2008 Dubai Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles

Fabrice Santoro and Nenad Zimonjić were the defending champions. They were both present but did not compete together.
Santoro partnered with Richard Gasquet, but lost in the quarterfinals to Simon Aspelin and Julian Knowle.
Zimonjic partnered with Daniel Nestor, but lost in the semifinals to Martin Damm and Pavel Vízner.

Men's Doubles
2008 Dubai Tennis Championships
Champions Mahesh Bhupathi
Mark Knowles
Runners-up Martin Damm
Pavel Vízner
Final score7–5, 7–6(9–7)
Main article: 2008 Dubai Tennis Championships

Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles won in the final 7–5, 7–6(9–7), against Martin Damm and Pavel Vízner.

Seeds
  1. Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić (Semifinals)
  2. Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle (Semifinals)
  3. Martin Damm / Pavel Vízner (Final)
  4. Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles (Champions)

Draw

Key

Draw
First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 D Nestor
N Zimonjić 		6 78  
  T Berdych
J Nieminen 		4 66   1 D Nestor
N Zimonjić 		2 77 [10]
  I Andreev
P-H Mathieu 		5 4   WC R Bopanna
A-u-H Qureshi 		6 65 [6]
WC R Bopanna
A-u-H Qureshi 		7 6   1 D Nestor
N Zimonjić 		3 66  
3 M Damm
P Vízner 		6 6   3 M Damm
P Vízner 		6 78  
  HA Janahi
M Nader 		2 2   3 M Damm
P Vízner 		6 7  
  M Fyrstenberg
M Matkowski 		3 4     P Kohlschreiber
M Youzhny 		4 5  
  P Kohlschreiber
M Youzhny 		6 6   3 M Damm
P Vízner 		5 67  
  J Coetzee
W Moodie 		4 65   4 M Bhupathi
M Knowles 		7 79  
  F López
R Nadal 		6 77     F López
R Nadal 		1 1  
ALT J Kerr
R Wassen 		4 3   4 M Bhupathi
M Knowles 		6 6  
4 M Bhupathi
M Knowles 		6 6   4 M Bhupathi
M Knowles 		6 6  
  R Gasquet
F Santoro 		65 6 [17] 2 S Aspelin
J Knowle 		2 0  
  D Ferrer
F Verdasco 		77 2 [15]   R Gasquet
F Santoro 		3 6 [7]
  P Hanley
L Paes 		1 3   2 S Aspelin
J Knowle 		6 4 [10]
2 S Aspelin
J Knowle 		6 6  
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