Men's doubles
2008 Dubai Tennis Championships
ChampionsIndia Mahesh Bhupathi
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Runners-upCzech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
Score7–5, 7–6(9–7)

Fabrice Santoro and Nenad Zimonjić were the defending champions. They were both present but did not compete together.
Santoro partnered with Richard Gasquet, but lost in the quarterfinals to Simon Aspelin and Julian Knowle.
Zimonjic partnered with Daniel Nestor, but lost in the semifinals to Martin Damm and Pavel Vízner.

Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles won in the final 7–5, 7–6(9–7), against Martin Damm and Pavel Vízner.

Seeds

Draw

Key

Draw

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Canada D Nestor
Serbia N Zimonjić
6 78  
  Czech Republic T Berdych
Finland J Nieminen
4 66   1 Canada D Nestor
Serbia N Zimonjić
2 77 [10]
  Russia I Andreev
France P-H Mathieu
5 4   WC India R Bopanna
Pakistan A-u-H Qureshi
6 65 [6]
WC India R Bopanna
Pakistan A-u-H Qureshi
7 6   1 Canada D Nestor
Serbia N Zimonjić
3 66  
3 Czech Republic M Damm
Czech Republic P Vízner
6 6   3 Czech Republic M Damm
Czech Republic P Vízner
6 78  
  United Arab Emirates HA Janahi
United Arab Emirates M Al Baloushi
2 2   3 Czech Republic M Damm
Czech Republic P Vízner
6 7  
  Poland M Fyrstenberg
Poland M Matkowski
3 4     Germany P Kohlschreiber
Russia M Youzhny
4 5  
  Germany P Kohlschreiber
Russia M Youzhny
6 6   3 Czech Republic M Damm
Czech Republic P Vízner
5 67  
  South Africa J Coetzee
South Africa W Moodie
4 65   4 India M Bhupathi
The Bahamas M Knowles
7 79  
  Spain F López
Spain R Nadal
6 77     Spain F López
Spain R Nadal
1 1  
ALT Australia J Kerr
Netherlands R Wassen
4 3   4 India M Bhupathi
The Bahamas M Knowles
6 6  
4 India M Bhupathi
The Bahamas M Knowles
6 6   4 India M Bhupathi
The Bahamas M Knowles
6 6  
  France R Gasquet
France F Santoro
65 6 [17] 2 Sweden S Aspelin
Austria J Knowle
2 0  
  Spain D Ferrer
Spain F Verdasco
77 2 [15]   France R Gasquet
France F Santoro
3 6 [7]
  Australia P Hanley
India L Paes
1 3   2 Sweden S Aspelin
Austria J Knowle
6 4 [10]
2 Sweden S Aspelin
Austria J Knowle
6 6  
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