2023 BNP Paribas Open – Men's doubles

Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden defeated Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski in the final, 6–3, 2–6, [10–8], to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2023 Indian Wells Masters. At the age of 43, Bopanna overtook Daniel Nestor to become the oldest ATP Masters 1000 finalist and champion, winning his fifth Masters 1000 title and 24th career ATP Tour doubles title overall. It was Ebden's first Masters 1000 title and ninth career doubles title.^[1]

Men's doubles
2023 BNP Paribas Open
Champions	Rohan Bopanna Matthew Ebden
Runners-up	Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski
Score	6–3, 2–6, [10–8]
Draw	32 (3 WC)
Seeds	8

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John Isner and Jack Sock were the defending champions,^[2] but lost in the semifinals to Bopanna and Ebden.^[1]

Koolhof, Skupski, and Rajeev Ram were in contention for the ATP no. 1 doubles ranking. Koolhof and Skupski retained the top ranking after Ram lost in the first round.

Seeds

1. Wesley Koolhof / Neal Skupski (final)
2. Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (first round)
3. Marcelo Arévalo / Jean-Julien Rojer (first round)
4. Nikola Mektić / Mate Pavić (second round)
5. Lloyd Glasspool / Harri Heliövaara (quarterfinals)
6. Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos (first round)
7. Hugo Nys / Jan Zieliński (first round)
8. Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah (first round)

Draw

Key

• 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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski	6	4	[10]
		Santiago González Édouard Roger-Vasselin	3	6	[5]
								1	Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski	3	6	[8]
									Rohan Bopanna Matthew Ebden	6	2	[10]
		John Isner Jack Sock	66	62
		Rohan Bopanna Matthew Ebden	78	77

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	W Koolhof N Skupski	6	6
		M Melo A Zverev	3	1				1	W Koolhof N Skupski	w/o
	PR	F Tiafoe S Wawrinka	w/o					PR	F Tiafoe S Wawrinka
	Alt	F Cerúndolo D Schwartzman													1	W Koolhof N Skupski	6	6
		T Fritz T Paul	3	3												J Murray M Venus	3	3
		D Evans J Peers	6	6					D Evans J Peers	6	63	[6]
		J Murray M Venus	6	6					J Murray M Venus	3	77	[10]
	6	M Granollers H Zeballos	3	4																		1	W Koolhof N Skupski	6	4	[10]
	4	N Mektić M Pavić	6	6																			S González É Roger-Vasselin	3	6	[5]
	PR	C Ruud D Thiem	3	3				4	N Mektić M Pavić	710	65	[9]
		S González É Roger-Vasselin	7	6					S González É Roger-Vasselin	68	77	[11]
	WC	N Lammons J Withrow	5	4												S González É Roger-Vasselin	2	6	[10]
	WC	M Giron JJ Wolf	77	67	[10]										5	L Glasspool H Heliövaara	6	2	7
	WC	J Sinner L Sonego	64	79	[1]			WC	M Giron JJ Wolf	2	3
		M Middelkoop B van de Zandschulp	3	6	[6]			5	L Glasspool H Heliövaara	6	6
	5	L Glasspool H Heliövaara	6	3	[10]

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	JS Cabal R Farah	77	4	[3]
		S Bolelli F Fognini	61	6	[10]				S Bolelli F Fognini	1	6	[10]
		R Hijikata J Kubler	1	3					A Krajicek M McDonald	6	3	[5]
		A Krajicek M McDonald	6	6												S Bolelli F Fognini	2	4
		K Khachanov A Rublev	3	4												J Isner J Sock	6	6
		K Krawietz F Martin	6	6					K Krawietz F Martin	68	4
		J Isner J Sock	66	7	[10]				J Isner J Sock	710	6
	3	M Arévalo J-J Rojer	78	5	[7]																		J Isner J Sock	66	62
	7	H Nys J Zieliński	6	3	[6]																		R Bopanna M Ebden	78	77
		L Miedler C Norrie	3	6	[10]				L Miedler C Norrie
		F Auger-Aliassime D Shapovalov	6	6					F Auger-Aliassime D Shapovalov	w/o
		H Rune B Shelton	1	3												F Auger-Aliassime D Shapovalov	4	5
		R Matos D Vega Hernández	5	6	[6]											R Bopanna M Ebden	6	7
		R Bopanna M Ebden	7	3	[10]				R Bopanna M Ebden	w/o
		G Dimitrov H Hurkacz	77	6					G Dimitrov H Hurkacz
	2	R Ram J Salisbury	62	4

Seeded teams

The following are the seeded teams, based on ATP rankings as of March 6, 2023.

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank	Seed
NED	Wesley Koolhof	GBR	Neal Skupski	2	1
USA	Rajeev Ram	GBR	Joe Salisbury	7	2
ESA	Marcelo Arévalo	NED	Jean-Julien Rojer	12	3
CRO	Nikola Mektić	CRO	Mate Pavić	13	4
GBR	Lloyd Glasspool	FIN	Harri Heliövaara	23	5
ESP	Marcel Granollers	ARG	Horacio Zeballos	29	6
MON	Hugo Nys	POL	Jan Zieliński	33	7
COL	Juan Sebastián Cabal	COL	Robert Farah	47	8

Other entry information

Wildcards

• Marcos Giron / J. J. Wolf
• Nathaniel Lammons / Jackson Withrow
• Jannik Sinner / Lorenzo Sonego

Protected ranking

• Casper Ruud / Dominic Thiem
• Frances Tiafoe / Stan Wawrinka

Alternates

• Francisco Cerúndolo / Diego Schwartzman

Withdrawals

• Félix Auger-Aliassime / Sebastian Korda → replaced by Félix Auger-Aliassime / Denis Shapovalov
• Roberto Bautista Agut / Pablo Carreño Busta → replaced by Francisco Cerúndolo / Diego Schwartzman
• Ivan Dodig / Austin Krajicek → replaced by Austin Krajicek / Mackenzie McDonald

References

1. "Bopanna/Ebden Win Indian Wells Doubles Title In Match Tie-Break". Association of Tennis Professionals. March 19, 2023. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
2. "Isner/Sock Claim Second Indian Wells Title Together". Association of Tennis Professionals. March 20, 2022. Archived from the original on March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

External links

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