2023 Libéma Open – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
2023 Libéma Open
2022 Champions Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wesley Koolhof
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  2022  · Libéma Open ·  2024  

Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski are the defending champions. [1] Koolhof and Skupski will reclaim the ATP no. 1 doubles ranking at the end of the tournament after reaching the final.

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Seeds

  1. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Wesley Koolhof / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Neal Skupski
  2. Flag of El Salvador.svg Marcelo Arévalo / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jean-Julien Rojer (first round)
  3. Flag of Monaco.svg Hugo Nys / Flag of Poland.svg Jan Zieliński (first round)
  4. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rinky Hijikata / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Kubler (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg W Koolhof
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Skupski
4 77[10]
WC Flag of the Netherlands.svg M Middelkoop
Flag of the Netherlands.svg B Stevens
664[7] 1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg W Koolhof
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Skupski
7765[10]
Flag of the United States.svg N Lammons
Flag of the United States.svg J Withrow
63 [10] Flag of the United States.svg N Lammons
Flag of the United States.svg J Withrow
6477[3]
PR Flag of France.svg P-H Herbert
Flag of France.svg N Mahut
3 6[4] 1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg W Koolhof
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Skupski
66
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Hijikata
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Kubler
7877 Flag of the United States.svg M Cressy
Flag of France.svg F Martin
2 2
WC Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Arends
Flag of the Netherlands.svg D Pel
66654 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Hijikata
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Kubler
4 65
Flag of Italy.svg S Bolelli
Flag of Italy.svg A Vavassori
3 4 Flag of the United States.svg M Cressy
Flag of France.svg F Martin
677
Flag of the United States.svg M Cressy
Flag of France.svg F Martin
661 Flag of the Netherlands.svg W Koolhof
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg N Skupski
Flag of Australia (converted).svg A de Minaur
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Thompson
66 Flag of Ecuador.svg G Escobar
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg A Nedovyesov
Flag of Brazil.svg M Melo
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Peers
4 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg A de Minaur
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Thompson
66
Flag of the United States.svg B Nakashima
Flag of Finland.svg E Ruusuvuori
666[10] Flag of the United States.svg B Nakashima
Flag of Finland.svg E Ruusuvuori
2 4
3 Flag of Monaco.svg H Nys
Flag of Poland.svg J Zieliński
4 78[8] Flag of Australia (converted).svg A de Minaur
Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Thompson
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg A Bublik
Flag of the United States.svg M McDonald
773 [9] Flag of Ecuador.svg G Escobar
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg A Nedovyesov
w/o
Flag of the Netherlands.svg T Griekspoor
Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Haase
656[11] Flag of the Netherlands.svg T Griekspoor
Flag of the Netherlands.svg R Haase
3 4
Flag of Ecuador.svg G Escobar
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg A Nedovyesov
63 [10] Flag of Ecuador.svg G Escobar
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg A Nedovyesov
66
2 Flag of El Salvador.svg M Arévalo
Flag of the Netherlands.svg J-J Rojer
4 6[6]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Neal Skupski</span> British tennis player

Neal Skupski is a British professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He has been ranked as high as world No. 1 in doubles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), which he first achieved in November 2022. He also attained his career-high singles ranking of world No. 932 in November 2010.

Defending champion Dominic Inglot and his partner, Austin Krajicek, defeated Marcus Daniell and Wesley Koolhof in the final, 6–4, 4–6, [10–4], to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2019 Rosmalen Grass Court Championships. It was the first time Inglot and Krajicek had competed as a team, and the victory earned Inglot his 12th career ATP Tour doubles title and Krajicek his second. Daniell and Koolhof were contesting to win their second title of the season together.

Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić defeated Dan Evans and Neal Skupski in the final, 6–4, 6–4, to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2021 Miami Open. The second-seeded duo did not drop a set en route to the title and became the first all-Croatian team to win the Miami Open. Pavić also usurped Robert Farah for the ATP No. 1 doubles ranking by winning the title after Farah lost in the second round.

Defending champion Nikola Mektić and his partner, Mate Pavić, defeated Dan Evans and Neal Skupski in the final, 6–3, 4–6, [10–7], to win the doubles tennis title at the 2021 Monte-Carlo Masters. It was the all-Croatian duo's second consecutive ATP Tour Masters 1000 title together and their fifth title overall of the year. The win also earned Mektić his first successful career title defense. The match was the second successive encounter between both teams in consecutive Masters 1000 finals.

Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski defeated Ariel Behar and Gonzalo Escobar in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–4, to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2022 Adelaide International 2.

Robin Haase and Matwé Middelkoop defeated Lloyd Harris and Tim Pütz in the final, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–5], to win the doubles tennis title at the 2022 ABN AMRO Rotterdam. It was their fourth career ATP Tour doubles title as a team, and marked Haase's seventh individual doubles title and Middelkoop's 12th. Harris and Pütz were competing in their first event together.

Aslan Karatsev and Andrey Rublev were the defending champions but chose not to participate.

Hubert Hurkacz and John Isner defeated Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 to win the men's doubles title at the 2022 Miami Open. Isner completed the Sunshine Double, having won the title at Indian Wells alongside Jack Sock. He became the first player to achieve the Sunshine Double in men's doubles since Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut in 2016.

Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski defeated Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah in the final, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, [10–5] to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2022 Madrid Open. It was their first ATP Masters 1000 title.

Ena Shibahara and Wesley Koolhof defeated Ulrikke Eikeri and Joran Vliegen in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 to win the mixed doubles tennis title at the 2022 French Open.

Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski defeated Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell in the final, 4–6, 7–5, [10–6] to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2022 Rosmalen Grass Court Championships.

Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić defeated Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliövaara in the final, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–6] to win the doubles tennis title at the 2022 Queen's Club Championships. It was their third ATP Tour doubles title of the season and their 12th title overall together.

Defending champions Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury defeated Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski in the final, 7–6(7–4), 7–5 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2022 US Open. They became the second team in the Open Era to defend the US Open title, after Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde in 1996. It was both men's fifth major title.

Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski defeated Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek in the final, 7–6(7–5), 6–4 to win the doubles tennis title at the 2022 Paris Masters. With the win, they secured the year-end No. 1 team ranking.

Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliövaara defeated Jamie Murray and Michael Venus in the final, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2023 Adelaide International 1.

Marcelo Arévalo and Jean-Julien Rojer won the men's doubles tennis title at the 2023 Adelaide International 2 after Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek withdrew from the final due to Dodig's injury. Arévalo and Rojer received walkovers in the last two rounds.

Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek defeated Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden in the final, 7–6(7–5), 2–6, [12–10] to win the doubles tennis title at the 2023 Rotterdam Open. The pair saved a champiomship point en route to the title.

Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden defeated Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski in the final, 6–3, 2–6, [10–8], to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2023 Indian Wells Masters. At the age of 43, Bopanna overtook Daniel Nestor to become the oldest ATP Masters 1000 finalist and champion, winning his fifth Masters 1000 title and 24th career ATP Tour doubles title overall. It was Ebden's first Masters 1000 title and ninth career doubles title.

Santiago González and Édouard Roger-Vasselin defeated Austin Krajicek and Nicolas Mahut in the final, 7–6(7–4), 7–5 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2023 Miami Open.

Máximo González and Andrés Molteni defeated Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski in the final, 6–3, 6–7(8–10), [10–4] to win the doubles tennis title at the 2023 Barcelona Open.

References

  1. "Koolhof/Skupski Dig Deep For Fifth Title Of Year In 's-Hertogenbosch". Association of Tennis Professionals. 12 June 2022. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2023.