Anders Järryd and John McEnroe were the defending champions, and won in the final 6–4, 7–6(2), against Mansour Bahrami and Henri Leconte.
| Legends over 45 doubles | |
|---|---|
| 2008 French Open | |
| Champions |  Anders Järryd John McEnroe |
| Runners-up |  Mansour Bahrami Henri Leconte |
| Score | 6–4, 7–6(2) |
Draw
editKey
- 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
Final
edit| Final | ||||||
| Anders Järryd John McEnroe
| 6 | 7 | ||||
| Mansour Bahrami Henri Leconte
| 4 | 62 | ||||
Group A
edit| Järryd McEnroe |
 Năstase Pernfors |
 Gómez McNamara |
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| Anders Järryd John McEnroe |
6–2, 6–1 | 6–4, 6–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 24–8 | 1 | ||
| Ilie Năstase Mikael Pernfors |
2–6, 1–6 | 1–6, 4–6 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 8–24 | 3 | ||
| Andrés Gómez Peter McNamara |
4–6, 1–6 | 6–1, 6–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 17–17 | 2 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4. steering-committee decision.
Group B
edit| Bahrami Leconte |
Fitzgerald Vilas |
 Pecci Ramírez |
RR W–L |
Set W–L |
Game W–L |
Standings | ||
| Mansour Bahrami Henri Leconte |
6–3, 6–4 | 6–4, 7–5 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 25–16 | 1 | ||
| John Fitzgerald Guillermo Vilas |
3–6, 4–6 | 6–4, 6–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 19–19 | 2 | ||
| Víctor Pecci Raúl Ramírez |
4–6, 5–7 | 4–6, 3–6 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 16–25 | 3 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 4. steering-committee decision.