2006 French Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
Men's doubles
2006 French Open
Champion	Jonas Björkman; Max Mirnyi
Runner-up	Bob Bryan; Mike Bryan
Score	6–7(7–5), 6–4, 7–5
Draw	64
Seeds	16

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

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

Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (finals)
Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi (champions)
Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (second round)
Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett (second round)
Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (second round)
Fabrice Santoro / Nenad Zimonjić (first round)
Martin Damm / Leander Paes (first round)
Simon Aspelin / Todd Perry (second round)
Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (second round)
František Čermák / Leoš Friedl (second round)
Julian Knowle / Jürgen Melzer (third round)
José Acasuso / Sebastián Prieto (second round)
Lukáš Dlouhý / Pavel Vízner (semifinals)
Michaël Llodra / Olivier Rochus (third round)
Andrei Pavel / Alexander Waske (semifinals)
Thomas Johansson / Wesley Moodie (second round)

Only six seeds made it past the second round.

Draw

Finals

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

Section 1

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

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

Section 3

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

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

French Open men's doubles drawsheets
Pre Open Era	1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940–1945 (WWII) 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
Open Era	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

2006 WTA Tour « 2005 2007 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
Tier I tournaments	Tokyo (S, D) Indian Wells (S, D) Miami (S, D) Charleston (S, D) Berlin (S, D) Rome (S, D) San Diego (S, D) Toronto (S, D) Moscow (S, D) Zurich (S, D)
Tier II tournaments	Sydney (S, D) Paris (S, D) Antwerp (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Doha (S, D) Amelia Island (S, D) Warsaw (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) Los Angeles (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Beijing (S, D) Luxembourg (S, D) Stuttgart (S, D) Linz (S, D)
Tier III tournaments	Gold Coast (S, D) Bangalore (S, D) Memphis (S, D) Bogotá (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) İstanbul (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Rosmalen (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Bali (S, D) Kolkata (S, D) Guangzhou (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Bangkok (S, D) Quebec City (S, D)
Tier IV tournaments	Auckland (S, D) Canberra (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Pattaya (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Prague (S, D) Rabat (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Stockholm (S, D) Forest Hills (S) Portorož (S, D) Seoul (S, D) Tashkent (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup World Group I + World Group II WG I play-offs WG II play-offs Americas Asia/Oceania Europe/Africa
WTA Championships, Madrid (S, D)