2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
Men's doubles
2008 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Daniel Nestor ; Nenad Zimonjić
Runners-up	Jonas Björkman ; Kevin Ullyett
Score	7–6(14–12), 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw	64 (4 Q / 5 WC )
Seeds	16
Events

Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić defeated Jonas Björkman and Kevin Ullyett in the final, 7–6^(14–12), 6–7^(3–7), 6–3, 6–3, to win the gentlemen's doubles title at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] With the win, Nestor completed the career Grand Slam and the career Super Slam.

Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra were the reigning champions, but withdrew due to a left arm injury for Llodra.

Seeds

01.

Bob Bryan /

Mike Bryan (semifinals)

02.

Daniel Nestor /

Nenad Zimonjić (champions)

03.

Jonathan Erlich /

Andy Ram (quarterfinals)

04.

Mahesh Bhupathi /

Mark Knowles (first round)

05.

Simon Aspelin /

Julian Knowle (first round)

06.

Martin Damm /

Pavel Vízner (first round)

07.

Arnaud Clément /

Michaël Llodra (withdrew)

08.

Jonas Björkman /

Kevin Ullyett (final)

09.

Lukáš Dlouhý /

Leander Paes (semifinals)

10.

Mariusz Fyrstenberg /

Marcin Matkowski (first round)

11.

Jeff Coetzee /

Wesley Moodie (second round)

12.

Marcelo Melo /

André Sá (third round, withdrew)

13.

František Čermák /

Jordan Kerr (third round)

14.

Max Mirnyi /

Jamie Murray (third round)

15.

Christopher Kas /

Rogier Wassen (third round)

16.

Julien Benneteau /

Nicolas Mahut (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra withdrew due to a left arm injury for Llodra. They were replaced in the draw by lucky losers Hugo Armando and Jesse Levine.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final

1	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	7⁷	6	6

	Marcel Granollers Santiago Ventura Bertomeu	6³	2	0
							1	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6³	7	6⁵	6⁹

							8	Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett	7⁷	5	7⁷	7¹¹
	Philipp Petzschner Alexander Peya	6⁵	6	3	7⁷	2

8	Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett	7⁷	4	6	6⁵	6
														8	Jonas Björkman Kevin Ullyett	6¹²	7⁷	3	3

														2	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić	7¹⁴	6³	6	6
9	Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes	6	6	6

3	Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram	3	3	3
							9	Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes	6⁴	6	1	6	6

							2	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić	7⁷	4	6	4	8
	Kevin Anderson Robert Lindstedt	6⁵	4	7⁷	3

2	Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić	7⁷	6	6⁵	6

Top half

Section 1

First round						Second round							Third round						Quarterfinals

1	B Bryan M Bryan	7	6	6
WC	C Eaton A Slabinsky	5	1	4		1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6	6
	J Levinský D Škoch	3	2	2			I Kunitsyn D Tursunov	2	2	4
	I Kunitsyn D Tursunov	6	6	6									1	B Bryan M Bryan	6¹⁰	6	6	6
	E Schwank C Berlocq	6	4	6	6								13	F Čermák J Kerr	7¹²	4	4	2
	G Cañas M García	1	6	4	4		E Schwank C Berlocq	3	4	6⁵
WC	R Bloomfield K Skupski	4	7	4	4	13	F Čermák J Kerr	6	6	7⁷
13	F Čermák J Kerr	6	5	6	6														1	B Bryan M Bryan	7⁷	6	6
10	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	3	5	4																M Granollers S Ventura Bertomeu	6³	2	0
	R Bopanna A-u-H Qureshi	6	7	6			R Bopanna A-u-H Qureshi	2	4	2
	Sa Ratiwatana So Ratiwatana	6²	2	6⁶			M Granollers S Ventura Bertomeu	6	6	6
	M Granollers S Ventura Bertomeu	7⁷	6	7⁸										M Granollers S Ventura Bertomeu	7	6	6
	T Bellucci M Daniel	5	4	3									Q	P Pála I Zelenay	5	2	4
Q	P Pála I Zelenay	7	6	6		Q	P Pála I Zelenay	4	2	6	7⁷	6
Q	F Gil D Norman	7⁷	7⁷	6		Q	F Gil D Norman	6	6	1	6⁴	1
LL	H Armando J Levine	6³	6⁵	3

Section 2

First round						Second round					Third round						Quarterfinals

4	M Bhupathi M Knowles	5	2	6⁴
	P Petzschner A Peya	7	6	7⁷			P Petzschner A Peya	6	6	6
	J Tipsarević V Troicki	6	6	6			J Tipsarević V Troicki	4	4	3
	H Levy J Thomas	3	1	3								P Petzschner A Peya	6⁵	7⁹	6	6
	J Chardy F Serra	1	2	3							15	C Kas R Wassen	7⁷	6⁷	2	4
	L Arnold Ker L Horna	6	6	6			L Arnold Ker L Horna	w/o
	Ó Hernández A Montañés	5	3	2		15	C Kas R Wassen
15	C Kas R Wassen	7	6	6														P Petzschner A Peya	6⁵	6	3	7⁷	2
11	J Coetzee W Moodie	6	1	6	6												8	J Björkman K Ullyett	7⁷	4	6	6⁵	6
	S Bolelli A Seppi	1	6	3	2	11	J Coetzee W Moodie	6²	2	6³
	F López F Verdasco	6	6	6			F López F Verdasco	7⁷	6	7⁷
	T Cibulec I Minář	4	4	4								F López F Verdasco	w/o
	R Haase S Querrey	2	6	5	6²						8	J Björkman K Ullyett
	F Cipolla D Gremelmayr	6	2	7	7⁷		F Cipolla D Gremelmayr	4	6²	4
	P Hanley T Perry	4	4	5		8	J Björkman K Ullyett	6	7⁷	6
8	J Björkman K Ullyett	6	6	7

Bottom half

Section 3

First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals

6	M Damm P Vízner	4	6⁶	6	4
	T Parrott F Polášek	6	7⁸	2	6			T Parrott F Polášek	6	3	7⁷	6
WC	N Bamford J Goodall	3	6⁵	2				R de Voest L Kubot	4	6	6⁵	4
	R de Voest L Kubot	6	7⁷	6											T Parrott F Polášek	6²	6⁶	4
	E Butorac A Fisher	5	6	6	6⁴	7								9	L Dlouhý L Paes	7⁷	7⁸	6
	Y Allegro S Prieto	7	4	4	7⁷	5		E Butorac A Fisher	3	6³	3
WC	J Auckland J Delgado	6	0	3	6	3	9	L Dlouhý L Paes	6	7⁷	6
9	L Dlouhý L Paes	4	6	6	4	6															9	L Dlouhý L Paes	6	6	6
16	J Benneteau N Mahut	6	7⁷	6																	3	J Erlich A Ram	3	3	3
	JM del Potro D Hrbatý	0	6³	2			16	J Benneteau N Mahut	7⁷	6	6
	O Marach M Mertiňák	2	5	5				T Johansson J Melzer	6²	4	3
	T Johansson J Melzer	6	7	7										16	J Benneteau N Mahut	6	7⁷	6⁵	3	4
Q	KJ Hippensteel T Phillips	3	7⁷	5	2									3	J Erlich A Ram	4	6⁴	7⁷	6	6
	S Huss R Hutchins	6	6⁵	7	6			S Huss R Hutchins	7⁷	4	6	3	4
	S Lipsky D Martin	7	6	3	3	9	3	J Erlich A Ram	6³	6	3	6	6
3	J Erlich A Ram	5	4	6	6	11

Section 4

First round							Second round						Third round					Quarterfinals

5	S Aspelin J Knowle	4	6	6⁶	6⁴
	K Anderson R Lindstedt	6	4	7⁸	7⁷			K Anderson R Lindstedt	7⁷	6	6
	S Darcis K Vliegen	4	2	6⁰				M Kohlmann J-C Scherrer	6⁴	4	2
	M Kohlmann J-C Scherrer	6	6	7⁷										K Anderson R Lindstedt
LL	J Brunström A Feeney	6	3	4	6	7							12	M Melo A Sá	w/o
	C Haggard L Zovko	2	6	6	3	5	LL	J Brunström A Feeney	1	2	6	4
LL	M Elgin A Kudryavtsev	3	6	6	4	1	12	M Melo A Sá	6	6	4	6
12	M Melo A Sá	6	3	4	6	6													K Anderson R Lindstedt	6⁵	4	7⁷	3
14	M Mirnyi J Murray	7⁷	7⁷	6														2	D Nestor N Zimonjić	7⁷	6	6⁵	6
	M Gicquel F Santoro	6⁴	6⁵	3			14	M Mirnyi J Murray	6	6	7⁷
	B Soares D Vemić	3	6	5	6³			J Cerretani V Hănescu	4	4	6⁰
	J Cerretani V Hănescu	6	3	7	7⁷								14	M Mirnyi J Murray	2	5	3
	R Ram B Reynolds	6	7⁷	6									2	D Nestor N Zimonjić	6	7	6
Q	A Delic B Evans	2	6⁴	3				R Ram B Reynolds	1	6⁶	6	6¹
WC	A Bogdanovic J Marray	4	6⁴	1			2	D Nestor N Zimonjić	6	7⁸	2	7⁷
2	D Nestor N Zimonjić	6	7⁷	6

References

^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
"Wimbledon 2008 – Doubles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP World Tour. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
2008 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

[Barrett-1] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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