2015 Australian Open – Men's doubles
# 2015 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini defeated Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut in the final, 6–4, 6–4, to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2015 Australian Open. Bolelli and Fognini's victory earned them their first Grand Slam doubles title and their third title overall as a pair. They became the first all-Italian team to win a Grand Slam since Nicola Pietrangeli and Orlando Sirola at the 1959 French Open.

Łukasz Kubot and Robert Lindstedt were the defending champions, but chose not to participate together. Kubot teamed up with Jérémy Chardy, but lost in the second round to Alex Bolt and Andrew Whittington. Lindstedt played alongside Marcin Matkowski, but lost in the second round to Jonathan Erlich and Treat Huey.

## Seeds

    01. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (third round)
    02. Julien Benneteau / Édouard Roger-Vasselin (quarterfinals)
    03. Marcel Granollers / Marc López (first round)
    04. Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo (semifinals)
    05. Alexander Peya / Bruno Soares (second round)
    06. Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău (semifinals)
    07. Rohan Bopanna / Daniel Nestor (second round)
    08. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / Nenad Zimonjić (third round)
    09. Robert Lindstedt / Marcin Matkowski (second round)
    10. Raven Klaasen / Leander Paes (second round)
    11. Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah (second round)
    12. Eric Butorac / Sam Groth (third round)
    13. Julian Knowle / Vasek Pospisil (second round, retired)
    14. Dominic Inglot / Florin Mergea (quarterfinals)
    15. Marin Draganja / Henri Kontinen (first round)
    16. Jamie Murray / John Peers (third 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Dominic Inglot Florin Mergea | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău | 6 | $7^7$ | | 6 | Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | Pablo Cuevas David Marrero | $6^5$ | $6^5$ | | | Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| | Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | 4 | 4 |
| | Feliciano López Max Mirnyi | 0 | 6 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | 4 | Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo | 4 | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | | | |
| | | | | | | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | 6 | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | | | |
| | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 | | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | 6 | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | | | |
| 2 | Julien Benneteau Édouard Roger-Vasselin | $6^5$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Millman B Mitchell | 3 | 5 | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Berlocq L Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | C Berlocq L Mayer | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Brunström N Monroe | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 1 | B Bryan M Bryan | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | D Schwartzman H Zeballos | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 14 | D Inglot F Mergea | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| PR | M Bhupathi J Melzer | 4 | 3 | | | D Schwartzman H Zeballos | $6^6$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Ebden M Reid | 2 | 2 | | 14 | D Inglot F Mergea | $7^8$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | D Inglot F Mergea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | D Inglot F Mergea | 4 | $6^3$ |
| 12 | E Butorac S Groth | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J-J Rojer H Tecău | 6 | $7^7$ |
| | P Lorenzi A Seppi | 3 | $6^5$ | | 12 | E Butorac S Groth | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Karlović J Nieminen | 4 | 6 | $6^5$ | | P Andújar D Brown | $6^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Andújar D Brown | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | 12 | E Butorac S Groth | 6 | 5 | $6^5$ | | | | |
| | C Guccione L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | J-J Rojer H Tecău | 3 | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | F Delbonis A Ramos-Viñolas | 3 | 3 | | | C Guccione L Hewitt | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Berankis A Haider-Maurer | 4 | 2 | | 6 | J-J Rojer H Tecău | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | J-J Rojer H Tecău | 6 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | M Granollers M López | $6^6$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Krajicek D Young | $7^8$ | 2 | 7 | | A Krajicek D Young | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Marray S Stakhovsky | 4 | $6^6$ | | | P Cuevas D Marrero | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Cuevas D Marrero | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | P Cuevas D Marrero | $7^9$ | $7^7$ | | | |
| | J Chardy Ł Kubot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | A Bolt A Whittington | $6^7$ | $6^3$ | | | |
| | D Bracciali J Huta Galung | 3 | 4 | | | J Chardy Ł Kubot | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Bolt A Whittington | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | WC | A Bolt A Whittington | 2 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | M Draganja H Kontinen | $6^4$ | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | P Cuevas D Marrero | $6^5$ | $6^5$ |
| 10 | R Klaasen L Paes | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | S Bolelli F Fognini | $7^7$ | $7^7$ |
| | S Lipsky R Ram | 4 | $6^6$ | | 10 | R Klaasen L Paes | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | S Johnson S Querrey | 7 | 4 | 3 | | S Bolelli F Fognini | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | S Bolelli F Fognini | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Bolelli F Fognini | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | O Marach M Venus | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | O Marach M Venus | 4 | 2 | | | |
| | P Gojowczyk L Rosol | 3 | $6^4$ | | | O Marach M Venus | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | V Troicki M Youzhny | 1 | 4 | | 5 | A Peya B Soares | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | A Peya 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 | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | R Bopanna D Nestor | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Baghdatis M Matosevic | $6^2$ | 5 | | 7 | R Bopanna D Nestor | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Duckworth L Saville | $6^1$ | $7^7$ | 2 | | F López M Mirnyi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F López M Mirnyi | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | F López M Mirnyi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | D Lajović Y-h Lu | 3 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | J Erlich T Huey | 5 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | J Erlich T Huey | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | | J Erlich T Huey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaziri A Shamasdin | 4 | 4 | | 9 | R Lindstedt M Matkowski | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | R Lindstedt M Matkowski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | F López M Mirnyi | 0 | 6 | $6^4$ |
| 16 | J Murray J Peers | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | I Dodig M Melo | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ |
| | M González J Mónaco | 1 | $7^7$ | 4 | 16 | J Murray J Peers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | O Jasika J-P Smith | 6 | 2 | 6 | WC | O Jasika J-P Smith | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Junaid A Mannarino | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 16 | J Murray J Peers | $7^{10}$ | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Golubev D Istomin | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | I Dodig M Melo | $6^8$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | T Kokkinakis N Kyrgios | 3 | 6 | 2 | | A Golubev D Istomin | 2 | 6 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Begemann R Haase | $6^2$ | 2 | | 4 | I Dodig M Melo | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | I Dodig M Melo | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | A-u-H Qureshi N Zimonjić | $6^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Gabashvili M Kukushkin | $7^9$ | 4 | 3 | 8 | A-u-H Qureshi N Zimonjić | $7^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Carreño Busta G García-López | 6 | 6 | | | P Carreño Busta G García-López | $6^9$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Čermák J Veselý | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 8 | A-u-H Qureshi N Zimonjić | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | M Kližan P Oswald | $6^6$ | $6^2$ | | | | | | | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P-H Herbert N Mahut | $7^8$ | $7^7$ | | | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Pavić A Sá | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | JS Cabal R Farah | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | JS Cabal R Farah | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | P-H Herbert N Mahut | $7^7$ | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | J Knowle V Pospisil | $7^7$ | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Benneteau É Roger-Vasselin | $6^5$ | 6 | 3 |
| | J-L Struff D Thiem | $6^3$ | 6 | $6^4$ | 13 | J Knowle V Pospisil | $2^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Becker A Sitak | 6 | 6 | | | B Becker A Sitak | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Müller I Sijsling | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | B Becker A Sitak | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Giraldo J Sousa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | J Benneteau É Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Fyrstenberg S González | 4 | 4 | | | S Giraldo J Sousa | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | H-h Lee Z Zhang | 1 | 4 | | 2 | J Benneteau É Roger-Vasselin | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Benneteau É Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
