Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna were the defending champions but decided not to participate together.
Bopanna played alongside Rajeev Ram, while Bhupathi partnered up with Michaël Llodra. The two teams met in the semifinals, with Bhupathi and Llodra winning. Bhupathi and Llodra went on to win the title, defeating Robert Lindstedt and Nenad Zimonjić in the final, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(8–6).
| Men's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2013 Dubai Tennis Championships | |
| Champions |  Mahesh Bhupathi  Michaël Llodra |
| Runners-up |  Robert Lindstedt  Nenad Zimonjić |
| Score | 7–6(8–6), 7–6(8–6) |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Seeds
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Marcel Granollers / Marc López (quarterfinals)
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / 
Jean-Julien Rojer (first round)
Robert Lindstedt / 
Nenad Zimonjić (final)
Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (quarterfinals)
Draw
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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
edit| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  M Granollers M López
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Baghdatis D Goffin
| 4 | 1 | 1 | M Granollers M López
| 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
R Bautista-Agut A Seppi
| 4 | 5 |  J Erlich M Youzhny
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Erlich M Youzhny
| 6 | 7 | J Erlich M Youzhny
| 62 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | R Lindstedt N Zimonjić
| 6 | 6 | 3 | R Lindstedt N Zimonjić
| 77 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 E Butorac P Hanley
| 3 | 4 | 3 | R Lindstedt N Zimonjić
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| N Davydenko D Norman
| 4 | 6 | [10] | N Davydenko D Norman
| 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | N Djokovic M Djokovic
| 6 | 3 | [4] | 3 | R Lindstedt N Zimonjić
| 66 | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||
| M Bhupathi M Llodra
| 6 | 6 | M Bhupathi M Llodra
| 78 | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Tipsarević V Troicki
| 3 | 3 | M Bhupathi M Llodra
| 4 | 6 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||
 J Knowle F Polášek
| 3 | 2 | 4 |  M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski
| 6 | 4 | [8] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski
| 6 | 6 | M Bhupathi M Llodra
| 6 | 62 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
 V Hănescu L Rosol
| 6 | 6 | R Bopanna R Ram
| 3 | 77 | [5] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  O Alawadhi HA Janahi
| 0 | 2 | V Hănescu L Rosol
| 6 | 5 | [4] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R Bopanna R Ram
| 6 | 6 | R Bopanna R Ram
| 4 | 7 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||