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2006 French Open – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
2006 French Open
Final
ChampionSweden Jonas Björkman
Belarus Max Mirnyi
Runner-upUnited States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
Score6–7(7–5), 6–4, 7–5
Details
Draw64
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Defending champions Jonas Björkman and Max Mirnyi defeated Bob and Mike Bryan in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–7(7–5), 6–4, 7–5 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2006 French Open. It was Björkman's ninth and final major title.

Schedule

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Round Dates
First round 31 May and 1 June 2006
Second round 2 June and 3 June 2006
Third round 4 June 2006
Quarterfinals 5 June and 6 June 2006
Semifinals 8 June 2006
Final 10 June 2006

Seeds

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  1. United States Bob Bryan / United States Mike Bryan (finals)
  2. Sweden Jonas Björkman / Belarus Max Mirnyi (champions)
  3. The Bahamas Mark Knowles / Canada Daniel Nestor (second round)
  4. Australia Paul Hanley / Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett (second round)
  5. Israel Jonathan Erlich / Israel Andy Ram (second round)
  6. France Fabrice Santoro / Serbia and Montenegro Nenad Zimonjić (first round)
  7. Czech Republic Martin Damm / India Leander Paes (first round)
  8. Sweden Simon Aspelin / Australia Todd Perry (second round)
  9. Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Poland Marcin Matkowski (second round)
  10. Czech Republic František Čermák / Czech Republic Leoš Friedl (second round)
  11. Austria Julian Knowle / Austria Jürgen Melzer (third round)
  12. Argentina José Acasuso / Argentina Sebastián Prieto (second round)
  13. Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý / Czech Republic Pavel Vízner (semifinals)
  14. France Michaël Llodra / Belgium Olivier Rochus (third round)
  15. Romania Andrei Pavel / Germany Alexander Waske (semifinals)
  16. Sweden Thomas Johansson / South Africa Wesley Moodie (second round)
  • Only six seeds made it past the second round.

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
6 6  
  France Julien Benneteau
France Nicolas Mahut
3 1  
1 United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
6 7  
15 Romania Andrei Pavel
Germany Alexander Waske
3 66  
15 Romania Andrei Pavel
Germany Alexander Waske
2 6 6
  India Mahesh Bhupathi
Belgium Xavier Malisse
6 2 1
1 United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
7 4 5
2 Sweden Jonas Björkman
Belarus Max Mirnyi
65 6 7
  Austria Alexander Peya
Germany Björn Phau
64 63  
13 Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
7 7  
13 Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
3 3  
2 Sweden Jonas Björkman
Belarus Max Mirnyi
6 6  
  Spain Alberto Martín
Italy Potito Starace
     
2 Sweden Jonas Björkman
Belarus Max Mirnyi
w/o

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States B Bryan
United States M Bryan
6 6  
  Italy D Sanguinetti
Italy A Seppi
3 1   1 United States B Bryan
United States M Bryan
6 6  
Alt United Kingdom J Auckland
United Kingdom A Murray
6 6   Alt United Kingdom J Auckland
United Kingdom A Murray
1 3  
  Australia A Fisher
Australia J Kerr
2 4   1 United States B Bryan
United States M Bryan
6 6  
  Czech Republic T Berdych
Czech Republic J Novák
2 2     Croatia I Ljubičić
Italy U Vico
3 4  
  Croatia I Ljubičić
Italy U Vico
6 6     Croatia I Ljubičić
Italy U Vico
7 6  
  Italy G Galimberti
Thailand P Srichaphan
63 3   16 Sweden T Johansson
South Africa W Moodie
5 0  
16 Sweden T Johansson
South Africa W Moodie
7 6   1 United States B Bryan
United States M Bryan
6 6  
10 Czech Republic F Čermák
Czech Republic L Friedl
6 6     France J Benneteau
France N Mahut
3 1  
  Australia N Healey
United States J Thomas
4 3   10 Czech Republic F Čermák
Czech Republic L Friedl
69 4  
WC France T Ascione
France F Serra
3 0     France J Benneteau
France N Mahut
7 6  
  France J Benneteau
France N Mahut
6 6     France J Benneteau
France N Mahut
3 6 6
  Sweden J Landsberg
Sweden R Söderling
2 r     Serbia and Montenegro J Tipsarević
Russia M Youzhny
6 3 2
  Czech Republic J Hernych
Czech Republic D Škoch
6       Czech Republic J Hernych
Czech Republic D Škoch
5 4  
  Serbia and Montenegro J Tipsarević
Russia M Youzhny
6 7     Serbia and Montenegro J Tipsarević
Russia M Youzhny
7 6  
7 Czech Republic M Damm
India L Paes
1 64  

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Australia P Hanley
Zimbabwe K Ullyett
6 3 6
  Spain F López
Spain F Verdasco
2 6 3 4 Australia P Hanley
Zimbabwe K Ullyett
64 6 10
  United States T Parrott
United States V Spadea
6 615 8   United States T Parrott
United States V Spadea
7 4 12
  Czech Republic T Cibulec
Czech Republic J Levinský
3 7 6   United States T Parrott
United States V Spadea
3 3  
WC France J-F Bachelot
France S Robert
7 7   15 Romania A Pavel
Germany A Waske
6 6  
WC France G Carraz
France A Dupuis
65 5   WC France J-F Bachelot
France S Robert
1 3  
  South Africa J Coetzee
United States J Gimelstob
4 63   15 Romania A Pavel
Germany A Waske
6 6  
15 Romania A Pavel
Germany A Waske
6 7   15 Romania A Pavel
Germany A Waske
2 6 6
12 Argentina J Acasuso
Argentina S Prieto
6 6     India M Bhupathi
Belgium X Malisse
6 2 1
  United States T Phillips
Russia D Tursunov
4 4   12 Argentina J Acasuso
Argentina S Prieto
4 3  
  India M Bhupathi
Belgium X Malisse
6 6     India M Bhupathi
Belgium X Malisse
6 6  
  Luxembourg G Müller
Belgium C Rochus
2 2     India M Bhupathi
Belgium X Malisse
6 6  
  Switzerland Y Allegro
Switzerland S Wawrinka
1 6 6   Switzerland Y Allegro
Switzerland S Wawrinka
3 1  
  Argentina JI Chela
Argentina E Massa
6 1 3   Switzerland Y Allegro
Switzerland S Wawrinka
6 7  
  Italy D Bracciali
Italy F Volandri
3 4   5 Israel J Erlich
Israel A Ram
4 63  
5 Israel J Erlich
Israel A Ram
6 6  

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 France F Santoro
Serbia and Montenegro N Zimonjić
5 5  
  Austria A Peya
Germany B Phau
7 7     Austria A Peya
Germany B Phau
6 7  
  France P-H Mathieu
France G Monfils
3 6 3   Czech Republic P Pála
Czech Republic R Vik
3 63  
  Czech Republic P Pála
Czech Republic R Vik
6 3 6   Austria A Peya
Germany B Phau
w/o
WC France N Devilder
France O Patience
5 7 6 11 Austria J Knowle
Austria J Melzer
     
  Belgium K Vliegen
Netherlands R Wassen
7 62 8   Belgium K Vliegen
Netherlands R Wassen
3 1  
  Spain D Ferrer
Spain F Vicente
2 2   11 Austria J Knowle
Austria J Melzer
6 6  
11 Austria J Knowle
Austria J Melzer
6 6     Austria A Peya
Germany B Phau
64 63  
13 Czech Republic L Dlouhý
Czech Republic P Vízner
4 7 6 13 Czech Republic L Dlouhý
Czech Republic P Vízner
7 7  
  Germany C Kas
Germany P Petzschner
6 63 4 13 Czech Republic L Dlouhý
Czech Republic P Vízner
6 7  
WC France M Gicquel
Czech Republic G Simon
4 4     Austria O Marach
Czech Republic C Suk
4 66  
  Austria O Marach
Czech Republic C Suk
6 6   13 Czech Republic L Dlouhý
Czech Republic P Vízner
6 7  
  Slovakia D Hrbatý
Slovakia M Mertiňák
6 2 8   Slovakia D Hrbatý
Slovakia M Mertiňák
4 65  
  United Kingdom G Rusedski
Czech Republic T Zíb
1 6 6   Slovakia D Hrbatý
Slovakia M Mertiňák
6 6  
  South Africa C Haggard
Croatia I Karlović
2 64   3 The Bahamas M Knowles
Canada D Nestor
4 3  
3 The Bahamas M Knowles
Canada D Nestor
6 7  

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Sweden S Aspelin
Australia T Perry
6    
  Argentina JM del Potro
Argentina G Gaudio
3 r   8 Sweden S Aspelin
Australia T Perry
4 4  
  Germany M Kohlmann
Germany R Schüttler
2 1     Spain A Martín
Italy P Starace
6 6  
  Spain A Martín
Italy P Starace
6 6     Spain A Martín
Italy P Starace
6 6  
WC France J Haehnel
France A Sidorenko
7 3 6 WC France J Haehnel
France A Sidorenko
3 2  
  Serbia and Montenegro N Djokovic
Croatia L Zovko
5 6 4 WC France J Haehnel
France A Sidorenko
7 7  
  Serbia and Montenegro B Pašanski
United States B Reynolds
4 6 6 9 Poland M Fyrstenberg
Poland M Matkowski
64 63  
9 Poland M Fyrstenberg
Poland M Matkowski
6 4 8   Spain A Martín
Italy P Starace
     
14 France M Llodra
Belgium O Rochus
6 6   2 Sweden J Björkman
Belarus M Mirnyi
w/o
  Australia W Arthurs
Australia L Hewitt
1 1   14 France M Llodra
Belgium O Rochus
w/o
  Spain N Almagro
Spain A Portas
6 6     Spain N Almagro
Spain A Portas
     
  Argentina L Arnold Ker
Argentina M García
3 4   14 France M Llodra
Belgium O Rochus
63 4  
WC France J Chardy
France J Ouanna
4 6 5 2 Sweden J Björkman
Belarus M Mirnyi
7 6  
  Australia S Huss
Israel H Levy
6 2 7   Australia S Huss
Israel H Levy
1 2  
  Sweden R Lindstedt
Finland J Nieminen
3 3   2 Sweden J Björkman
Belarus M Mirnyi
6 6  
2 Sweden J Björkman
Belarus M Mirnyi
6 6  
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