Simon Aspelin and Paul Hanley were the defending champions; however, Aspelin decided not to participate.
As a result, Hanley partnered up with Lukáš Dlouhý. They were eliminated by Sergiy Stakhovsky and Mikhail Youzhny in the quarterfinals.
Stakhovsky and Youzhny won this tournament, by defeating Jérémy Chardy and Feliciano López 4–6, 6–3, [10–3] in the final.
| Men's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships | |
| Champions |  Sergiy Stakhovsky Mikhail Youzhny |
| Runners-up |  Jérémy Chardy Feliciano López |
| Score | 4–6, 6–3, [10–3] |
| Draw | 16 |
| Seeds | 4 |
Seeds
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Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes (quarterfinals)
Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (first round)
Michaël Llodra / 
Nenad Zimonjić (semifinals)
Lukáš Dlouhý / 
Paul Hanley (quarterfinals)
Draw
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edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Draw
edit| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  M Bhupathi L Paes
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  M Djokovic N Djokovic
| 4 | 1 | 1 | M Bhupathi L Paes
| 65 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC |  M Al Nabhani O Alawadhi
| 0 | 6 | [6] | M Granollers D Norman
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Granollers D Norman
| 6 | 3 | [10] | M Granollers D Norman
| 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  L Dlouhý P Hanley
| 4 | 6 | [10] | S Stakhovsky M Youzhny
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 I Ljubičić L Zovko
| 6 | 3 | [8] | 4 | L Dlouhý P Hanley
| 6 | 4 | [3] | |||||||||||||||||||
| S Stakhovsky M Youzhny
| 6 | 6 | S Stakhovsky M Youzhny
| 3 | 6 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| G García-López M López
| 1 | 4 | S Stakhovsky M Youzhny
| 4 | 6 | [10] | |||||||||||||||||||||
T Berdych P Kohlschreiber
| 4 | 1 | J Chardy F López
| 6 | 3 | [3] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| F Mayer P Petzschner
| 6 | 6 | F Mayer P Petzschner
| 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 A Golubev A Seppi
| 3 | 5 | 3 | M Llodra N Zimonjić
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | M Llodra N Zimonjić
| 6 | 7 | 3 | M Llodra N Zimonjić
| 7 | 65 | [8] | |||||||||||||||||||
 J Nieminen V Troicki
| 5 | 6 | [7] | J Chardy F López
| 66 | 7 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
R Bopanna A-u-H Qureshi
| 7 | 3 | [10] | R Bopanna A-u-H Qureshi
| 4 | 6 | [7] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Chardy F López
| 3 | 6 | [10] | J Chardy F López
| 6 | 3 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski
| 6 | 2 | [6] | |||||||||||||||||||||||