2008 BNP Paribas Masters – Doubles

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Doubles
2008 BNP Paribas Masters
Final
Champions Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett
Runners-up Flag of South Africa.svg Jeff Coetzee
Flag of South Africa.svg Wesley Moodie
Score6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw24
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2007  · BNP Paribas Masters ·  2009  

Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski.

Contents

Jonas Björkman and Kevin Ullyett won in the final 6–2, 6–2, against Jeff Coetzee and Wesley Moodie.

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan / Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan (second round)
  2. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor / Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg Nenad Zimonjić (second round)
  3. Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi / Flag of the Bahamas.svg Mark Knowles (second round)
  4. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Dlouhý / Flag of India.svg Leander Paes (second round)
  5. Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman / Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett (champions)
  6. Flag of South Africa.svg Jeff Coetzee / Flag of South Africa.svg Wesley Moodie (final)
  7. Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Aspelin / Flag of Austria.svg Julian Knowle (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Israel.svg Andy Ram / Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Flag of Poland.svg Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Flag of Poland.svg Marcin Matkowski
4 3  
6 Flag of South Africa.svg Jeff Coetzee
Flag of South Africa.svg Wesley Moodie
66 
6 Flag of South Africa.svg Jeff Coetzee
Flag of South Africa.svg Wesley Moodie
2 2  
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett
66 
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Björkman
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Kevin Ullyett
66 
  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Arnaud Clément
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Michaël Llodra
3 2  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of the United States.svg B Bryan
Flag of the United States.svg M Bryan
4 6[5]
  Flag of Poland.svg M Fyrstenberg
Flag of Poland.svg M Matkowski
76   Flag of Poland.svg M Fyrstenberg
Flag of Poland.svg M Matkowski
64 [10]
  Flag of Spain.svg F López
Flag of Spain.svg F Verdasco
602    Flag of Poland.svg M Fyrstenberg
Flag of Poland.svg M Matkowski
66 
  Flag of Argentina.svg J Acasuso
Flag of Spain.svg D Ferrer
66 7 Flag of Sweden.svg S Aspelin
Flag of Austria.svg J Knowle
3 4  
  Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg N Djokovic
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg V Troicki
4 4    Flag of Argentina.svg J Acasuso
Flag of Spain.svg D Ferrer
2 2  
7 Flag of Sweden.svg S Aspelin
Flag of Austria.svg J Knowle
66 
  Flag of Poland.svg M Fyrstenberg
Flag of Poland.svg M Matkowski
4 3  
6 Flag of South Africa.svg J Coetzee
Flag of South Africa.svg W Moodie
66 
3 Flag of India.svg M Bhupathi
Flag of the Bahamas.svg M Knowles
4 2  
WC Flag of France (lighter variant).svg N Mahut
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg P-H Mathieu
2 4    Flag of Argentina.svg J Mónaco
Flag of Spain.svg R Nadal
66 
  Flag of Argentina.svg J Mónaco
Flag of Spain.svg R Nadal
66   Flag of Argentina.svg J Mónaco
Flag of Spain.svg R Nadal
   
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Murray
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Vízner
665[10]6 Flag of South Africa.svg J Coetzee
Flag of South Africa.svg W Moodie
w/o  
  Flag of Croatia.svg M Čilić
Flag of Belarus.svg M Mirnyi
2 7[8]   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Murray
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg P Vízner
5 5  
6 Flag of South Africa.svg J Coetzee
Flag of South Africa.svg W Moodie
77 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg K Ullyett
76 
  Flag of Argentina.svg L Arnold Ker
Flag of Argentina.svg D Nalbandian
67   Flag of Argentina.svg L Arnold Ker
Flag of Argentina.svg D Nalbandian
654  
WC Flag of France (lighter variant).svg J Ouanna
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg J-W Tsonga
2 5  5 Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg K Ullyett
63 [10]
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Kerr
Flag of Finland.svg J Nieminen
1 4    Flag of Brazil.svg M Melo
Flag of Brazil.svg A Sá
4 6[7]
  Flag of Brazil.svg M Melo
Flag of Brazil.svg A Sá
66   Flag of Brazil.svg M Melo
Flag of Brazil.svg A Sá
66 
4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg L Dlouhý
Flag of India.svg L Paes
3 2  
5 Flag of Sweden.svg J Björkman
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg K Ullyett
66 
  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg A Clément
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg M Llodra
3 2  
8 Flag of Israel.svg A Ram
Flag of Brazil.svg B Soares
67 
  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg G Monfils
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg G Simon
62 [10]  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg G Monfils
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg G Simon
1 63 
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg M Damm
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Štěpánek
1 6[8] 8 Flag of Israel.svg A Ram
Flag of Brazil.svg B Soares
2 63 
  Flag of Sweden.svg R Lindstedt
Flag of Sweden.svg R Söderling
657[8]   Flag of France (lighter variant).svg A Clément
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg M Llodra
67 
  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg A Clément
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg M Llodra
75 [10]  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg A Clément
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg M Llodra
67 
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg D Nestor
Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg N Zimonjić
4 5  

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