2021 US Open – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
Men's doubles
2021 US Open
Final
Champions	Rajeev Ram ; Joe Salisbury
Runners-up	Jamie Murray ; Bruno Soares
Score	3–6, 6–2, 6–2
Events

Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury defeated the defending champion Bruno Soares and his partner Jamie Murray in the final, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2021 US Open. It was the second major title for Ram and Salisbury as a team, following the 2020 Australian Open.^[1] Ram and Salisbury saved four match points en route to the title, in the quarterfinals against Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell.^[2]

Soares and Mate Pavić were the defending champions,^[3] but did not play together. Pavić partnered Nikola Mektić, but lost in the first round to Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow.^[4]

Salisbury also won the mixed doubles title partnering Desirae Krawczyk, becoming the first man to win both the men's doubles and mixed doubles titles at the US Open in the same year since Bob Bryan in 2010.^[5]

Seeds

01.

Nikola Mektić /

Mate Pavić (first round)

02.

Marcel Granollers /

Horacio Zeballos (quarterfinals)

03.

Pierre-Hugues Herbert /

Nicolas Mahut (quarterfinals)

04. Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury (champions)

05.

Juan Sebastián Cabal /

Robert Farah (first round)

06.

Kevin Krawietz /

Horia Tecău (quarterfinals)

07.

Jamie Murray /

Bruno Soares (final)

08.

John Peers /

Filip Polášek (semifinals)

09.

Łukasz Kubot /

Marcelo Melo (first round)

10.

Wesley Koolhof /

Jean-Julien Rojer (third round)

11.

Raven Klaasen /

Ben McLachlan (second round)

12.

Tim Pütz /

Michael Venus (first round, retired)

13.

Rohan Bopanna /

Ivan Dodig (third round)

14.

Simone Bolelli /

Máximo González (second round)

15.

Andrey Golubev /

Andreas Mies (third round)

16.

Sander Gillé /

Joran Vliegen (second round)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

WC	Steve Johnson Sam Querrey	6	7⁷

6	Kevin Krawietz Horia Tecău	2	6⁵
					WC	Steve Johnson Sam Querrey	6⁵	4

					4	Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury	7⁷	6
4	Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury	7⁹	6⁶	7¹²

	Matthew Ebden Max Purcell	6⁷	7⁸	6¹⁰
										4	Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury	3	6	6

										7	Jamie Murray Bruno Soares	6	2	2
8	John Peers Filip Polášek	6	6

3	Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut	2	3
					8	John Peers Filip Polášek	3	6	4

					7	Jamie Murray Bruno Soares	6	3	6
7	Jamie Murray Bruno Soares	6⁵	6	6

2	Marcel Granollers Horacio Zeballos	7⁷	4	4

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

1	N Mektić M Pavić	2	5
WC	N Lammons J Withrow	6	7		WC	N Lammons J Withrow	4	2
	L Saville J-P Smith	4	4			R Berankis B Paire	6	6
	R Berankis B Paire	6	6								R Berankis B Paire	3	4
WC	S Johnson S Querrey	6⁴	6	7⁷						WC	S Johnson S Querrey	6	6
	M Arévalo M Middelkoop	7⁷	4	6³	WC	S Johnson S Querrey	7⁷	6
	C Norrie J-L Struff	6⁵	3		14	S Bolelli M González	6⁵	4
14	S Bolelli M González	7⁷	6											WC	S Johnson S Querrey	6	7⁷
11	R Klaasen B McLachlan	6	6⁷	7⁷										6	K Krawietz H Tecău	2	6⁵
WC	M Krueger M Mmoh	4	7⁹	6⁵	11	R Klaasen B McLachlan	1	6	6⁷
	S González A Molteni	5	6	6		S González A Molteni	6	3	7⁹
	R Haase M McDonald	7	3	2							S González A Molteni	2	6⁵
Alt	F Nielsen V Pospisil	6	7⁷							6	K Krawietz H Tecău	6	7⁷
	M Giron A Göransson	3	6³		Alt	F Nielsen V Pospisil	6¹²	6⁴
	M Fucsovics S Travaglia	3	2		6	K Krawietz H Tecău	7¹⁴	7⁷
6	K Krawietz H Tecău	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

4	R Ram J Salisbury	6	6
Alt	S-w Kwon D Sharan	3	4		4	R Ram J Salisbury	6	6
	J Millman T Monteiro	6	6			J Millman T Monteiro	3	4
	A de Minaur M Reid	3	2							4	R Ram J Salisbury	6⁴	6	7⁷
	M Kecmanović C Ruud	2	0^r							13	R Bopanna I Dodig	7⁷	4	6³
	H Nys A Rinderknech	6	2			H Nys A Rinderknech	3	6	4
	J Duckworth J Thompson	6	3	6¹	13	R Bopanna I Dodig	6	4	6
13	R Bopanna I Dodig	3	6	7⁷											4	R Ram J Salisbury	7⁹	6⁶	7¹²
9	Ł Kubot M Melo	6²	4													M Ebden M Purcell	6⁷	7⁸	6¹⁰
WC	E King H Reese	7⁷	6		WC	E King H Reese	7⁷	6
	H Heliövaara H Kontinen	5	6	6¹⁰		D Inglot A Krajicek	6⁵	4
	D Inglot A Krajicek	7	4	7¹²						WC	E King H Reese	4	4
	D Lajović B Nakashima	6⁴	6²								M Ebden M Purcell	6	6
	M Ebden M Purcell	7⁷	7⁷			M Ebden M Purcell	6	7⁷
	H Hurkacz S Walków	6	6²	6		H Hurkacz S Walków	4	6⁴
5	JS Cabal R Farah	3	7⁷	3

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

8	J Peers F Polášek	6	6
	L Bambridge K Skupski	3	3		8	J Peers F Polášek	7⁷	6
	O Marach P Oswald	2	7⁷	2		J Erlich L Harris	6⁵	4
	J Erlich L Harris	6	6³	6						8	J Peers F Polášek	4	6	6
WC	R Galloway A Lawson	6	6							10	W Koolhof J-J Rojer	6	3	4
	F Coria G Mager	1	3		WC	R Galloway A Lawson	3	6³
	A Karatsev A Nedovyesov	6¹³	1		10	W Koolhof J-J Rojer	6	7⁷
10	W Koolhof J-J Rojer	7¹⁵	6												8	J Peers F Polášek	6	6
15	A Golubev A Mies	6	6												3	P-H Herbert N Mahut	2	3
	P Martínez A Ramos Viñolas	4	4		15	A Golubev A Mies	7	6
	P Cuevas A Mannarino	7⁸	2	4		T Brkić N Ćaćić	5	2
	T Brkić N Ćaćić	6⁶	6	6						15	A Golubev A Mies	6	5	3
	M Daniell M Demoliner	6⁴	6	2						3	P-H Herbert N Mahut	4	7	6
	D Evans L Glasspool	7⁷	4	1^r		M Daniell M Demoliner	3	7⁷	6¹
WC	E Spizzirri T Zink	4	4		3	P-H Herbert N Mahut	6	6³	7⁷
3	P-H Herbert N Mahut	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

7	J Murray B Soares	6	6
	T Paul A Popyrin	4	2		7	J Murray B Soares	7⁷	6
WC	C Eubanks B Fratangelo	4	6	6	WC	C Eubanks B Fratangelo	6⁴	4
	N Monroe F Tiafoe	6	3	2						7	J Murray B Soares	7⁸	6⁴	6
	L Đere F Krajinović	2	3								D Koepfer E Ruusuvuori	6⁶	7⁷	1
	N Skupski J Sock	6	6			N Skupski J Sock
	D Koepfer E Ruusuvuori	3	6			D Koepfer E Ruusuvuori	w/o
12	T Pütz M Venus	6	5^r												7	J Murray B Soares	6⁵	6	6
16	S Gillé J Vliegen	6	6												2	M Granollers H Zeballos	7⁷	4	4
	I Ivashka J Munar	3	3		16	S Gillé J Vliegen	6	3	6³
	J O'Mara A-u-H Qureshi	6	3	6		J O'Mara A-u-H Qureshi	3	6	7⁷
	A Behar G Escobar	3	6	3							J O'Mara A-u-H Qureshi	5	5
	J Chardy F Martin	6	6⁵	6						2	M Granollers H Zeballos	7	7
	J Melzer M Polmans	3	7⁷	3		J Chardy F Martin	7⁷	5	6⁴
	F Bagnis F Delbonis	3	3		2	M Granollers H Zeballos	6⁴	7	7⁷
2	M Granollers H Zeballos	6	6