2018 Italian Open – Men's Doubles

Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.

Men's Doubles
2018 Italian Open
Champions Juan Sebastián Cabal
Robert Farah
Runners-up Pablo Carreño Busta
João Sousa
Final score3–6, 6–4, [10–4]
Main article: 2018 Italian Open (tennis)

Łukasz Kubot and Mate Pavić were in contention for the ATP no. 1 doubles ranking at the beginning of the tournament. Pavić attained the top ranking after both he and Kubot (along with their respective partners) lost in the quarterfinals. Pavić will be the first player from Croatia (male or female) to achieve a no. 1 ranking and the youngest ATP doubles no. 1 player since 1996.[1]

Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah won their first Masters 1000 title, defeating Pablo Carreño Busta and João Sousa in the final, 3–6, 6–4, [10–4].

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo (Quarterfinals)
  2. Oliver Marach / Mate Pavić (Quarterfinals)
  3. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (Withdrew due to Bob Bryan's hip injury)
  4. Henri Kontinen / John Peers (Quarterfinals)
  5. Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares (Semifinals)
  6. Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah (Champions)
  7. Rohan Bopanna / Édouard Roger-Vasselin (Second round)
  8. Feliciano López / Marc López (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals
Semifinals Final
          
6 Juan Sebastián Cabal
Robert Farah 		77 3 [10]
5 Jamie Murray
Bruno Soares 		64 6 [8]
6 Juan Sebastián Cabal
Robert Farah 		3 6 [10]
Alt Pablo Carreño Busta
João Sousa 		6 4 [4]
Alt Pablo Carreño Busta
João Sousa 		3 77 [10]
Pablo Cuevas
Marcel Granollers 		6 65 [5]

Top half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Ł Kubot
M Melo 		77 65 [10]
S González
A-u-H Qureshi 		6 6 S González
A-u-H Qureshi 		64 77 [2]
D Schwartzman
D Shapovalov 		2 2 1 Ł Kubot
M Melo 		3 5
R Haase
J-J Rojer 		6 6 6 JS Cabal
R Farah 		6 7
J Peralta
H Zeballos 		4 4 R Haase
J-J Rojer 		77 5 [8]
6 JS Cabal
R Farah 		65 7 [10]
6 JS Cabal
R Farah 		77 3 [10]
5 J Murray
B Soares 		64 6 [8]
4 H Kontinen
J Peers 		77 6
N Mektić
A Peya 		68 4 J Isner
J Sock 		62 3
J Isner
J Sock 		710 6 4 H Kontinen
J Peers 		4 6 [5]
R Harrison
F Verdasco 		2 4 5 J Murray
B Soares 		6 2 [10]
R Klaasen
M Venus 		6 6 R Klaasen
M Venus 		3 4
5 J Murray
B Soares 		6 6

Bottom half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 F López
M López 		w/o
WC S Bolelli
F Fognini 		4 6 [9] JM del Potro
L Mayer
JM del Potro
L Mayer 		6 1 [11] 8 F López
M López 		6 3 [4]
S Querrey
R Ram 		6 7 Alt P Carreño Busta
J Sousa 		1 6 [10]
A Mannarino
L Pouille 		3 5 S Querrey
R Ram 		6 3 [5]
Alt P Carreño Busta
J Sousa 		3 6 [10]
Alt P Carreño Busta
J Sousa 		3 77 [10]
P Cuevas
M Granollers 		6 65 [5]
7 R Bopanna
É Roger-Vasselin 		65 4
WC J Ocleppo
A Vavassori 		4 4 P Cuevas
M Granollers 		77 6
P Cuevas
M Granollers 		6 6 P Cuevas
M Granollers 		6 77
S Johnson
D Thiem 		64 6 [10] 2 O Marach
M Pavić 		3 64
A Zverev
M Zverev 		77 3 [7] S Johnson
D Thiem 		6 3 [14]
2 O Marach
M Pavić 		0 6 [16]

References
  1. "By the Numbers: Pavic Makes History, Nadal Undaunted". 18 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.