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
Final
ChampionsItaly Simone Bolelli
Italy Fabio Fognini
Runners-upFrance Pierre-Hugues Herbert
France Nicolas Mahut
Score6–4, 6–4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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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

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01.     Bob Bryan /   Mike Bryan (third round)
02.     Julien Benneteau /   Édouard Roger-Vasselin (quarterfinals)
03.     Marcel Granollers /   Marc López (first round)
04.     Ivan Dodig /   Marcelo Melo (semifinals)
05.     Alexander Peya /   Bruno Soares (second round)
06.     Jean-Julien Rojer /   Horia Tecău (semifinals)
07.     Rohan Bopanna /   Daniel Nestor (second round)
08.     Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi /   Nenad Zimonjić (third round)
09.     Robert Lindstedt /   Marcin Matkowski (second round)
10.     Raven Klaasen /   Leander Paes (second round)
11.     Juan Sebastián Cabal /   Robert Farah (second round)
12.     Eric Butorac /   Sam Groth (third round)
13.     Julian Knowle /   Vasek Pospisil (second round, retired)
14.     Dominic Inglot /   Florin Mergea (quarterfinals)
15.     Marin Draganja /   Henri Kontinen (first round)
16.     Jamie Murray /   John Peers (third round)

Draw

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Finals

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

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 7
WC   J Millman
  B Mitchell
3 5 1   B Bryan
  M Bryan
5 6 6
  C Berlocq
  L Mayer
6 6   C Berlocq
  L Mayer
7 3 1
  J Brunström
  N Monroe
4 4 1   B Bryan
  M Bryan
64 3
  D Schwartzman
  H Zeballos
6 6 14   D Inglot
  F Mergea
77 6
PR   M Bhupathi
  J Melzer
4 3   D Schwartzman
  H Zeballos
66 6 2
WC   M Ebden
  M Reid
2 2 14   D Inglot
  F Mergea
78 4 6
14   D Inglot
  F Mergea
6 6 14   D Inglot
  F Mergea
4 63
12   E Butorac
  S Groth
6 77 6   J-J Rojer
  H Tecău
6 77
  P Lorenzi
  A Seppi
3 65 12   E Butorac
  S Groth
77 6
  I Karlović
  J Nieminen
4 6 65   P Andújar
  D Brown
61 4
  P Andújar
  D Brown
6 3 77 12   E Butorac
  S Groth
6 5 65
  C Guccione
  L Hewitt
6 6 6   J-J Rojer
  H Tecău
3 7 77
  F Delbonis
  A Ramos-Viñolas
3 3   C Guccione
  L Hewitt
4 2
  R Berankis
  A Haider-Maurer
4 2 6   J-J Rojer
  H Tecău
6 6
6   J-J Rojer
  H Tecău
6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   M Granollers
  M López
66 6 5
  A Krajicek
  D Young
78 2 7   A Krajicek
  D Young
2 2
  J Marray
  S Stakhovsky
4 66   P Cuevas
  D Marrero
6 6
  P Cuevas
  D Marrero
6 78   P Cuevas
  D Marrero
79 77
  J Chardy
  Ł Kubot
6 6 WC   A Bolt
  A Whittington
67 63
  D Bracciali
  J Huta Galung
3 4   J Chardy
  Ł Kubot
6 5 5
WC   A Bolt
  A Whittington
77 77 WC   A Bolt
  A Whittington
2 7 7
15   M Draganja
  H Kontinen
64 64   P Cuevas
  D Marrero
65 65
10   R Klaasen
  L Paes
6 78   S Bolelli
  F Fognini
77 77
  S Lipsky
  R Ram
4 66 10   R Klaasen
  L Paes
6 4 1
  S Johnson
  S Querrey
7 4 3   S Bolelli
  F Fognini
2 6 6
  S Bolelli
  F Fognini
5 6 6   S Bolelli
  F Fognini
6 6
  O Marach
  M Venus
6 77   O Marach
  M Venus
4 2
  P Gojowczyk
  L Rosol
3 64   O Marach
  M Venus
6 77
  V Troicki
  M Youzhny
1 4 5   A Peya
  B Soares
4 65
5   A Peya
  B Soares
6 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   R Bopanna
  D Nestor
77 7
  M Baghdatis
  M Matosevic
62 5 7   R Bopanna
  D Nestor
5 3
WC   J Duckworth
  L Saville
61 77 2   F López
  M Mirnyi
7 6
  F López
  M Mirnyi
77 65 6   F López
  M Mirnyi
7 6
  D Lajović
  Y-h Lu
3 77 3   J Erlich
  T Huey
5 3
  J Erlich
  T Huey
6 63 6   J Erlich
  T Huey
6 6
  M Jaziri
  A Shamasdin
4 4 9   R Lindstedt
  M Matkowski
3 2
9   R Lindstedt
  M Matkowski
6 6   F López
  M Mirnyi
0 6 64
16   J Murray
  J Peers
6 64 6 4   I Dodig
  M Melo
6 3 77
  M González
  J Mónaco
1 77 4 16   J Murray
  J Peers
6 6
WC   O Jasika
  J-P Smith
6 2 6 WC   O Jasika
  J-P Smith
2 3
  R Junaid
  A Mannarino
2 6 3 16   J Murray
  J Peers
710 2 4
  A Golubev
  D Istomin
6 2 6 4   I Dodig
  M Melo
68 6 6
WC   T Kokkinakis
  N Kyrgios
3 6 2   A Golubev
  D Istomin
2 6 63
  A Begemann
  R Haase
62 2 4   I Dodig
  M Melo
6 3 77
4   I Dodig
  M Melo
77 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
8   A-u-H Qureshi
  N Zimonjić
67 6 6
  T Gabashvili
  M Kukushkin
79 4 3 8   A-u-H Qureshi
  N Zimonjić
711 6
  P Carreño Busta
  G García-López
6 6   P Carreño Busta
  G García-López
69 4
  F Čermák
  J Veselý
3 2 8   A-u-H Qureshi
  N Zimonjić
3 3
  M Kližan
  P Oswald
66 62   P-H Herbert
  N Mahut
6 6
  P-H Herbert
  N Mahut
78 77   P-H Herbert
  N Mahut
6 6
  M Pavić
  A Sá
6 3 2 11   JS Cabal
  R Farah
3 4
11   JS Cabal
  R Farah
3 6 6   P-H Herbert
  N Mahut
77 3 6
13   J Knowle
  V Pospisil
77 3 77 2   J Benneteau
  É Roger-Vasselin
65 6 3
  J-L Struff
  D Thiem
63 6 64 13   J Knowle
  V Pospisil
2r
  B Becker
  A Sitak
6 6   B Becker
  A Sitak
1
  G Müller
  I Sijsling
3 4   B Becker
  A Sitak
2 4
  S Giraldo
  J Sousa
6 6 2   J Benneteau
  É Roger-Vasselin
6 6
  M Fyrstenberg
  S González
4 4   S Giraldo
  J Sousa
5 4
WC   H-h Lee
  Z Zhang
1 4 2   J Benneteau
  É Roger-Vasselin
7 6
2   J Benneteau
  É Roger-Vasselin
6 6

References

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  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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