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
Score	7–5, 7–6(9–7)
Draw	16
Seeds	4

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

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

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 Al Baloushi	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

External links

• ATP doubles draw