2018 Western & Southern Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
2018 Western & Southern Open
Champions	Jamie Murray Bruno Soares
Runners-up	Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah
Score	4–6, 6–3, [10–6]
Draw	24 (2 WC )
Seeds	8

Main article: 2018 Western & Southern Open

Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut were the defending champions,^[1] but Herbert chose not to participate this year. Mahut played alongside Édouard Roger-Vasselin, but they lost in the second round to Philipp Kohlschreiber and Fernando Verdasco.

Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares won the title, defeating Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah in the final, 4–6, 6–3, [10–6].

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Oliver Marach / Mate Pavić (second round)
2. Mike Bryan / Jack Sock (second round)
3. Henri Kontinen / John Peers (quarterfinals)
4. Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares (champions)
5. Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo (quarterfinals)
6. Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău (semifinals)
7. Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah (final)
8. Nicolas Mahut / Édouard Roger-Vasselin (second round)

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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	7	Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah	7^7	6
		Philipp Kohlschreiber Fernando Verdasco	6^5	4
								7	Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah	6	3	[6]
								4	Jamie Murray Bruno Soares	4	6	[10]
	4	Jamie Murray Bruno Soares	6^7	6	[10]
	6	Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău	7^9	2	[6]

Top half

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

1

O Marach M Pavić

6^3

2

P Carreño Busta J Sousa

3

7

[9]

N Mektić A Peya

7^7

6

N Mektić A Peya

6

5

[11]

N Mektić A Peya

M Cecchinato D Džumhur

7^8

3

[8]

7

JS Cabal R Farah

w/o

B McLachlan M Middelkoop

6^6

6

[10]

B McLachlan M Middelkoop

5

3

7

JS Cabal R Farah

7

6

7

JS Cabal R Farah

7^7

6

P Kohlschreiber F Verdasco

6^5

4

3

H Kontinen J Peers

4

7^9

[12]

I Dodig R Haase

6

6^5

[10]

I Dodig R Haase

6

6^7

[10]

A Sitak S Tsitsipas

4

7^7

[6]

3

H Kontinen J Peers

6

6^2

[7]

P Kohlschreiber F Verdasco

4

6

[10]

P Kohlschreiber F Verdasco

2

7^7

[10]

Alt

L Mayer A Ramos Viñolas

6

2

[4]

P Kohlschreiber F Verdasco

7^8

6^4

[10]

8

N Mahut É Roger-Vasselin

6^6

7^7

[6]

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								5	Ł Kubot M Melo	6	7^7
		R Gasquet A Mannarino	1	2					R Klaasen M Venus	4	6^4
		R Klaasen M Venus	6	6											5	Ł Kubot M Melo	5	7^8	[6]
	WC	R Harrison N Monroe	7^7	5	[10]										4	J Murray B Soares	7	6^6	[10]
	WC	M McDonald D Nestor	6^2	7	[8]			WC	R Harrison N Monroe	4	6^9
								4	J Murray B Soares	6	7^11
																						4	J Murray B Soares	6^7	6	[10]
																						6	J-J Rojer H Tecău	7^9	2	[6]
								6	J-J Rojer H Tecău	6	6
		S Querrey R Ram	7^7	6					S Querrey R Ram	3	3
		S Johnson F Tiafoe	6^2	3											6	J-J Rojer H Tecău	6	7
		F López M López	6^11	6	[10]											F López M López	3	5
		K Khachanov L Pouille	7^13	4	[8]				F López M López	6	6
								2	M Bryan J Sock	3	0

References

1. "Western & Southern Open Past Champions". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 8 August 2018.

External links

• Main Draw