They will face first-time Grand Slam finalists and No. 8 seeds Andy Ram and Jonathan Erlich (pictured above) in the title match after the Israeli duo dismissed sixth seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles in 6-4 sets.

Llodra will be going for his third Australian Open doubles title, having won back-to-back crowns from 2003-04 with compatriot Fabrice Santoro. The two also reached the final in 2002. Clement, the 2001 singles runner-up, will be appearing in his first Australian Open doubles final. His previous best finish came six years ago when he reached the semifinals with compatriot Julien Boutter, falling to Llodra and Santoro.

In Llodra and Clement’s previous Melbourne appearances together, they reached the second round in 2006 and made a first round exit last year.

Ram and Erlich are making their sixth appearance in Melbourne and had previously not advanced beyond the third round. Their best Grand Slam result before this week was a semifinal run four years ago at Wimbledon.

Last season, they finished in the Top 10 of the Stanford ATP Doubles Race for the third straight year with excellent result on hard courts. They won their first ATP Masters Series title in Cincinnati and also reached the final in Indian Wells.

Coetzee and Moodie were attempting to reach their second straight final after a runner-up effort in Doha in their team's first appearance this season. Coetzee was looking to reach his first Grand Slam final, while Moodie clinched his only career Slam title in 2005 at Wimbledon after he and Aussie Stephen Huss qualified into the main draw.

Doubles veterans Bhupathi and Knowles, who were making their Grand Slam debut as a tandem, were both looking for return trips to the Aussie Open final. Bhupathi and fellow Indian Leander Paes were finalists in 1999. Knowles reached his first final in 1995 with long-time partner Daniel Nestor, but waited another seven years to win their first Australian Open doubles title. They followed in 2003 with another runner-up finish.