2006 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Bob and Mike Bryan defeated Fabrice Santoro and Nenad Zimonjić in the final, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] With the win, the Bryan brothers completed the career Grand Slam. It was their record seventh consecutive major final.

Men's doubles
2006 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
Runners-up	Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić
Score	6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Draw	64 (4 Q / 4 WC )
Seeds	16

Main article: 2006 Wimbledon Championships

Stephen Huss and Wesley Moodie were the defending champions, but lost in the third round to Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry.

The quarterfinal match between Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor and Aspelin & Perry became, at the time, the longest match ever played at Wimbledon, lasting 6 hours and 9 minutes, with Knowles & Nestor winning the match 5–7, 6–3, 6–7^(5–7), 6–3, 23–21.^[2] This record was eventually broken at the 2010 Championships, in the first round men's singles match between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut. It remains as of 2018 the longest doubles match played at any major.^[3]

Seeds

01.   Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (champions)

02.   Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi (quarterfinals)

03.   Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor (semifinals)

04.   Paul Hanley / Kevin Ullyett (quarterfinals)

05.   Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram (third round)

06.   Fabrice Santoro / Nenad Zimonjić (final)

07.   Martin Damm / Leander Paes (semifinals)

08.   Simon Aspelin / Todd Perry (quarterfinals)

09.   Stephen Huss / Wesley Moodie (third round)

10.   Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski (first round)

11.   Lukáš Dlouhý / Pavel Vízner (quarterfinals)

12.   František Čermák / Leoš Friedl (first round)

13.   Mahesh Bhupathi / Alexander Waske (first round)

14.   Wayne Black / Jeff Coetzee (first round)

15.   Martín García / Sebastián Prieto (third round)

16.   Chris Haggard / Dominik Hrbatý (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Main article: 2006 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles qualifying

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

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	77	77	6
	11	Lukáš Dlouhý Pavel Vízner	64	65	1
										1	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6	63	77	6
										3	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	4	77	63	1
	3	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	5	6	65	6	23
	8	Simon Aspelin Todd Perry	7	3	77	3	21
																			1	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	6	4	6	6
																			6	Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić	3	6	4	2
	7	Martin Damm Leander Paes	710	65	65	79	6
	4	Paul Hanley Kevin Ullyett	68	77	77	67	2
										7	Martin Damm Leander Paes	2	1	5
										6	Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić	6	6	7
	6	Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić	6	6	6
	2	Jonas Björkman Max Mirnyi	4	4	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	1	B Bryan M Bryan	62	6	64	6	11
		A Delić J Kerr	77	3	77	3	9			1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	6	6
		M Mertiňák P Pála	6	6	6						M Mertiňák P Pála	1	4	4
		L Azzaro A di Mauro	3	2	3														1	B Bryan M Bryan	65	6	6	6
	WC	M Lee J Marray	1	65	4															A Fisher B Reynolds	77	4	4	2
		A Fisher B Reynolds	6	77	6						A Fisher B Reynolds	3	6	6	6
	LL	F Niemeyer G Weiner	77	6	79					LL	F Niemeyer G Weiner	6	3	2	2
	13	M Bhupathi A Waske	62	3	67																							1	B Bryan M Bryan	77	77	6
	11	L Dlouhý P Vízner	77	6	3	6																						11	L Dlouhý P Vízner	64	65	1
		J Benneteau N Mahut	63	4	6	3				11	L Dlouhý P Vízner	4	6	78	77
		L Burgsmüller O Marach	5	4	6	6	6				L Burgsmüller O Marach	6	2	66	64
		D Sanguinetti A Seppi	7	6	3	4	4												11	L Dlouhý P Vízner	77	6	4	77
		W Arthurs J Gimelstob	5	6	6	6													5	J Erlich A Ram	64	4	6	65
		D Ferrer T Robredo	7	3	4	2					W Arthurs J Gimelstob	5	3	6	66
		I Minář J Vaněk	2	1	4					5	J Erlich A Ram	7	6	3	78
	5	J Erlich A Ram	6	6	6

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	3	M Knowles D Nestor	4	6	6	6
		L Arnold Ker D Nalbandian	6	3	4	2				3	M Knowles D Nestor	6	4	710	6
		P Goldstein J Thomas	2	3	3						Y Allegro K Vliegen	4	6	68	2
		Y Allegro K Vliegen	6	6	6														3	M Knowles D Nestor	77	6	7
		N Almagro A Portas	3	63	3														WC	J Auckland J Delgado	63	4	5
		P Starace L Zovko	6	77	6						P Starace L Zovko	64	1	5
	WC	J Auckland J Delgado	6	4	2	6	6			WC	J Auckland J Delgado	77	6	7
	14	W Black J Coetzee	4	6	6	4	3																					3	M Knowles D Nestor	5	6	65	6	23
	9	S Huss W Moodie	6	6	61	6																						8	S Aspelin T Perry	7	3	77	3	21
		M Daniel F Vicente	2	1	77	1				9	S Huss W Moodie	7	64	3	7	6
		C Kas F Mayer	1	65	4						A Peya B Phau	5	77	6	5	3
		A Peya B Phau	6	77	6														9	S Huss W Moodie	77	6	65	64
	Q	K Kim C Mamiit	4	6	3	77	6												8	S Aspelin T Perry	65	7	77	77
	LL	Sa Ratiwatana So Ratiwatana	6	3	6	65	8			LL	Sa Ratiwatana So Ratiwatana	4	4	2
	Q	N Bamford J May	4	3	3					8	S Aspelin T Perry	6	6	6
	8	S Aspelin T Perry	6	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	7	M Damm L Paes	77	6	0
		J Tipsarević M Youzhny	64	3	0r					7	M Damm L Paes	6	6	6
		J Hernych D Škoch	3	6	77	6					J Hernych D Škoch	4	4	3
		J Nieminen G Oliver	6	3	61	1													7	M Damm L Paes	6	6	77
		P Petzschner O Rochus	6	6	3	6														C Suk R Vik	2	1	61
		J Levinský R Lindstedt	4	2	6	3					P Petzschner O Rochus	6	3	4	2
		C Suk R Vik	7	610	6	77					C Suk R Vik	4	6	6	6
	12	F Čermák L Friedl	5	712	4	62																						7	M Damm L Paes	710	65	65	79	6
	16	C Haggard D Hrbatý	4	6	6	3	4																					4	P Hanley K Ullyett	68	77	77	67	2
		T Phillips R Wassen	6	3	4	6	6				T Phillips R Wassen	6	6	3	5	4
		A Martín R Ramírez Hidalgo	3	6	5	2				Q	I Labadze D Vemić	4	4	6	7	6
	Q	I Labadze D Vemić	6	2	7	6													Q	I Labadze D Vemić	3	77	3	77	7
		T Parrott V Spadea	77	4	4	77	1												4	P Hanley K Ullyett	6	65	6	64	9
		M Kohlmann R Schüttler	64	6	6	62	6				M Kohlmann R Schüttler	4	61	77	65
		F Serra G Simon	3	4	4					4	P Hanley K Ullyett	6	77	65	77
	4	P Hanley K Ullyett	6	6	6

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarterfinals
	6	F Santoro N Zimonjić	77	6	78
		P Kohlschreiber D Tursunov	63	2	66					6	F Santoro N Zimonjić	63	6	6	6
		C Rochus S Wawrinka	6	6	64	4	3			WC	J Goodall R Hutchins	77	4	4	4
	WC	J Goodall R Hutchins	3	4	77	6	6												6	F Santoro N Zimonjić	6	6	79
	LL	Z Fleishman R Smeets	78	6	7														Q	R Delgado A Sá	4	4	67
	WC	C Fleming J Murray	66	4	5					LL	Z Fleishman R Smeets	2	3	2
	Q	R Delgado A Sá	2	6	6	4	6			Q	R Delgado A Sá	6	6	6
	10	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	6	4	3	6	3																					6	F Santoro N Zimonjić	6	6	6
	15	M García S Prieto	77	6	6																							2	J Björkman M Mirnyi	4	4	4
		I Ljubičić U Vico	64	3	4					15	M García S Prieto	6	77	6
		J Melzer G Müller	65	65	63						D Bracciali N Djokovic	4	63	4
		D Bracciali N Djokovic	77	77	77														15	M García S Prieto	1	4	77	3
	LL	T Cakl P Šnobel	3	4	3														2	J Björkman M Mirnyi	6	6	64	6
		Ł Kubot T Zíb	6	6	6						Ł Kubot T Zíb	3	2	2
		T Cibulec J Novák	3	2	2					2	J Björkman M Mirnyi	6	6	6
	2	J Björkman M Mirnyi	6	6	6

References

1. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
2. Preston, Eleanor (6 July 2006). "Nestor and Knowles win longest match in history". theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
3. "Longest grand slam tennis match (doubles)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 11 June 2018.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
• "Wimbledon 2006 – Doubles Draw". atpworldtour.com. ATP World Tour. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
• 2006 Wimbledon Championships – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation