Fabrice Santoro and Nenad Zimonjić were the defending champions. They were both present but did not compete together.
Santoro partnered with Richard Gasquet, but lost in the semifinals to Zimonjic and partner Daniel Nestor, who lost in the final.

Men's doubles
2008 Italian Open
Final
ChampionsUnited States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
Runners-upCanada Daniel Nestor
Serbia Nenad Zimonjić
Score3–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 2007 · Italian Open · 2009 →

Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan won in the final 3–6, 6–4, [10–8], against Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić.

Seeds

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All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
6 6  
7   Jonas Björkman
  Kevin Ullyett
2 1  
1   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
3 6 [10]
2   Daniel Nestor
  Nenad Zimonjić
6 4 [8]
    Richard Gasquet
  Fabrice Santoro
3 6 [8]
2   Daniel Nestor
  Nenad Zimonjić
6 3 [10]

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   B Bryan
  M Bryan
6 6  
    D Tursunov
  S Wawrinka
5 4       M Mirnyi
  J Murray
4 4  
    M Mirnyi
  J Murray
7 6   1   B Bryan
  M Bryan
6 6  
    I Karlović
  R Wassen
2 5   WC   F Cipolla
  P Starace
1 4  
WC   F Cipolla
  P Starace
6 7   WC   F Cipolla
  P Starace
6 64 [10]
6   A Clément
  M Llodra
3 7 [8]
1   B Bryan
  M Bryan
6 6  
7   J Björkman
  K Ullyett
2 1  
3   J Erlich
  A Ram
66 3  
    J Kerr
  J Nieminen
4 6 [10]     J Kerr
  J Nieminen
7 6  
    N Mahut
  P-H Mathieu
6 4 [8]     J Kerr
  J Nieminen
4 6 [6]
    J Coetzee
  W Moodie
w/o     7   J Björkman
  K Ullyett
6 4 [10]
    J Acasuso
  F González
          J Coetzee
  W Moodie
4 2  
7   J Björkman
  K Ullyett
6 6  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5   S Aspelin
  J Knowle
3 0  
    R Gasquet
  F Santoro
6 7       R Gasquet
  F Santoro
6 6  
WC   S Bolelli
  A Seppi
3 5       R Gasquet
  F Santoro
6 6  
    F López
  F Verdasco
6 7       F López
  F Verdasco
3 4  
    I Andreev
  I Ljubičić
4 63       F López
  F Verdasco
64 6 [10]
4   M Bhupathi
  M Knowles
7 4 [7]
    R Gasquet
  F Santoro
3 6 [8]
2   D Nestor
  N Zimonjić
6 3 [10]
8   P Hanley
  L Paes
6 3 [6]
    L Horna
  J Mónaco
62 7 [8]     M Fyrstenberg
  M Matkowski
4 6 [10]
    M Fyrstenberg
  M Matkowski
7 64 [10]     M Fyrstenberg
  M Matkowski
4 1  
    M Melo
  A Sá
63 6 [7] 2   D Nestor
  N Zimonjić
6 6  
    J Blake
  M Fish
7 2 [10]     J Blake
  M Fish
6 5 [9]
2   D Nestor
  N Zimonjić
2 7 [11]
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