2020 Australian Open – Men's doubles
# 2020 Australian Open – Men's doubles

Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury defeated Max Purcell and Luke Saville in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2020 Australian Open. Purcell and Saville had entered the tournament through a wildcard.

Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut were the defending champions, but were defeated in the first round by Simone Bolelli and Benoît Paire.

Marcelo Arévalo became the first Salvadoran to reach a major quarterfinal.

## Seeds

    01. Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut (first round)
    02. Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo (second round)
    03. Kevin Krawietz / Andreas Mies (first round)
    04. Ivan Dodig / Filip Polášek (semifinals)
    05. Wesley Koolhof / Nikola Mektić (second round)
    06. Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos (third round)
    07. John Peers / Michael Venus (third round)
    08. Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău (second round)
    09. Raven Klaasen / Oliver Marach (second round)
    10. Mate Pavić / Bruno Soares (third round)
    11. Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (champions)
    12. Jürgen Melzer / Édouard Roger-Vasselin (second round)
    13. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (third round)
    14. Jamie Murray / Neal Skupski (second round)
    15. Máximo González / Fabrice Martin (second round)
    16. Austin Krajicek / Franko Škugor (third round)

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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Henri Kontinen Jan-Lennard Struff | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury | 6 | 6 | 11 | Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Alexander Bublik Mikhail Kukushkin | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | Alexander Bublik Mikhail Kukushkin | $7^8$ | 7 | | Alexander Bublik Mikhail Kukushkin | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | James Duckworth Marc Polmans | $6^6$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | James Duckworth Marc Polmans | $6^6$ | 5 | | | | | | 11 | Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | WC | Max Purcell Luke Saville | 4 | 2 |
| | Marcelo Arévalo Jonny O'Mara | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | WC | Max Purcell Luke Saville | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Ivan Dodig Filip Polášek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ivan Dodig Filip Polášek | 6 | 6 | 4 | Ivan Dodig Filip Polášek | $7^9$ | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | WC | Max Purcell Luke Saville | $6^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Max Purcell Luke Saville | 6 | 6 | WC | Max Purcell Luke Saville | $6^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Santiago González Ken Skupski | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | P-H Herbert N Mahut | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bolelli B Paire | 6 | $7^7$ | | | S Bolelli B Paire | $7^8$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Gillé J Vliegen | 6 | 6 | | | S Gillé J Vliegen | $6^6$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Andújar F López | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | S Bolelli B Paire | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | H Kontinen J-L Struff | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | H Kontinen J-L Struff | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Seppi L Sonego | 4 | 1 | | | H Kontinen J-L Struff | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | N Čačić D Lajović | $6^3$ | 3 | | 15 | M González F Martin | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | M González F Martin | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | H Kontinen J-L Struff | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | R Ram J Salisbury | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | R Ram J Salisbury | 6 | 6 |
| Alt | D Evans J-P Smith | 1 | $6^3$ | | 11 | R Ram J Salisbury | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Demoliner M Middelkoop | 6 | $6^4$ | $6^8$ | | T Sandgren J Withrow | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Sandgren J Withrow | 4 | $7^7$ | $7^{10}$ | | | | | | 11 | R Ram J Salisbury | 6 | $7^{13}$ | | | | |
| | J Chardy R Lindstedt | 5 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | M Granollers H Zeballos | 4 | $6^{11}$ | | | | |
| | P Cuevas G Pella | 7 | 5 | 6 | | P Cuevas G Pella | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Daniell P Oswald | 4 | 4 | | 6 | M Granollers H Zeballos | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | M Granollers H Zeballos | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | K Krawietz A Mies | 3 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bublik M Kukushkin | 6 | $7^9$ | | | A Bublik M Kukushkin | $6^3$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Hewitt J Thompson | 2 | 3 | | WC | J-s Nam M-k Song | $7^7$ | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J-s Nam M-k Song | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Bublik M Kukushkin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Johnson S Querrey | $6^9$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Johnson S Querrey | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| Alt | C-p Hsieh Y-h Lu | $7^{11}$ | 4 | 4 | | S Johnson S Querrey | 4 | $7^7$ | $7^{14}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Hurkacz V Pospisil | 4 | 4 | | 14 | J Murray N Skupski | 6 | $6^5$ | $6^{12}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | J Murray N Skupski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Bublik M Kukushkin | $7^8$ | 7 |
| 10 | M Pavić B Soares | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | J Duckworth M Polmans | $6^6$ | 5 |
| | L Bambridge B McLachlan | $6^4$ | 5 | | 10 | M Pavić B Soares | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Sharan A Sitak | 6 | 7 | | | D Sharan A Sitak | $6^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Carreño Busta J Sousa | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | 10 | M Pavić B Soares | $6^2$ | 6 | $6^9$ | | | | |
| WC | J Duckworth M Polmans | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | WC | J Duckworth M Polmans | $7^7$ | 2 | $7^{11}$ | | | | |
| WC | A Harris C O'Connell | $6^4$ | 5 | | WC | J Duckworth M Polmans | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Cecchinato L Đere | 3 | $6^6$ | | 5 | W Koolhof N Mektić | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | W Koolhof N Mektić | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | J Peers M Venus | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Nielsen T Pütz | 5 | 3 | | 7 | J Peers M Venus | 6 | 1 | $7^{10}$ | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bedene A Behar | 3 | 2 | | | F Delbonis L Mayer | 3 | 6 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| | F Delbonis L Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | J Peers M Venus | 4 | $6^7$ | | | | |
| | M Arévalo J O'Mara | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Arévalo J O'Mara | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | |
| | H Dellien JI Londero | 3 | 2 | | | M Arévalo J O'Mara | 5 | 7 | $7^{13}$ | | | | | | | | |
| | S Arends R Berankis | 2 | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 12 | J Melzer É Roger-Vasselin | 7 | 5 | $6^{11}$ | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | J Melzer É Roger-Vasselin | 6 | $6^2$ | $7^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | M Arévalo J O'Mara | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | B Bryan M Bryan | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | I Dodig F Polášek | 6 | 6 |
| | R Bopanna Y Uchiyama | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | B Bryan M Bryan | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Fritz T Paul | 6 | 5 | 3 | | JS Cabal J Munar | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | JS Cabal J Munar | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 13 | B Bryan M Bryan | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | C Guccione M Reid | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | I Dodig F Polášek | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M López A Ramos Viñolas | 4 | 3 | | | C Guccione M Reid | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Ellis A Popyrin | $6^{11}$ | 3 | | 4 | I Dodig F Polášek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | I Dodig F Polášek | $7^{13}$ | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | J-J Rojer H Tecău | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Inglot A-u-H Qureshi | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | J-J Rojer H Tecău | $6^2$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Purcell L Saville | 6 | 6 | | WC | M Purcell L Saville | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rublev A Vasilevski | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | WC | M Purcell L Saville | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | A Molteni H Nys | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | A Molteni H Nys | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| WC | A Bolt M Ebden | 6 | 4 | 5 | | A Molteni H Nys | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kecmanović C Ruud | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | R Klaasen O Marach | $7^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | R Klaasen O Marach | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | WC | M Purcell L Saville | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | A Krajicek F Škugor | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | S González K Skupski | 2 | 4 |
| | R Jebavý I Zelenay | 4 | $7^7$ | 3 | 16 | A Krajicek F Škugor | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Barrère A Mannarino | 6 | 4 | 6 | | G Barrère A Mannarino | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | U Humbert F Tiafoe | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 16 | A Krajicek F Škugor | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | S-w Kwon J Millman | 6 | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | S González K Skupski | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S González K Skupski | 4 | 6 | $7^{10}$ | | S González K Skupski | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Durán D Schwartzman | 3 | 2 | | 2 | Ł Kubot M Melo | 5 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ł Kubot M Melo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Other entry information

### Wild cards

* Alex Bolt / Matthew Ebden
* James Duckworth / Marc Polmans
* Blake Ellis / Alexei Popyrin
* Andrew Harris / Christopher O'Connell
* Lleyton Hewitt / Jordan Thompson
* Nam Ji-sung / Song Min-kyu
* Max Purcell / Luke Saville

### Alternate pairs

* Dan Evans / John-Patrick Smith
* Hsieh Cheng-peng / Lu Yen-hsun

### Withdrawals

* Radu Albot / Denys Molchanov (Albot withdrew due to personal reasons)
* Márton Fucsovics / Cameron Norrie (Fucsovics withdrew due to focusing on singles match)
