2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Doubles

Men's Doubles
2011 Sony Ericsson Open
Champions	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
Runners-up	Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor
Final score	6–7(5), 6–2, [10–5]

Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together.
Dlouhý competed together with Paul Hanley, however they lost to Jürgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner in the second round.
Paes partnered up with Mahesh Bhupathi and they won this tournament, defeating Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor 6–7(5), 6–2, [10–5] in the final.

Seeds

1. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (Second round)
2. Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor (Final)
3. Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (Champions)
4. Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner (Semifinals)
5. Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (First round)
6. Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić (Quarterfinals)
7. Rohan Bopanna / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (Quarterfinals)
8. Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău (Quarterfinals)

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

	Semifinals							Final
		Oliver Marach   Janko Tipsarević	3	7	[9]
	3	Mahesh Bhupathi   Leander Paes	6	5	[11]
								3	Mahesh Bhupathi   Leander Paes	6^5	6	[10]
								2	Max Mirnyi   Daniel Nestor	7	2	[5]
	4	Jürgen Melzer   Philipp Petzschner	4	1
	2	Max Mirnyi   Daniel Nestor	6	6

Top half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6
	WC	R Harrison J Sock	1	0				1	B Bryan M Bryan	5	4
		O Marach J Tipsarević	6^7	6	[10]				O Marach J Tipsarević	7	6
	Alt	P Andújar C Berlocq	7	4	[8]											O Marach J Tipsarević	6	7
		G García-López A Montañes	6	6^5	[8]										7	R Bopanna A-u-H Qureshi	4	6^8
		M Mertiňák D Norman	4	7	[10]				M Mertiňák D Norman	6^4	6	[8]
		P Kohlschreiber R Ram	3	6^5				7	R Bopanna A-u-H Qureshi	7	3	[10]
	7	R Bopanna A-u-H Qureshi	6	7																			O Marach J Tipsarević	3	7	[9]
	3	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6																		3	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	5	[11]
		E Butorac J-J Rojer	2	3				3	M Bhupathi L Paes	7	6
		M López D Marrero	6	6					M López D Marrero	6^5	4
		A Golubev D Istomin	2	4											3	M Bhupathi L Paes	6	6^4	[10]
		X Malisse J Murray	7	6											6	M Llodra N Zimonjić	3	7	[7]
		Y-h Lu F Mayer	6^1	4					X Malisse J Murray	7	3	[5]
		JI Chela J Mónaco	6	1	[4]			6	M Llodra N Zimonjić	6^4	6	[10]
	6	M Llodra N Zimonjić	3	6	[10]

Bottom half

	First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	5	4
		J Erlich A Ram	7	6					J Erlich A Ram	6	7
		K Anderson I Karlović	3	3					M Čilić I Ljubičić	3	6^5
		M Čilić I Ljubičić	6	6												J Erlich A Ram	6	4	[8]
		L Dlouhý P Hanley	6	3	[10]										4	J Melzer P Petzschner	4	6	[10]
		M Melo B Soares	4	6	[8]				L Dlouhý P Hanley	2	6	[6]
	WC	K Nishikori D Young	2	3				4	J Melzer P Petzschner	6	4	[10]
	4	J Melzer P Petzschner	6	6																		4	J Melzer P Petzschner	4	1
	8	R Lindstedt H Tecău	6	6																		2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6	6
		S Aspelin J Knowle	2	2				8	R Lindstedt H Tecău	6	6
		J Isner S Querrey	4	6	[10]				J Isner S Querrey	4	4
		P Cuevas M Granollers	6	4	[7]										8	R Lindstedt H Tecău	5	0
		S Stakhovsky M Youzhny	5	6	[10]										2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	7	6
		N Djokovic A Murray	7	3	[8]				S Stakhovsky M Youzhny	4	1
		F López F Verdasco	7	4	[7]			2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6	6
	2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	6^4	6	[10]

References

• Main Draw