blake
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt
4 6[6]

Group A

  Flag of the United States.svg Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Bryan
Flag of France.svg Grosjean
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Štepánek
Flag of Germany.svg Haas
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Philippoussis
Flag of Brazil.svg
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Black
Flag of Brazil.svg Soares
RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
A1 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan
7–5, 6–36–4, 6–26–2, 6–3
(w/ Black)
3–06–037–191
A2 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Grosjean
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štepánek
5–7, 3–64–6, 3–66–4, 6–4
(w/ Black)
1–22–427–333
A3 Flag of Germany.svg Tommy Haas
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Philippoussis
4–6, 2–66–4, 6–36–3, 6–7(3–7), [8–10]
(w/ )
1–23–430–302
A4 Flag of Brazil.svg André Sá
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Wayne Black
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares
2–6, 3–6
(w/ Black)
4–6, 4–6
(w/ Black)
3–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–8]
(w/ )
1–22–524–364

Group B

  Flag of Cyprus.svg Baghdatis
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Inglot
Flag of Belgium.svg Malisse
Flag of the United States.svg Blake
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hewitt
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Delgado
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marray
Flag of Austria.svg Melzer
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Müller
RR
W–L
Set
W–L
Game
W–L
Standings
B1 Flag of Cyprus.svg Marcos Baghdatis
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dominic Inglot
Flag of Belgium.svg Xavier Malisse
3–6, 4–6
(w/ Baghdatis)
3–6, 6–3, [10–12]
(w/ Baghdatis)
7–5, 3–6, [8–10]
(w/ Inglot)
0–32–626–344
B2 Flag of the United States.svg James Blake
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt
6–3, 6–4
(w/ Baghdatis)
6–3, 6–46–3, 4–6, [10–6]3–06–135–231
B3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Delgado
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Marray
6–3, 3–6, [12–10]
(w/ Baghdatis)
3–6, 4–64–6, 6–7(3–7)1–22–527–343
B4 Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Melzer
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gilles Müller
5–7, 6–3, [10–8]
(w/ Inglot)
3–6, 6–4, [6–10]6–4, 7–6(7–3)2–15–334–312

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