Jordan Kerr and Robert Lindstedt were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Mikhail Youzhny and Mischa Zverev.
Men's doubles | |
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2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships | |
Champions | Mikhail Youzhny Mischa Zverev |
Runners-up | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes |
Score | 6–3, 6–4 |
Mikhail Youzhny and Mischa Zverev won in the final 6–3, 6–4, against Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes.
Seeds
edit- Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes (final)
- Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle (quarterfinals)
- Jordan Kerr / Robert Lindstedt (semifinals)
- František Čermák / Rogier Wassen (first round)
Draw
editKey
edit- 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
editFirst round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | L Dlouhý L Paes | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
G García López I Navarro | 4 | 5 | 1 | L Dlouhý L Paes | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
ALT | T Iwami T Matsui | 4 | 2 | P Petzschner A Peya | 2 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||
P Petzschner A Peya | 6 | 6 | 1 | L Dlouhý L Paes | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | F Čermák R Wassen | 3 | 2 | R Kendrick J Nieminen | 4 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Cerretani A Fisher | 6 | 6 | J Cerretani A Fisher | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
WC | H Kondo G Soeda | 3 | 3 | R Kendrick J Nieminen | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
R Kendrick J Nieminen | 6 | 6 | 1 | L Dlouhý L Paes | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
T Parrott F Polášek | 77 | 6 | M Youzhny M Zverev | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S Lipsky D Martin | 61 | 1 | T Parrott F Polášek | 5 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M Kohlmann R Schüttler | 4 | 63 | 3 | J Kerr R Lindstedt | 7 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | J Kerr R Lindstedt | 6 | 77 | 3 | J Kerr R Lindstedt | 2 | 6 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||
WC | S Iwabuchi T Suzuki | 4 | 64 | M Youzhny M Zverev | 6 | 4 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
M Youzhny M Zverev | 6 | 77 | M Youzhny M Zverev | 6 | 3 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||
R Bopanna E Butorac | 77 | 64 | [4] | 2 | S Aspelin J Knowle | 1 | 6 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | S Aspelin J Knowle | 64 | 77 | [10] |