2018 Italian Open – Men's doubles

Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.

Men's doubles
2018 Italian Open
Champions	Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah
Runners-up	Pablo Carreño Busta João Sousa
Score	3–6, 6–4, [10–4]

Main article: 2018 Italian Open (tennis)

Łukasz Kubot and Mate Pavić were in contention for the ATP no. 1 doubles ranking at the beginning of the tournament. Pavić attained the top ranking after both he and Kubot (along with their respective partners) lost in the quarterfinals. Pavić will be the first player from Croatia (male or female) to achieve a no. 1 ranking and the youngest ATP doubles no. 1 player since 1996.^[1]

Juan Sebastián Cabal and Robert Farah won their first Masters 1000 title, defeating Pablo Carreño Busta and João Sousa in the final, 3–6, 6–4, [10–4].

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo (quarterfinals)
2. Oliver Marach / Mate Pavić (quarterfinals)
3. Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan (withdrew due to Bob Bryan's hip injury)
4. Henri Kontinen / John Peers (quarterfinals)
5. Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares (semifinals)
6. Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah (champions)
7. Rohan Bopanna / Édouard Roger-Vasselin (second round)
8. Feliciano López / Marc López (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	6	Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah	77	3	[10]
	5	Jamie Murray Bruno Soares	64	6	[8]
								6	Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah	3	6	[10]
								Alt	Pablo Carreño Busta João Sousa	6	4	[4]
	Alt	Pablo Carreño Busta João Sousa	3	77	[10]
		Pablo Cuevas Marcel Granollers	6	65	[5]

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	Ł Kubot M Melo	77	65	[10]
		S González A-u-H Qureshi	6	6					S González A-u-H Qureshi	64	77	[2]
		D Schwartzman D Shapovalov	2	2											1	Ł Kubot M Melo	3	5
		R Haase J-J Rojer	6	6											6	JS Cabal R Farah	6	7
		J Peralta H Zeballos	4	4					R Haase J-J Rojer	77	5	[8]
								6	JS Cabal R Farah	65	7	[10]
																						6	JS Cabal R Farah	77	3	[10]
																						5	J Murray B Soares	64	6	[8]
								4	H Kontinen J Peers	77	6
		N Mektić A Peya	68	4					J Isner J Sock	62	3
		J Isner J Sock	710	6											4	H Kontinen J Peers	4	6	[5]
		R Harrison F Verdasco	2	4											5	J Murray B Soares	6	2	[10]
		R Klaasen M Venus	6	6					R Klaasen M Venus	3	4
								5	J Murray B Soares	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								8	F López M López	w/o
	WC	S Bolelli F Fognini	4	6	[9]				JM del Potro L Mayer
		JM del Potro L Mayer	6	1	[11]										8	F López M López	6	3	[4]
		S Querrey R Ram	6	7											Alt	P Carreño Busta J Sousa	1	6	[10]
		A Mannarino L Pouille	3	5					S Querrey R Ram	6	3	[5]
								Alt	P Carreño Busta J Sousa	3	6	[10]
																						Alt	P Carreño Busta J Sousa	3	77	[10]
																							P Cuevas M Granollers	6	65	[5]
								7	R Bopanna É Roger-Vasselin	65	4
	WC	J Ocleppo A Vavassori	4	4					P Cuevas M Granollers	77	6
		P Cuevas M Granollers	6	6												P Cuevas M Granollers	6	77
		S Johnson D Thiem	64	6	[10]										2	O Marach M Pavić	3	64
		A Zverev M Zverev	77	3	[7]				S Johnson D Thiem	6	3	[14]
								2	O Marach M Pavić	0	6	[16]