2009 US Open – Men's doubles
# 2009 US Open – Men's doubles

Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals against Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes.

Lukáš Dlouhý and Leander Paes won in the final 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 against Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles.

## Seeds

* Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (semifinals)
* Daniel Nestor / Nenad Zimonjić (quarterfinals)
* Mahesh Bhupathi / Mark Knowles (final)
* Lukáš Dlouhý / Leander Paes (champions)
* Max Mirnyi / Andy Ram (semifinals)
* Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (first round)
* Wesley Moodie / Dick Norman (quarterfinals)
* Bruno Soares / Kevin Ullyett (second round)
* Łukasz Kubot / Oliver Marach (first round)
* František Čermák / Michal Mertiňák (second round)
* Martin Damm / Robert Lindstedt (third round)
* Simon Aspelin / Paul Hanley (first round)
* Travis Parrott / Filip Polášek (first round)
* Ashley Fisher / Jordan Kerr (first round)
* Stephen Huss / Ross Hutchins (first round)
* Marcelo Melo / 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 | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Carsten Ball Chris Guccione | 4 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Carsten Ball Chris Guccione | 4 | $6^2$ | | 1 | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 4 | 6 | $6^6$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes | 6 | 3 | $7^8$ | | | | | |
| 4 | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes | 6 | 3 | $7^8$ | | | | | |
| 7 | Wesley Moodie Dick Norman | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Wesley Moodie Dick Norman | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| | Ivan Ljubičić Michaël Llodra | 4 | 6 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ | 3 | Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Max Mirnyi Andy Ram | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Max Mirnyi Andy Ram | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | 5 | Max Mirnyi Andy Ram | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić | $7^7$ | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Acasuso M Vassallo Argüello | 3 | 4 | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Pavel H Tecău | 6 | 6 | | | A Pavel H Tecău | $6^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Mahut P-H Mathieu | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Ó Hernández A Montañés | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | G García-López O Rochus | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | R Ginepri S Jenkins | 4 | 6 | 1 | | Ó Hernández A Montañés | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G García-López O Rochus | 2 | 6 | 6 | | G García-López O Rochus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | S Huss R Hutchins | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | $7^7$ |
| 9 | Ł Kubot O Marach | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Alt | C Ball C Guccione | 4 | $6^2$ |
| | L Friedl J Levinský | 3 | 6 | 6 | | L Friedl J Levinský | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Martin D Young | $6^3$ | 6 | 4 | | M Kohlmann R Wassen | $6^4$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kohlmann R Wassen | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | L Friedl J Levinský | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| | T Bellucci M Daniel | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | Alt | C Ball C Guccione | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Alt | C Ball C Guccione | 6 | 6 | | Alt | C Ball C Guccione | $6^5$ | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | R Harrison K Van't Hof | 6 | $6^{10}$ | 7 | WC | R Harrison K Van't Hof | $7^7$ | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski | 3 | $7^{12}$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**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 | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | L Dlouhý L Paes | $7^{13}$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | V Hănescu G Trifu | $6^{11}$ | $6^4$ | | 4 | L Dlouhý L Paes | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Almagro R Ramírez Hidalgo | 6 | $7^9$ | | | N Almagro R Ramírez Hidalgo | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Gabashvili D Tursunov | 1 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | 4 | L Dlouhý L Paes | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | F Fognini P Starace | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | J Knowle J Melzer | 5 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | J Knowle J Melzer | 6 | 6 | | | J Knowle J Melzer | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Köllerer C Rochus | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | M Melo A Sá | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | M Melo A Sá | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | L Dlouhý L Paes | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | M Damm R Lindstedt | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | W Moodie D Norman | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| | S Prieto S Roitman | 5 | 2 | | 11 | M Damm R Lindstedt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | D Nguyen JT Sundling | 6 | 2 | 1 | | M González J Mónaco | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M González J Mónaco | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 11 | M Damm R Lindstedt | $7^7$ | $6^2$ | $6^5$ | | | | | |
| | M Gicquel F Santoro | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 7 | W Moodie D Norman | $6^4$ | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| | D Škoch I Zelenay | 4 | 5 | | | M Gicquel F Santoro | $6^5$ | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau J Chardy | 4 | $7^7$ | 4 | 7 | W Moodie D Norman | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | W Moodie D Norman | 6 | $6^4$ | 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 | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | B Soares K Ullyett | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Coetzee J Erlich | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | B Soares K Ullyett | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Arnold Ker L Mayer | 6 | 4 | 2 | PR | JI Chela P Cuevas | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | JI Chela P Cuevas | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | PR | JI Chela P Cuevas | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | W Odesnik M Shabaz | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | I Ljubičić M Llodra | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Isner S Querrey | 6 | 6 | | | J Isner S Querrey | 6 | $6^{12}$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Ljubičić M Llodra | 4 | 6 | 6 | | I Ljubičić M Llodra | 3 | $7^{14}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | S Aspelin P Hanley | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | I Ljubičić M Llodra | 4 | 6 | $6^4$ |
| 13 | T Parrott F Polášek | 6 | $6^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Bhupathi M Knowles | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ |
| | Y-h Lu D Sela | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | Y-h Lu D Sela | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Kas P Petzschner | $6^2$ | 3 | | | M Granollers T Robredo | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Granollers T Robredo | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | Y-h Lu D Sela | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| WC | J Levine R Sweeting | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 3 | M Bhupathi M Knowles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Brunström J-J Rojer | 4 | 5 | | WC | J Levine R Sweeting | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Cerretani L Zovko | 3 | 4 | | 3 | M Bhupathi M Knowles | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Bhupathi M Knowles | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**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 | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | M Mirnyi A Ram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Butorac S Lipsky | 3 | 1 | | 5 | M Mirnyi A Ram | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Evans A Kuznetsov | $6^6$ | 5 | | | D Vemić M Zverev | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Vemić M Zverev | $7^8$ | 7 | | | | | | | 5 | M Mirnyi A Ram | $7^7$ | $6^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Bolelli A Seppi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | S Bolelli A Seppi | $6^5$ | $7^{10}$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | A Peya S Stakhovsky | 3 | 6 | 3 | | S Bolelli A Seppi | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Moser F Serra | 4 | 1 | | 10 | F Čermák M Mertiňák | $6^3$ | $7^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | F Čermák M Mertiňák | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Mirnyi A Ram | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | A Fisher J Kerr | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | $7^7$ | 4 | 0 |
| | R de Voest R Ram | $7^7$ | 6 | | | R de Voest R Ram | 2 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Becker I Kunitsyn | 3 | 4 | | | R Kendrick J Tipsarević | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Kendrick J Tipsarević | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Kendrick J Tipsarević | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Golubev D Istomin | 6 | $6^{11}$ | 4 | | | | | | 2 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| Alt | J Nieminen A-u-H Qureshi | 4 | $7^{13}$ | 6 | Alt | J Nieminen A-u-H Qureshi | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Beck S Greul | 3 | 5 | | 2 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | D Nestor N Zimonjić | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
