Alexandr Dolgopolov and Xavier Malisse defeated Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka in the final, 6–4, 6–7^(5–7), [10–7] to win the men's doubles tennis title at the 2011 Indian Wells Masters.

Marc López and Rafael Nadal were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Federer and Wawrinka.

	Semifinals							Final
		Alexandr Dolgopolov Xavier Malisse	3	6	[10]
		Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi	6	3	[8]
									Alexandr Dolgopolov Xavier Malisse	6	65	[10]
									Roger Federer Stanislas Wawrinka	4	77	[7]
		Marc López Rafael Nadal	5	3
		Roger Federer Stanislas Wawrinka	7	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	B Bryan M Bryan	6	7
	Alt	F López M Raonic	4	5				1	B Bryan M Bryan	5	711	[7]
		T Berdych J Tipsarević	6	4	[8]				A Dolgopolov X Malisse	7	69	[10]
		A Dolgopolov X Malisse	4	6	[10]											A Dolgopolov X Malisse	67	6	[10]
		M Melo B Soares	5	6	[6]											A Murray J Murray	79	3	[8]
		A Murray J Murray	7	3	[10]				A Murray J Murray	6	3	[10]
		J Isner S Querrey	3	6	[10]				J Isner S Querrey	3	6	[3]
	6	M Llodra N Zimonjić	6	3	[8]																		A Dolgopolov X Malisse	3	6	[10]
	3	M Bhupathi L Paes	7	6																			R Bopanna A-u-H Qureshi	6	3	[8]
		S Aspelin J Knowle	5	4				3	M Bhupathi L Paes	3	4
		R Bopanna A-u-H Qureshi	77	6					R Bopanna A-u-H Qureshi	6	6
		E Butorac J-J Rojer	64	4												R Bopanna A-u-H Qureshi	6	77
		N Djokovic V Troicki	6	7												N Djokovic V Troicki	1	65
		JI Chela J Mónaco	3	5					N Djokovic V Troicki	6	4	[10]
		G García-López A Montañés	4	2				7	Ł Kubot O Marach	2	6	[7]
	7	Ł Kubot O Marach	6	6

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	J Melzer P Petzschner	3	6	[12]
		N Almagro D Ferrer	6	1	[10]			5	J Melzer P Petzschner	77	66	[10]
		M Granollers T Robredo	3	4					L Dlouhý P Hanley	61	78	[12]
		L Dlouhý P Hanley	6	6												L Dlouhý P Hanley	5	77	[7]
	WC	T Bellucci R Harrison	4	6	[8]											M López R Nadal	7	63	[10]
		M Čilić I Karlović	6	3	[10]				M Čilić I Karlović	4	4
		M López R Nadal	77	77					M López R Nadal	6	6
	4	M Fyrstenberg M Matkowski	65	62																			M López R Nadal	5	3
	8	R Lindstedt H Tecău	6	63	[10]																		R Federer S Wawrinka	7	6
		M Knowles M Mertiňák	2	77	[12]				M Knowles M Mertiňák	6	6
		D Marrero F Verdasco	77	4	[10]			WC	J Erlich A Ram	3	4
	WC	J Erlich A Ram	62	6	[12]											M Knowles M Mertiňák	1	5
		J Benneteau R Gasquet	6	77												R Federer S Wawrinka	6	7
		K Anderson P Kohlschreiber	4	64					J Benneteau R Gasquet	3	6	[10]
		R Federer S Wawrinka	6	6					R Federer S Wawrinka	6	4	[12]
	2	M Mirnyi D Nestor	1	2

• Main Draw