2006 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
2006 Australian Open
Champion Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
Runner-up Martin Damm
Leander Paes
Score4–6, 6–3, 6–4

First-seeded Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan defeated seventh-seeded Martin Damm and Leander Paes 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 to win the men's doubles title at the 2006 Australian Open.

Seeds

  1. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (champions)
  2. Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi (quarterfinals)
  3. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (first round)
  4. Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett (semifinals)
  5. Fabrice Santoro / Nenad Zimonjić (third round)
  6. Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (second round)
  7. Martin Damm / Leander Paes (final)
  8. Simon Aspelin / Todd Perry (quarterfinals)
  9. Wayne Arthurs / Stephen Huss (first round)
  10. František Čermák / Leoš Friedl (second round)
  11. Mahesh Bhupathi / Wesley Moodie (third round)
  12. Julian Knowle / Jürgen Melzer (third round)
  13. José Acasuso / Sebastián Prieto (third round)
  14. Jordan Kerr / Travis Parrott (third round)
  15. Dominik Hrbatý / Michal Mertiňák (second round)
  16. Tomáš Berdych / Cyril Suk (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6 3 6
  Jan Hernych
Ivo Karlović
3 6 1
1 Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6 6  
4 Paul Hanley
Kevin Ullyett
3 4  
4 Paul Hanley
Kevin Ullyett
6 4 6
8 Simon Aspelin
Todd Perry
3 6 3
1 Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
4 6 6
7 Martin Damm
Leander Paes
6 3 4
  Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
6 3 6
  Ashley Fisher
Justin Gimelstob
2 6 3
  Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
2 4  
7 Martin Damm
Leander Paes
6 6  
7 Martin Damm
Leander Paes
3 6 6
2 Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi
6 3 4

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 B Bryan
M Bryan
6 6  
  V Hănescu
A Pavel
1 4   1 B Bryan
M Bryan
w / o
  JI Chela
G Gaudio
6 6     JI Chela
G Gaudio
     
  M Baghdatis
D Škoch
1 2   1 B Bryan
M Bryan
6 7  
  P Goldstein
J Thomas
5 6 6 14 J Kerr
T Parrott
2 5  
  C Ball
A Coelho
7 2 7   C Ball
A Coelho
3 5  
  G Etlis
R Ram
5 7 4 14 J Kerr
T Parrott
6 7  
14 J Kerr
T Parrott
7 6 6 1 B Bryan
M Bryan
6 3 6
9 W Arthurs
S Huss
6 4     J Hernych
I Karlović
3 6 1
  J Hernych
I Karlović
7 6     J Hernych
I Karlović
5 6 7
  T Cibulec
P Pála
1 6 1   R Lindstedt
J Nieminen
7 3 6
  R Lindstedt
J Nieminen
6 4 6   J Hernych
I Karlović
7 5 7
  P Baccanello
R Smeets
6 7     P Baccanello
R Smeets
6 7 6
  R Ginepri
B Reynolds
4 6     P Baccanello
R Smeets
6 1 7
  J Mónaco
A Montañés
3 2   6 J Erlich
A Ram
4 6 6
6 J Erlich
A Ram
6 6  

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 P Hanley
K Ullyett
6 3 6
  R Vik
T Zíb
3 6 1 4 P Hanley
K Ullyett
6 6 6
  J Coetzee
R Wassen
3 6 6   J Coetzee
R Wassen
7 3 4
  C Guccione
N Healey
6 4 4 4 P Hanley
K Ullyett
6 7  
  I Minář
J Vaněk
6 1 7 16 T Berdych
C Suk
4 6  
  S Kadir
T Reid
2 6 5   I Minář
J Vaněk
5 3  
  T Ascione
F Serra
0 6 3 16 T Berdych
C Suk
7 6  
16 T Berdych
C Suk
6 3 6 4 P Hanley
K Ullyett
6 4 6
12 J Knowle
J Melzer
6 6   8 S Aspelin
T Perry
3 6 3
  R Gasquet
S Grosjean
4 4   12 J Knowle
J Melzer
7 6  
  T Behrend
M Daniel
6 3 3   X Malisse
O Rochus
5 4  
  X Malisse
O Rochus
2 6 6 12 J Knowle
J Melzer
2 4  
  D Ferrer
F Vicente
4 6 7 8 S Aspelin
T Perry
6 6  
  J Benneteau
N Mahut
6 3 6   D Ferrer
F Vicente
4 6  
  M García
L Horna
3 4   8 S Aspelin
T Perry
6 7  
8 S Aspelin
T Perry
6 6  

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 F Santoro
N Zimonjić
7 6  
  N Djokovic
A Murray
6 3   5 F Santoro
N Zimonjić
6 3 6
  S Iwabuchi
T Suzuki
6 6     F López
F Verdasco
4 6 4
  F López
F Verdasco
7 7   5 F Santoro
N Zimonjić
5 5  
  D Sanguinetti
P Starace
3 7 1   M Fyrstenberg
M Matkowski
7 7  
  M Fyrstenberg
M Matkowski
6 6 6   M Fyrstenberg
M Matkowski
6 6  
  R Schüttler
A Waske
5 2   10 F Čermák
L Friedl
2 4  
10 F Čermák
L Friedl
7 6     M Fyrstenberg
M Matkowski
6 3 6
15 D Hrbatý
M Mertiňák
6 6     A Fisher
J Gimelstob
2 6 3
  G Galimberti
J Levinský
4 1   15 D Hrbatý
M Mertiňák
3 6 3
  C Moyá
M Zabaleta
2 6     A Fisher
J Gimelstob
6 3 6
  A Fisher
J Gimelstob
6 7     A Fisher
J Gimelstob
6 3 6
  C Berlocq
A Calleri
7 6 4   C Rochus
S Wawrinka
3 6 3
  C Rochus
S Wawrinka
6 7 6   C Rochus
S Wawrinka
2 7 6
  D Norman
V Spadea
6 7     D Norman
V Spadea
6 6 0
3 M Knowles
D Nestor
4 6  

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 M Damm
L Paes
6 6  
  P Luczak
S Nettle
3 2   7 M Damm
L Paes
7 6  
  L Bourgeois
R Junaid
5 3     L Dlouhý
P Vízner
5 3  
  L Dlouhý
P Vízner
7 6   7 M Damm
L Paes
3 6 6
  A Clément
M Llodra
6 6   11 M Bhupathi
W Moodie
6 3 2
  P Kohlschreiber
F Mayer
4 3     A Clément
M Llodra
6 6 5
  D Bracciali
O Marach
5 3   11 M Bhupathi
W Moodie
4 7 7
11 M Bhupathi
W Moodie
7 6   7 M Damm
L Paes
3 6 6
13 J Acasuso
S Prieto
6 6 7   J Björkman
M Mirnyi
6 3 4
  I Andreev
N Davydenko
7 4 6 13 J Acasuso
S Prieto
6 6  
  C Haggard
H Levy
6 6     C Haggard
H Levy
4 4  
  M Gicquel
G Monfils
3 2   13 J Acasuso
S Prieto
6 5  
  L Burgsmüller
B Phau
3 2   2 J Björkman
M Mirnyi
7 7  
  Y Allegro
K Vliegen
6 6     Y Allegro
K Vliegen
4 1  
  M Kohlmann
G Müller
5 7 6 2 J Björkman
M Mirnyi
6 6  
2 J Björkman
M Mirnyi
7 6 7