2013 Australian Open – Men's doubles
# 2013 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Leander Paes and Radek Štěpánek were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Kevin Anderson and Jonathan Erlich.

Bob and Mike Bryan won the title by defeating Robin Haase and Igor Sijsling 6–3, 6–4 in the final. The win was their 13th Grand Slam men's doubles title, giving them sole possession of the all-time record for a doubles team. The twins had previously been tied with Australians John Newcombe and Tony Roche. Additionally, this was the Bryan's 5th consecutive Australian Open final and 9th in the past decade.

## Seeds

* Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (champions)
* Leander Paes / Radek Štěpánek (first round)
* Marcel Granollers / Marc López (semifinals)
* Max Mirnyi / Horia Tecău (second round)
* Mahesh Bhupathi / Daniel Nestor (third round)
* Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / Jean-Julien Rojer (third round)
* Robert Lindstedt / Nenad Zimonjić (second round)
* Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (first round)
* Alexander Peya / Bruno Soares (second round)
* Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo (first round)
* David Marrero / Fernando Verdasco (quarterfinals)
* Rohan Bopanna / Rajeev Ram (second round)
* Santiago González / Scott Lipsky (first round)
* Julian Knowle / Filip Polášek (first round)
* František Čermák / Michal Mertiňák (first round)
* Jonathan Marray / André Sá (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

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daniele Bracciali Lukáš Dlouhý | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daniele Bracciali Lukáš Dlouhý | 3 | 5 | | 1 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | 6 | 4 | 3 | | Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Robin Haase Igor Sijsling | 3 | 4 |
| | Thomaz Bellucci Benoît Paire | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Robin Haase Igor Sijsling | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Marcel Granollers Marc López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Marcel Granollers Marc López | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Marcel Granollers Marc López | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Robin Haase Igor Sijsling | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 11 | David Marrero Fernando Verdasco | 4 | $6^3$ | | | Robin Haase Igor Sijsling | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Robin Haase Igor Sijsling | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Marach H Zeballos | 5 | 3 | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Rosol V Troicki | 3 | 4 | | | F Cipolla A Seppi | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Cipolla A Seppi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | J Duckworth C Guccione | 3 | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | J Chardy Ł Kubot | $7^7$ | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | S Groth M Reid | 6 | $6^1$ | $7^7$ | WC | S Groth M Reid | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Chardy Ł Kubot | 6 | 6 | | | J Chardy Ł Kubot | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | F Čermák M Mertiňák | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 7 |
| 10 | I Dodig M Melo | 5 | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | D Bracciali L Dlouhý | 3 | 5 |
| | D Bracciali L Dlouhý | 7 | $6^1$ | $7^7$ | | D Bracciali L Dlouhý | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Bolt G Jones | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | WC | A Bolt G Jones | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Falla S Giraldo | 6 | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | D Bracciali L Dlouhý | $7^7$ | 1 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | Sa Ratiwatana So Ratiwatana | $7^7$ | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | S Stakhovsky M Youzhny | $6^3$ | 6 | $6^4$ | | | | |
| | S Stakhovsky M Youzhny | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | S Stakhovsky M Youzhny | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Peers J-P Smith | 6 | $6^2$ | 6 | WC | J Peers J-P Smith | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 4 | $7^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | M Mirnyi H Tecău | $6^4$ | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | TC Huey D Inglot | $7^7$ | $6^8$ | 3 | 4 | M Mirnyi H Tecău | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Baghdatis G Dimitrov | $7^8$ | 6 | | | M Baghdatis G Dimitrov | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ebden R Harrison | $6^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | M Baghdatis G Dimitrov | $6^6$ | $6^5$ | | | | | |
| | JS Cabal R Farah | 3 | 6 | $7^{11}$ | | | | | | | JS Cabal R Farah | $7^8$ | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| WC | D Udomchoke J Wang | 6 | 3 | $6^9$ | | JS Cabal R Farah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y-h Lu G Soeda | 4 | $7^{10}$ | 6 | | Y-h Lu G Soeda | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | J Knowle F Polášek | 6 | $6^8$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | JS Cabal R Farah | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | R Bopanna R Ram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Bolelli F Fognini | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | N Kyrgios T Kokkinakis | 2 | 4 | | 12 | R Bopanna R Ram | 2 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bolelli F Fognini | 6 | 6 | | | S Bolelli F Fognini | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Brunström F Nielsen | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | S Bolelli F Fognini | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| Alt | A Begemann M Emmrich | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 5 | M Bhupathi D Nestor | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | V Hănescu M Kližan | 6 | 6 | | | V Hănescu M Kližan | 1 | $6^8$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Andújar G García-López | 2 | 4 | | 5 | M Bhupathi D Nestor | 6 | $7^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | M Bhupathi D Nestor | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Goffin S Stadler | 3 | 1 | | 6 | A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Monroe G Žemlja | $7^8$ | 2 | $6^6$ | | X Malisse D Norman | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | X Malisse D Norman | $6^6$ | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | 6 | A-u-H Qureshi J-J Rojer | $7^7$ | 3 | $6^5$ | | | | |
| Alt | C Berlocq J Cerretani | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | T Bellucci B Paire | $6^5$ | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | T Bellucci B Paire | 6 | 6 | | | T Bellucci B Paire | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Melzer O Rochus | 3 | 2 | | 9 | A Peya B Soares | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A Peya B Soares | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Bellucci B Paire | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | S González S Lipsky | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Granollers M López | 6 | 6 |
| | E Butorac P Hanley | 6 | 7 | | | E Butorac P Hanley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kohlmann J Nieminen | 7 | 7 | | | M Kohlmann J Nieminen | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Fleming J Murray | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | E Butorac P Hanley | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | P Lorenzi P Starace | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | M Granollers M López | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | B Becker F Moser | $6^0$ | 3 | | | P Lorenzi P Starace | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Brown C Kas | 2 | 6 | $6^7$ | 3 | M Granollers M López | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Granollers M López | 6 | 3 | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | R Lindstedt N Zimonjić | 3 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Llodra N Mahut | 6 | 5 | $0^r$ | 7 | R Lindstedt N Zimonjić | 3 | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Elgin D Istomin | 0 | 4 | | | J Benneteau É Roger-Vasselin | 6 | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau É Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Benneteau É Roger-Vasselin | $7^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | T Bednarek J Janowicz | 6 | $6^2$ | 6 | | | | | | 11 | D Marrero F Verdasco | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Delgado K Skupski | 0 | $7^7$ | 3 | | T Bednarek J Janowicz | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Bautista-Agut F López | $6^0$ | $0^r$ | | 11 | D Marrero F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | D Marrero F Verdasco | $7^7$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | D Marrero F Verdasco | 4 | $6^3$ |
| 16 | J Marray A Sá | 4 | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | R Haase I Sijsling | 6 | $7^7$ |
| | L Lacko I Zelenay | 6 | 5 | $6^5$ | 16 | J Marray A Sá | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Mayer A Ramos | $6^3$ | $7^8$ | $6^6$ | | R Haase I Sijsling | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Haase I Sijsling | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | $7^8$ | | | | | | | R Haase I Sijsling | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| WC | M Barton J Millman | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | K Anderson J Erlich | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | D Gimeno-Traver M Matosevic | 6 | 4 | 5 | WC | M Barton J Millman | 1 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Anderson J Erlich | 6 | 7 | | | K Anderson J Erlich | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | L Paes R Štěpánek | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
