Mike Bryan and Jack Sock defeated Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut in the final, 5–7, 6–1, [13–11] to win the doubles tennis title at the 2018 ATP Finals.[1] They saved a championship point en route to Bryan's fifth Tour Finals title, and his first with a partner other than his brother Bob Bryan. Bryan became the oldest doubles champion in the tournament's history.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2018 ATP Finals | |
| Champions |  Mike Bryan Jack Sock |
| Runners-up |  Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut |
| Score | 5–7, 6–1, [13–11] |
Henri Kontinen and John Peers were the two-time reigning champions, but they only qualified for the first alternate spot.[2] Kontinen and Peers replaced Nikola Mektić and Alexander Peya for the last match in the round-robin competition, but did not progress to the knockout stage.
Seeds
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Oliver Marach / 
Mate Pavić (round robin)
Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah (semifinals)
Łukasz Kubot / 
Marcelo Melo (round robin)
Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares (semifinals)
Mike Bryan / Jack Sock (champions)
Raven Klaasen / 
Michael Venus (round robin)- Nikola Mektić / Alexander Peya (round robin, withdrew)
Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut (final)
Alternates
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Henri Kontinen / 
John Peers (replaced Mektić/Peya, round robin)
Jean-Julien Rojer / 
Horia Tecău (Did not play)
Draw
editKey
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
Finals
edit| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut
| 6 | 5 | [10] | |||||||||
| 2 |  Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah
| 3 | 7 | [5] | |||||||||
| 8 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut
| 7 | 1 | [11] | |||||||||
| 5 | Mike Bryan Jack Sock
| 5 | 6 | [13] | |||||||||
| 4 |  Jamie Murray Bruno Soares
| 3 | 6 | [4] | |||||||||
| 5 | Mike Bryan Jack Sock
| 6 | 4 | [10] | |||||||||
Group Knowles/Nestor
edit Marach Pavić
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 Kubot Melo
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Bryan Sock
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Herbert Mahut
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 1 | Oliver Marach Mate Pavić
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6–7(4–7), 4–6 | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) | 1–2 | 2–4 | 33–36 | 4 | |
| 3 | Łukasz Kubot Marcelo Melo
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7–6(7–4), 6–4 | 3–6, 6–7(5–7) | 2–6, 4–6 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 28–35 | 3 | |
| 5 | Mike Bryan Jack Sock
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6–4, 7–6(7–4) | 6–3, 7–6(7–5) | 2–6, 2–6 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 30–31 | 2 | |
| 8 | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut
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4–6, 6–7(3–7) | 6–2, 6–4 | 6–2, 6–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 34–23 | 1 |
Group Llodra/Santoro
edit| Cabal Farah
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Murray Soares
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 Klaasen Venus
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Mektić Peya Kontinen Peers
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 2 | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah
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4–6, 3–6 | 6–3, 7–6(7–5) | 6–3, 6–4 (w/ Mektić/Peya) |
2–1 | 4–2 | 32–28 | 2 | |
| 4 | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares
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6–4, 6–3 | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, [10–5] | 3–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–3] (w/ Kontinen/Peers) |
3–0 | 6–2 | 35–31 | 1 | |
| 6 | Raven Klaasen Michael Venus
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3–6, 6–7(5–7) | 6–7(5–7), 6–4, [5–10] | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5) (w/ Mektić/Peya) |
1–2 | 3–4 | 35–37 | 3 | |
| 7 9 |
Nikola Mektić Alexander Peya Henri Kontinen John Peers
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3–6, 4–6 (w/ Mektić/Peya) |
6–3, 6–7(3–7), [3–10] (w/ Kontinen/Peers) |
6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7) (w/ Mektić/Peya) |
0–2 0–1 |
0–4 1–2 |
19–26 12–11 |
X 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-player ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-player ties, percentage of sets won, then percentage of games won, then ATP rankings.[3]
References
edit- ^ Tennis.com. "Bryan, Sock save match point to win ATP Finals doubles title". Tennis.com. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "Draw Announced For 2018 Nitto ATP Finals". ATP. 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Semi-final Qualifying Procedure". Nitto ATP Finals. Retrieved 14 November 2018.