2006 French Open – Men's doubles

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.

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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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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  • Only six seeds made it past the second round.

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
6 6  
    Julien Benneteau
  Nicolas Mahut
3 1  
1   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
6 7  
15   Andrei Pavel
  Alexander Waske
3 66  
15   Andrei Pavel
  Alexander Waske
2 6 6
    Mahesh Bhupathi
  Xavier Malisse
6 2 1
1   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
7 4 5
2   Jonas Björkman
  Max Mirnyi
65 6 7
    Alexander Peya
  Björn Phau
64 63  
13   Lukáš Dlouhý
  Pavel Vízner
7 7  
13   Lukáš Dlouhý
  Pavel Vízner
3 3  
2   Jonas Björkman
  Max Mirnyi
6 6  
    Alberto Martín
  Potito Starace
     
2   Jonas Björkman
  Max Mirnyi
w/o

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   B Bryan
  M Bryan
6 6  
    D Sanguinetti
  A Seppi
3 1   1   B Bryan
  M Bryan
6 6  
Alt   J Auckland
  A Murray
6 6   Alt   J Auckland
  A Murray
1 3  
    A Fisher
  J Kerr
2 4   1   B Bryan
  M Bryan
6 6  
    T Berdych
  J Novák
2 2       I Ljubičić
  U Vico
3 4  
    I Ljubičić
  U Vico
6 6       I Ljubičić
  U Vico
7 6  
    G Galimberti
  P Srichaphan
63 3   16   T Johansson
  W Moodie
5 0  
16   T Johansson
  W Moodie
7 6   1   B Bryan
  M Bryan
6 6  
10   F Čermák
  L Friedl
6 6       J Benneteau
  N Mahut
3 1  
    N Healey
  J Thomas
4 3   10   F Čermák
  L Friedl
69 4  
WC   T Ascione
  F Serra
3 0       J Benneteau
  N Mahut
7 6  
    J Benneteau
  N Mahut
6 6       J Benneteau
  N Mahut
3 6 6
    J Landsberg
  R Söderling
2 r       J Tipsarević
  M Youzhny
6 3 2
    J Hernych
  D Škoch
6         J Hernych
  D Škoch
5 4  
    J Tipsarević
  M Youzhny
6 7       J Tipsarević
  M Youzhny
7 6  
7   M Damm
  L Paes
1 64  

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   P Hanley
  K Ullyett
6 3 6
    F López
  F Verdasco
2 6 3 4   P Hanley
  K Ullyett
64 6 10
    T Parrott
  V Spadea
6 615 8     T Parrott
  V Spadea
7 4 12
    T Cibulec
  J Levinský
3 7 6     T Parrott
  V Spadea
3 3  
WC   J-F Bachelot
  S Robert
7 7   15   A Pavel
  A Waske
6 6  
WC   G Carraz
  A Dupuis
65 5   WC   J-F Bachelot
  S Robert
1 3  
    J Coetzee
  J Gimelstob
4 63   15   A Pavel
  A Waske
6 6  
15   A Pavel
  A Waske
6 7   15   A Pavel
  A Waske
2 6 6
12   J Acasuso
  S Prieto
6 6       M Bhupathi
  X Malisse
6 2 1
    T Phillips
  D Tursunov
4 4   12   J Acasuso
  S Prieto
4 3  
    M Bhupathi
  X Malisse
6 6       M Bhupathi
  X Malisse
6 6  
    G Müller
  C Rochus
2 2       M Bhupathi
  X Malisse
6 6  
    Y Allegro
  S Wawrinka
1 6 6     Y Allegro
  S Wawrinka
3 1  
    JI Chela
  E Massa
6 1 3     Y Allegro
  S Wawrinka
6 7  
    D Bracciali
  F Volandri
3 4   5   J Erlich
  A Ram
4 63  
5   J Erlich
  A Ram
6 6  

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6   F Santoro
  N Zimonjić
5 5  
    A Peya
  B Phau
7 7       A Peya
  B Phau
6 7  
    P-H Mathieu
  G Monfils
3 6 3     P Pála
  R Vik
3 63  
    P Pála
  R Vik
6 3 6     A Peya
  B Phau
w/o
WC   N Devilder
  O Patience
5 7 6 11   J Knowle
  J Melzer
     
    K Vliegen
  R Wassen
7 62 8     K Vliegen
  R Wassen
3 1  
    D Ferrer
  F Vicente
2 2   11   J Knowle
  J Melzer
6 6  
11   J Knowle
  J Melzer
6 6       A Peya
  B Phau
64 63  
13   L Dlouhý
  P Vízner
4 7 6 13   L Dlouhý
  P Vízner
7 7  
    C Kas
  P Petzschner
6 63 4 13   L Dlouhý
  P Vízner
6 7  
WC   M Gicquel
  G Simon
4 4       O Marach
  C Suk
4 66  
    O Marach
  C Suk
6 6   13   L Dlouhý
  P Vízner
6 7  
    D Hrbatý
  M Mertiňák
6 2 8     D Hrbatý
  M Mertiňák
4 65  
    G Rusedski
  T Zíb
1 6 6     D Hrbatý
  M Mertiňák
6 6  
    C Haggard
  I Karlović
2 64   3   M Knowles
  D Nestor
4 3  
3   M Knowles
  D Nestor
6 7  

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   S Aspelin
  T Perry
6    
    JM del Potro
  G Gaudio
3 r   8   S Aspelin
  T Perry
4 4  
    M Kohlmann
  R Schüttler
2 1       A Martín
  P Starace
6 6  
    A Martín
  P Starace
6 6       A Martín
  P Starace
6 6  
WC   J Haehnel
  A Sidorenko
7 3 6 WC   J Haehnel
  A Sidorenko
3 2  
    N Djokovic
  L Zovko
5 6 4 WC   J Haehnel
  A Sidorenko
7 7  
    B Pašanski
  B Reynolds
4 6 6 9   M Fyrstenberg
  M Matkowski
64 63  
9   M Fyrstenberg
  M Matkowski
6 4 8     A Martín
  P Starace
     
14   M Llodra
  O Rochus
6 6   2   J Björkman
  M Mirnyi
w/o
    W Arthurs
  L Hewitt
1 1   14   M Llodra
  O Rochus
w/o
    N Almagro
  A Portas
6 6       N Almagro
  A Portas
     
    L Arnold Ker
  M García
3 4   14   M Llodra
  O Rochus
63 4  
WC   J Chardy
  J Ouanna
4 6 5 2   J Björkman
  M Mirnyi
7 6  
    S Huss
  H Levy
6 2 7     S Huss
  H Levy
1 2  
    R Lindstedt
  J Nieminen
3 3   2   J Björkman
  M Mirnyi
6 6  
2   J Björkman
  M Mirnyi
6 6  
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