2016 Australian Open – Men's doubles
# 2016 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Adrian Mannarino and Lucas Pouille.

Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares won the title, defeating Daniel Nestor and Radek Štěpánek in the final, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5.

Australian Lleyton Hewitt played his final ever professional match in either singles or doubles; partnering Sam Groth, the pair lost to Jack Sock and Vasek Pospisil in the third round.

## Seeds

    01. Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău (quarterfinals)
    02. Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo (third round)
    03. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (third round)
    04. Rohan Bopanna / Florin Mergea (third round)
    05. Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini (second round)
    06. Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut (second round)
    07. Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares (champions)
    08. Henri Kontinen / John Peers (second round)
    09. Vasek Pospisil / Jack Sock (quarterfinals)
    10. Łukasz Kubot / Marcin Matkowski (second round)
    11. Dominic Inglot / Robert Lindstedt (third round)
    12. Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah (third round)
    13. Raven Klaasen / Rajeev Ram (quarterfinals)
    14. Treat Huey / Max Mirnyi (quarterfinals)
    15. Feliciano López / Marc López (second round)
    16. Pablo Cuevas / Marcel Granollers (semifinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Mannarino Lucas Pouille | $7^7$ | $6^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Mannarino Lucas Pouille | $7^7$ | $6^2$ | 6 | | Adrian Mannarino Lucas Pouille | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 13 | Raven Klaasen Rajeev Ram | $7^7$ | 4 | $6^3$ | 7 | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares | $6^3$ | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares | $6^3$ | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | 7 | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Daniel Nestor Radek Štěpánek | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| | Daniel Nestor Radek Štěpánek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Daniel Nestor Radek Štěpánek | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | Treat Huey Max Mirnyi | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Treat Huey Max Mirnyi | 4 | 4 | | | Daniel Nestor Radek Štěpánek | $7^{13}$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 16 | Pablo Cuevas Marcel Granollers | $6^{11}$ | 4 | | | | | |
| 9 | Vasek Pospisil Jack Sock | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | Pablo Cuevas Marcel Granollers | $6^{11}$ | 4 | | | | | |
| 16 | Pablo Cuevas Marcel Granollers | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | J-J Rojer H Tecău | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kližan S Stakhovsky | 5 | 2 | | 1 | J-J Rojer H Tecău | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Becker D Thiem | 6 | $7^7$ | | | B Becker D Thiem | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | P Lorenzi G Pella | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | 1 | J-J Rojer H Tecău | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Cecchinato A Seppi | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | M Cecchinato A Seppi | $6^0$ | 3 | | | | | |
| PR | J Benneteau É Roger-Vasselin | 3 | $6^6$ | | | M Cecchinato A Seppi | 1 | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Muñoz de la Nava A Ramos-Viñolas | 4 | 3 | | 15 | F López M López | 6 | $6^1$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | F López M López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J-J Rojer H Tecău | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | 4 |
| 12 | JS Cabal R Farah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Mannarino L Pouille | $7^7$ | $6^2$ | 6 |
| | J Chardy L Paes | 3 | 4 | | 12 | JS Cabal R Farah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | B Baker D Kudla | 1 | 2 | | | O Marach F Martin | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Marach F Martin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 12 | JS Cabal R Farah | 3 | $6^6$ | | | | | |
| | A Mannarino L Pouille | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Mannarino L Pouille | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | |
| | V Estrella Burgos S Giraldo | 1 | 3 | | | A Mannarino L Pouille | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Junaid M Kukushkin | $6^1$ | 6 | 3 | 5 | S Bolelli F Fognini | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Bolelli F Fognini | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | B Bryan M Bryan | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Guccione A Sá | 5 | $6^4$ | | 3 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Bolt A Whittington | $6^4$ | 6 | 4 | PR | M Bhupathi G Müller | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | M Bhupathi G Müller | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Johnson S Querrey | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | 13 | R Klaasen R Ram | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Rosol I Zelenay | 3 | $6^3$ | | | S Johnson S Querrey | 6 | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Daniell A Sitak | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | R Klaasen R Ram | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | R Klaasen R Ram | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | R Klaasen R Ram | $7^7$ | 4 | $6^3$ |
| 11 | D Inglot R Lindstedt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Murray B Soares | $6^3$ | 6 | $7^7$ |
| | S Betov T Gabashvili | 4 | 3 | | 11 | D Inglot R Lindstedt | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Oswald A Shamasdin | 4 | 5 | | | E Butorac S Lipsky | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Butorac S Lipsky | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 11 | D Inglot R Lindstedt | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | M Fyrstenberg J Janowicz | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 7 | J Murray B Soares | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | F Delbonis G Durán | 4 | 5 | | | M Fyrstenberg J Janowicz | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Marray A-u-H Qureshi | 3 | 4 | | 7 | J Murray B Soares | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | J Murray B Soares | 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 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Monroe H Podlipnik-Castillo | 1 | 4 | | 6 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | $7^7$ | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Albot H Chung | 6 | 3 | 4 | Alt | P Andújar P Carreño Busta | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | P Andújar P Carreño Busta | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Alt | P Andújar P Carreño Busta | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | C-p Hsieh T-h Yang | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | D Nestor R Štěpánek | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | D Nestor R Štěpánek | 6 | 7 | | | D Nestor R Štěpánek | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G García-López D Marrero | 1 | $7^7$ | 3 | 10 | Ł Kubot M Matkowski | $6^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Ł Kubot M Matkowski | 6 | $6^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | D Nestor R Štěpánek | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | T Huey M Mirnyi | $7^7$ | 4 | $7^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | T Huey M Mirnyi | 4 | 4 |
| | A Bury D Istomin | $6^3$ | 6 | $6^{10}$ | 14 | T Huey M Mirnyi | 5 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Bellucci M Demoliner | 4 | 6 | 7 | | T Bellucci M Demoliner | 7 | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S González J Knowle | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | 14 | T Huey M Mirnyi | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | J Duckworth J Millman | $6^4$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | R Bopanna F Mergea | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| PR | L Dlouhý J Veselý | $7^7$ | 2 | 6 | PR | L Dlouhý J Veselý | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | O Jasika N Kyrgios | 5 | 3 | | 4 | R Bopanna F Mergea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | R Bopanna F Mergea | 7 | 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | H Kontinen J Peers | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Saville J-P Smith | 3 | 5 | | 8 | H Kontinen J Peers | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | S Groth L Hewitt | 4 | 2 | | WC | S Groth L Hewitt | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Lajović V Troicki | 6 | $1^r$ | | | | | | | WC | S Groth L Hewitt | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | R Haase F Verdasco | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | V Pospisil J Sock | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | J Erlich C Fleming | 4 | 6 | 3 | | R Haase F Verdasco | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Petzschner A Peya | 6 | $6^5$ | $6^5$ | 9 | V Pospisil J Sock | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | V Pospisil J Sock | 1 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | V Pospisil J Sock | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | P Cuevas M Granollers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | P Cuevas M Granollers | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| PR | A Dolgopolov D Tursunov | 2 | 2 | | 16 | P Cuevas M Granollers | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Elgin M Middelkoop | 6 | 2 | 6 | | M Elgin M Middelkoop | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Mayer J Sousa | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 16 | P Cuevas M Granollers | $7^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Pavić M Venus | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | I Dodig M Melo | $6^3$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | A Krajicek D Young | 6 | 6 | | WC | A Krajicek D Young | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bedene D Brown | 3 | 4 | | 2 | I Dodig M Melo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | I Dodig M Melo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
