2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles
# 2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's doubles

Jordan Kerr and Robert Lindstedt were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Mikhail Youzhny and Mischa Zverev.

Mikhail Youzhny and Mischa Zverev won in the final 6–3, 6–4, against Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes.

## Seeds

* Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes (final)
* Simon Aspelin / Julian Knowle (quarterfinals)
* Jordan Kerr / Robert Lindstedt (semifinals)
* František Čermák / Rogier Wassen (first 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

### Draw

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | L Dlouhý L Paes | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G García López I Navarro | 4 | 5 | | 1 | L Dlouhý L Paes | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| ALT | T Iwami T Matsui | 4 | 2 | | | P Petzschner A Peya | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Petzschner A Peya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | L Dlouhý L Paes | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| 4 | F Čermák R Wassen | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | R Kendrick J Nieminen | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | |
| | 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 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Youzhny M Zverev | 6 | 6 |
| | S Lipsky D Martin | $6^1$ | 1 | | | T Parrott F Polášek | 5 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kohlmann R Schüttler | 4 | $6^3$ | | 3 | J Kerr R Lindstedt | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | J Kerr R Lindstedt | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | 3 | J Kerr R Lindstedt | 2 | 6 | [8] | | | | |
| WC | S Iwabuchi T Suzuki | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | M Youzhny M Zverev | 6 | 4 | [10] | | | | |
| | M Youzhny M Zverev | 6 | $7^7$ | | | M Youzhny M Zverev | 6 | 3 | [10] | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Bopanna E Butorac | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | [4] | 2 | S Aspelin J Knowle | 1 | 6 | [8] | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Aspelin J Knowle | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | [10] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
