2018 Open Sud de France – Doubles

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Doubles
2018 Open Sud de France
Final
Champions Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Skupski
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski
Runners-up Flag of Japan.svg Ben McLachlan
Flag of France.svg Hugo Nys
Score7–6(7–2), 6–4
Details
Draw16
Seeds4
Events
Singles Doubles
  2017  · Open Sud de France ·  2019  

Alexander and Mischa Zverev were the defending champions, but Alexander chose not to participate this year. Mischa played alongside Karen Khachanov, but lost in the first round to Ben McLachlan and Hugo Nys.

Contents

Ken and Neal Skupski won the title, defeating McLachlan and Nys in the final, 7–6(7–2), 6–4.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig / Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram (first round)
  2. Flag of New Zealand.svg Marcus Daniell / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dominic Inglot (first round)
  3. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Jebavý / Flag of Belarus.svg Andrei Vasilevski (first round)
  4. Flag of Japan.svg Ben McLachlan / Flag of France.svg Hugo Nys (final)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of Croatia.svg I Dodig
Flag of the United States.svg R Ram
65 [0]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg W Koolhof
Flag of New Zealand.svg A Sitak
2 7[10] Flag of the Netherlands.svg W Koolhof
Flag of New Zealand.svg A Sitak
64 [5]
Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Arends
Flag of Croatia.svg A Šančić
5 6[10] Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Arends
Flag of Croatia.svg A Šančić
3 6[10]
Flag of Spain.svg G García López
Flag of Spain.svg D Marrero
72 [8] Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Arends
Flag of Croatia.svg A Šančić
62 [6]
4 Flag of Japan.svg B McLachlan
Flag of France.svg H Nys
664 Flag of Japan.svg B McLachlan
Flag of France.svg H Nys
4 6[10]
Flag of Russia.svg K Khachanov
Flag of Germany.svg M Zverev
4 4 4 Flag of Japan.svg B McLachlan
Flag of France.svg H Nys
w/o
Flag of Germany.svg D Brown
Flag of France.svg B Paire
76 Flag of Germany.svg D Brown
Flag of France.svg B Paire
WC Flag of France.svg C Hemery
Flag of France.svg V Millot
5 3 4 Flag of Japan.svg B McLachlan
Flag of France.svg H Nys
624
Flag of France.svg T Lamasine
Flag of France.svg L Pouille
777 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg K Skupski
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Skupski
776
Flag of Russia.svg M Elgin
Flag of Russia.svg A Rublev
625 Flag of France.svg T Lamasine
Flag of France.svg L Pouille
3 6[10]
Flag of Germany.svg A Begemann
Flag of France.svg J Eysseric
7865[10] Flag of Germany.svg A Begemann
Flag of France.svg J Eysseric
63 [4]
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg R Jebavý
Flag of Belarus.svg A Vasilevski
6677[7] Flag of France.svg T Lamasine
Flag of France.svg L Pouille
774 [5]
WC Flag of France.svg B Bonzi
Flag of France.svg H Gaston
645 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg K Skupski
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Skupski
656[10]
Flag of France.svg J Chardy
Flag of France.svg F Martin
777 Flag of France.svg J Chardy
Flag of France.svg F Martin
3 4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg K Skupski
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Skupski
7779 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg K Skupski
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Skupski
66
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg M Daniell
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg D Inglot
6167

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