2006 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
2006 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
Runner-up	Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić
Final score	6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2

Stephen Huss and Wesley Moodie were the defending champions, however were defeated in the third round by 8th seeds Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry. American twin brothers Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan won their first Wimbledon title, defeating Fabrice Santoro and Nenad Zimonjić in the final. By winning the 2006 Doubles title, the Bryan Brothers completed the career Grand Slam, having also won the 2005 US Open and the Australian Open earlier that year.

Seeds

The seeded pairs are listed below. Those in bold are still in the Championship, others show the round in which they were eliminated.

1. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (Champions)
2. Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi (Quarterfinals)
3. Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (Semifinals)
4. Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett (Quarterfinals)
5. Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (Third Round)
6. Fabrice Santoro / Nenad Zimonjić (Final)
7. Martin Damm / Leander Paes (Semifinals)
8. Simon Aspelin / Todd Perry (Quarterfinals)
9. Stephen Huss / Wesley Moodie (Third Round)
10. Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (First Round)
11. Lukáš Dlouhý / Pavel Vízner (Quarterfinals)
12. František Čermák / Leoš Friedl (First Round)
13. Mahesh Bhupathi / Alexander Waske (First Round)
14. Wayne Black / Jeff Coetzee (First Round)
15. Martín García / Sebastián Prieto (Third Round)
16. Chris Haggard / Dominik Hrbatý (First Round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Bob Bryan   Mike Bryan	7	7	6
		Lukáš Dlouhý   Pavel Vízner	6	6	1
										1	Bob Bryan   Mike Bryan	6	6	7	6
										3	Mark Knowles   Daniel Nestor	4	7	6	1
	3	Mark Knowles   Daniel Nestor	5	6	6	6	23
	8	Simon Aspelin   Todd Perry	7	3	7	3	21
																			1	Bob Bryan   Mike Bryan	6	4	6	6
																			6	Fabrice Santoro   Nenad Zimonjić	3	6	4	2
	7	Martin Damm   Leander Paes	7	6	6	7	6
		James Blake   Mardy Fish	6	7	7	6	2
										7	Martin Damm   Leander Paes	2	1	5
										6	Fabrice Santoro   Nenad Zimonjić	6	6	7
	6	Fabrice Santoro   Nenad Zimonjić	6	6	6
	2	Jonas Björkman   Max Mirnyi	4	4	4

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6	6	6	11
		A Delic J Kerr	7	3	7	3	9			1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6	6
		M Mertiňák P Pála	6	6	6						M Mertiňák P Pála	1	4	4
		L Azzaro A di Mauro	3	2	3														1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6	6	6
	WC	M Lee J Marray	1	6	4															A Fisher B Reynolds	7	4	4	2
		A Fisher B Reynolds	6	7	6						A Fisher B Reynolds	3	6	6	6
	LL	F Niemeyer G Weiner	7	6	7					LL	F Niemeyer G Weiner	6	3	2	2
	13	M Bhupathi A Waske	6	3	6																							1	B Bryan M Bryan	7	7	6
	11	L Dlouhý P Vízner	7	6	3	6																						11	L Dlouhý P Vízner	6	6	1
		J Benneteau N Mahut	6	4	6	3				11	L Dlouhý P Vízner	4	6	7	7
		L Burgsmüller O Marach	5	4	6	6	6				L Burgsmüller O Marach	6	2	6	6
		D Sanguinetti A Seppi	7	6	3	4	4												11	L Dlouhý P Vízner	7	6	4	7
		W Arthurs J Gimelstob	5	6	6	6													5	J Erlich A Ram	6	4	6	6
		D Ferrer T Robredo	7	3	4	2					W Arthurs J Gimelstob	5	3	6	6
		I Minář J Vaněk	2	1	4					5	J Erlich A Ram	7	6	3	7
	5	J Erlich A Ram	6	6	6

Section 2

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	3	M Knowles D Nestor	4	6	6	6
		L Arnold Ker D Nalbandian	6	3	4	2				3	M Knowles D Nestor	6	4	7	6
		P Goldstein J Thomas	2	3	3						Y Allegro K Vliegen	4	6	6	2
		Y Allegro K Vliegen	6	6	6														3	M Knowles D Nestor	7	6	7
		N Almagro A Portas	3	6	3														WC	J Auckland J Delgado	6	4	5
		P Starace L Zovko	6	7	6						P Starace L Zovko	6	1	5
	WC	J Auckland J Delgado	6	4	2	6	6			WC	J Auckland J Delgado	7	6	7
	14	W Black J Coetzee	4	6	6	4	3																					3	M Knowles D Nestor	5	6	6	6	23
	9	S Huss W Moodie	6	6	6	6																						8	S Aspelin T Perry	7	3	7	3	21
		M Daniel F Vicente	2	1	7	1				9	S Huss W Moodie	7	6	3	7	6
		C Kas F Mayer	1	6	4						A Peya B Phau	5	7	6	5	3
		A Peya B Phau	6	7	6														9	S Huss W Moodie	7	6	6	6
	Q	K Kim C Mamiit	4	6	3	7	6												8	S Aspelin T Perry	6	7	7	7
	LL	S Ratiwatana Son Ratiwatana	6	3	6	6	8			LL	San Ratiwatana Son Ratiwatana	4	4	2
	Q	N Bamford J May	4	3	3					8	S Aspelin T Perry	6	6	6
	8	S Aspelin T Perry	6	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	7	M Damm L Paes	7	6
		J Tipsarević M Youzhny	6	3	r					7	M Damm L Paes	6	6	6
		J Hernych D Škoch	3	6	7	6					J Hernych D Škoch	4	4	3
		J Nieminen G Oliver	6	3	6	1													7	M Damm L Paes	6	6	7
		P Petzschner O Rochus	6	6	3	6														C Suk R Vik	2	1	6
		J Levinský R Lindstedt	4	2	6	3					P Petzschner O Rochus	6	3	4	2
	12	C Suk R Vik	7	6	6	7					C Suk R Vik	4	6	6	6
		F Čermák L Friedl	5	7	4	6																						7	M Damm L Paes	7	6	6	7	6
	16	C Haggard D Hrbatý	4	6	6	3	4																					4	P Hanley K Ullyett	6	7	7	6	2
		T Phillips R Wassen	6	3	4	6	6				T Phillips R Wassen	6	6	3	5	4
		A Martín R Ramírez Hidalgo	3	6	5	2				Q	I Labadze D Vemić	4	4	6	7	6
	Q	I Labadze D Vemić	6	2	7	6													Q	I Labadze D Vemić	3	7	3	7	7
		T Parrott V Spadea	7	4	4	7	1												4	P Hanley K Ullyett	6	6	6	6	9
		M Kohlmann R Schüttler	6	6	6	6	6				M Kohlmann R Schüttler	4	6	7	6
		F Serra G Simon	3	4	4					4	P Hanley K Ullyett	6	7	6	7
	4	P Hanley K Ullyett	6	6	6

Section 4

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	6	F Santoro N Zimonjić	7	6	7
		P Kohlschreiber D Tursunov	6	2	6					6	F Santoro N Zimonjić	6	6	6	6
		C Rochus S Wawrinka	6	6	6	4	3			WC	J Goodall R Hutchins	7	4	4	4
	WC	J Goodall R Hutchins	3	4	7	6	6												6	F Santoro N Zimonjić	6	6	7
	LL	Z Fleishman R Smeets	7	6	7														Q	R Delgado A Sá	4	4	6
	WC	C Fleming J Murray	6	4	5					LL	Z Fleishman R Smeets	2	3	2
	Q	R Delgado A Sá	2	6	6	4	6			Q	R Delgado A Sá	6	6	6
	10	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	6	4	6	3	3																					6	F Santoro N Zimonjić	6	6	6
	15	M García S Prieto	7	6	6																							2	J Björkman M Mirnyi	4	4	4
		I Ljubičić U Vico	6	3	4					15	M García S Prieto	6	7	6
		J Melzer G Müller	6	6	6						D Bracciali N Djokovic	4	6	4
		D Bracciali N Djokovic	7	7	7														15	M García S Prieto	1	4	7	3
	LL	T Cakl P Šnobel	3	4	3														2	J Björkman M Mirnyi	6	6	6	6
		Ł Kubot T Zíb	6	6	6						Ł Kubot T Zíb	3	2	2
		T Cibulec J Novák	3	2	2					2	J Björkman M Mirnyi	6	6	6
	2	J Björkman M Mirnyi	6	6	6

Notes

• Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor (3) vs. Simon Aspelin & Todd Perry (8) is now the longest match ever played at Wimbledon, lasting 6 hours and 9 minutes. Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor eventually won 5-7, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, 23-21.