Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett were the defending champions, but lost in second round to Mario Ančić and Ivan Ljubičić.
Jonas Björkman and Max Mirnyi won the title, defeating Michaël Llodra and Fabrice Santoro 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3) in the final.
All seeds received a bye into the second round.