2018 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's doubles

Łukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo were the defending champions, but lost to Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah in the quarterfinals.

Men's doubles
2018 Mutua Madrid Open
Champions	Nikola Mektić Alexander Peya
Runners-up	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
Score	5–3, ret.

Main article: 2018 Mutua Madrid Open

Nikola Mektić and Alexander Peya defeated Bob and Mike Bryan in the final, 5–3, after Bob Bryan retired due to a hip injury. The Bryan brothers would have regained the ATP no. 1 doubles ranking from Kubot and Melo if they had won the title. This was their first retirement as a team in 1,407 matches.

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo (quarterfinals)
2. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (final, retired)
3. Henri Kontinen / John Peers (second round)
4. Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut (semifinals)
5. Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares (quarterfinals)
6. Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah (semifinals)
7. Ivan Dodig / Rajeev Ram (second round)
8. Rohan Bopanna / 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
	6	Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah	3	6	[3]
		Nikola Mektić Alexander Peya	6	3	[10]
									Nikola Mektić Alexander Peya	5
								2	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	3r
	4	Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut	1	62
	2	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6	77

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	Ł Kubot M Melo	7	712
		P Cuevas M Granollers	6	710					P Cuevas M Granollers	5	610
		JM del Potro D Thiem	3	68											1	Ł Kubot M Melo	4	6	[8]
		F Fognini D Schwartzman	3	6	[10]										6	JS Cabal R Farah	6	2	[10]
	WC	F Mergea D Nestor	6	1	[4]				F Fognini D Schwartzman	3	3
								6	JS Cabal R Farah	6	6
																						6	JS Cabal R Farah	3	6	[3]
																							N Mektić A Peya	6	3	[10]
								3	H Kontinen J Peers	4	4
		K Anderson M Mirnyi	4	6	[4]				N Mektić A Peya	6	6
		N Mektić A Peya	6	3	[10]											N Mektić A Peya	64	6	[10]
		R Klaasen M Venus	3	7	[10]											R Klaasen M Venus	77	3	[8]
		F López M López	6	5	[8]				R Klaasen M Venus	4	77	[10]
								8	R Bopanna É Roger-Vasselin	6	64	[5]

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								7	I Dodig R Ram	1	3
		B McLachlan J-L Struff	6	77					B McLachlan J-L Struff	6	6
		J Isner J Sock	4	64												B McLachlan J-L Struff	2	3
		A Zverev M Zverev	77	64	[7]										4	P-H Herbert N Mahut	6	6
	WC	D Marrero F Verdasco	63	77	[10]			WC	D Marrero F Verdasco	1	4
								4	P-H Herbert N Mahut	6	6
																						4	P-H Herbert N Mahut	1	62
																						2	B Bryan M Bryan	6	77
								5	J Murray B Soares	6	3	[10]
		R Haase J-J Rojer	7	6					R Haase J-J Rojer	4	6	[6]
		S González A-u-H Qureshi	5	3											5	J Murray B Soares	4	77	[7]
		D Džumhur F Škugor	6	6											2	B Bryan M Bryan	6	64	[10]
		K Khachanov L Pouille	3	4					D Džumhur F Škugor	4	3
								2	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6

External links

• Main Draw