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.[1]

Men's doubles
2015 Australian Open
ChampionsItaly Simone Bolelli
Italy Fabio Fognini
Runners-upFrance Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Nicolas Mahut
Score6–4, 6–4

Łukasz Kubot and Robert Lindstedt were the defending champions,[2] 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.   United States Bob Bryan / United States Mike Bryan (third round)
02.   France Julien Benneteau / France Édouard Roger-Vasselin (quarterfinals)
03.   Spain Marcel Granollers / Spain Marc López (first round)
04.   Croatia Ivan Dodig / Brazil Marcelo Melo (semifinals)
05.   Austria Alexander Peya / Brazil Bruno Soares (second round)
06.   Netherlands Jean-Julien Rojer / Romania Horia Tecău (semifinals)
07.   India Rohan Bopanna / Canada Daniel Nestor (second round)
08.   Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / Serbia Nenad Zimonjić (third round)
09.   Sweden Robert Lindstedt / Poland Marcin Matkowski (second round)
10.   South Africa Raven Klaasen / India Leander Paes (second round)
11.   Colombia Juan Sebastián Cabal / Colombia Robert Farah (second round)
12.   United States Eric Butorac / Australia Sam Groth (third round)
13.   Austria Julian Knowle / Canada Vasek Pospisil (second round, retired)
14.   United Kingdom Dominic Inglot / Romania Florin Mergea (quarterfinals)
15.   Croatia Marin Draganja / Finland Henri Kontinen (first round)
16.   United Kingdom Jamie Murray / Australia John Peers (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
14 United Kingdom Dominic Inglot
Romania Florin Mergea
4 63
6 Netherlands Jean-Julien Rojer
Romania Horia Tecău
6 77
6 Netherlands Jean-Julien Rojer
Romania Horia Tecău
4 6 3
Italy Simone Bolelli
Italy Fabio Fognini
6 3 6
Uruguay Pablo Cuevas
Spain David Marrero
65 65
Italy Simone Bolelli
Italy Fabio Fognini
77 77
Italy Simone Bolelli
Italy Fabio Fognini
6 6
France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Nicolas Mahut
4 4
Spain Feliciano López
Belarus Max Mirnyi
0 6 64
4 Croatia Ivan Dodig
Brazil Marcelo Melo
6 3 77
4 Croatia Ivan Dodig
Brazil Marcelo Melo
4 77 65
France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Nicolas Mahut
6 65 77
France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Nicolas Mahut
77 3 6
2 France Julien Benneteau
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
65 6 3

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 United States B Bryan
United States M Bryan
6 7
WC Australia J Millman
Australia B Mitchell
3 5 1 United States B Bryan
United States M Bryan
5 6 6
Argentina C Berlocq
Argentina L Mayer
6 6 Argentina C Berlocq
Argentina L Mayer
7 3 1
Sweden J Brunström
United States N Monroe
4 4 1 United States B Bryan
United States M Bryan
64 3
Argentina D Schwartzman
Argentina H Zeballos
6 6 14 United Kingdom D Inglot
Romania F Mergea
77 6
PR India M Bhupathi
Austria J Melzer
4 3 Argentina D Schwartzman
Argentina H Zeballos
66 6 2
WC Australia M Ebden
Australia M Reid
2 2 14 United Kingdom D Inglot
Romania F Mergea
78 4 6
14 United Kingdom D Inglot
Romania F Mergea
6 6 14 United Kingdom D Inglot
Romania F Mergea
4 63
12 United States E Butorac
Australia S Groth
6 77 6 Netherlands J-J Rojer
Romania H Tecău
6 77
Italy P Lorenzi
Italy A Seppi
3 65 12 United States E Butorac
Australia S Groth
77 6
Croatia I Karlović
Finland J Nieminen
4 6 65 Spain P Andújar
Germany D Brown
61 4
Spain P Andújar
Germany D Brown
6 3 77 12 United States E Butorac
Australia S Groth
6 5 65
Australia C Guccione
Australia L Hewitt
6 6 6 Netherlands J-J Rojer
Romania H Tecău
3 7 77
Argentina F Delbonis
Spain A Ramos-Viñolas
3 3 Australia C Guccione
Australia L Hewitt
4 2
Lithuania R Berankis
Austria A Haider-Maurer
4 2 6 Netherlands J-J Rojer
Romania H Tecău
6 6
6 Netherlands J-J Rojer
Romania H Tecău
6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 Spain M Granollers
Spain M López
66 6 5
United States A Krajicek
United States D Young
78 2 7 United States A Krajicek
United States D Young
2 2
United Kingdom J Marray
Ukraine S Stakhovsky
4 66 Uruguay P Cuevas
Spain D Marrero
6 6
Uruguay P Cuevas
Spain D Marrero
6 78 Uruguay P Cuevas
Spain D Marrero
79 77
France J Chardy
Poland Ł Kubot
6 6 WC Australia A Bolt
Australia A Whittington
67 63
Italy D Bracciali
Netherlands J Huta Galung
3 4 France J Chardy
Poland Ł Kubot
6 5 5
WC Australia A Bolt
Australia A Whittington
77 77 WC Australia A Bolt
Australia A Whittington
2 7 7
15 Croatia M Draganja
Finland H Kontinen
64 64 Uruguay P Cuevas
Spain D Marrero
65 65
10 South Africa R Klaasen
India L Paes
6 78 Italy S Bolelli
Italy F Fognini
77 77
United States S Lipsky
United States R Ram
4 66 10 South Africa R Klaasen
India L Paes
6 4 1
United States S Johnson
United States S Querrey
7 4 3 Italy S Bolelli
Italy F Fognini
2 6 6
Italy S Bolelli
Italy F Fognini
5 6 6 Italy S Bolelli
Italy F Fognini
6 6
Austria O Marach
New Zealand M Venus
6 77 Austria O Marach
New Zealand M Venus
4 2
Germany P Gojowczyk
Czech Republic L Rosol
3 64 Austria O Marach
New Zealand M Venus
6 77
Serbia V Troicki
Russia M Youzhny
1 4 5 Austria A Peya
Brazil B Soares
4 65
5 Austria A Peya
Brazil B Soares
6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 India R Bopanna
Canada D Nestor
77 7
Cyprus M Baghdatis
Australia M Matosevic
62 5 7 India R Bopanna
Canada D Nestor
5 3
WC Australia J Duckworth
Australia L Saville
61 77 2 Spain F López
Belarus M Mirnyi
7 6
Spain F López
Belarus M Mirnyi
77 65 6 Spain F López
Belarus M Mirnyi
7 6
Serbia D Lajović
Chinese Taipei Y-h Lu
3 77 3 Israel J Erlich
Philippines T Huey
5 3
Israel J Erlich
Philippines T Huey
6 63 6 Israel J Erlich
Philippines T Huey
6 6
Tunisia M Jaziri
Canada A Shamasdin
4 4 9 Sweden R Lindstedt
Poland M Matkowski
3 2
9 Sweden R Lindstedt
Poland M Matkowski
6 6 Spain F López
Belarus M Mirnyi
0 6 64
16 United Kingdom J Murray
Australia J Peers
6 64 6 4 Croatia I Dodig
Brazil M Melo
6 3 77
Argentina M González
Argentina J Mónaco
1 77 4 16 United Kingdom J Murray
Australia J Peers
6 6
WC Australia O Jasika
Australia J-P Smith
6 2 6 WC Australia O Jasika
Australia J-P Smith
2 3
Australia R Junaid
France A Mannarino
2 6 3 16 United Kingdom J Murray
Australia J Peers
710 2 4
Kazakhstan A Golubev
Uzbekistan D Istomin
6 2 6 4 Croatia I Dodig
Brazil M Melo
68 6 6
WC Australia T Kokkinakis
Australia N Kyrgios
3 6 2 Kazakhstan A Golubev
Uzbekistan D Istomin
2 6 63
Germany A Begemann
Netherlands R Haase
62 2 4 Croatia I Dodig
Brazil M Melo
6 3 77
4 Croatia I Dodig
Brazil M Melo
77 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8 Pakistan A-u-H Qureshi
Serbia N Zimonjić
67 6 6
Russia T Gabashvili
Kazakhstan M Kukushkin
79 4 3 8 Pakistan A-u-H Qureshi
Serbia N Zimonjić
711 6
Spain P Carreño Busta
Spain G García-López
6 6 Spain P Carreño Busta
Spain G García-López
69 4
Czech Republic F Čermák
Czech Republic J Veselý
3 2 8 Pakistan A-u-H Qureshi
Serbia N Zimonjić
3 3
Slovakia M Kližan
Austria P Oswald
66 62 France P-H Herbert
France N Mahut
6 6
France P-H Herbert
France N Mahut
78 77 France P-H Herbert
France N Mahut
6 6
Croatia M Pavić
Brazil A Sá
6 3 2 11 Colombia JS Cabal
Colombia R Farah
3 4
11 Colombia JS Cabal
Colombia R Farah
3 6 6 France P-H Herbert
France N Mahut
77 3 6
13 Austria J Knowle
Canada V Pospisil
77 3 77 2 France J Benneteau
France É Roger-Vasselin
65 6 3
Germany J-L Struff
Austria D Thiem
63 6 64 13 Austria J Knowle
Canada V Pospisil
2r
Germany B Becker
New Zealand A Sitak
6 6 Germany B Becker
New Zealand A Sitak
1
Luxembourg G Müller
Netherlands I Sijsling
3 4 Germany B Becker
New Zealand A Sitak
2 4
Colombia S Giraldo
Portugal J Sousa
6 6 2 France J Benneteau
France É Roger-Vasselin
6 6
Poland M Fyrstenberg
Mexico S González
4 4 Colombia S Giraldo
Portugal J Sousa
5 4
WC Chinese Taipei H-h Lee
China Z Zhang
1 4 2 France J Benneteau
France É Roger-Vasselin
7 6
2 France J Benneteau
France É Roger-Vasselin
6 6

References

  1. "Bolelli/Fognini Capture Australian Open Doubles Crown". Association of Tennis Professionals. 31 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. "Australian Open: Lukasz Kubot, Robert Lindstedt from winless to grand slam doubles title in 10 days". ABC News. Australian Associated Press. 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
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