India's Yuki Bhambri and his American partner Robert Galloway moved into the semi-finals of the Bordeaux Challenger with a straight-sets win over the unseeded French pair of Quentin Halys and Albano Olivetti on Saturday.
The second-seeded Indo-American combine beat their unseeded opponents 7-5, 6-3 in 68 minutes.
They take on third seeded Brazilians Rafael Matos and Marcelo Melo next.
India's other contenders exited the tournament.
N Sriram Balaji and his Mexican partner Miguel Reyes-Varela lost in the men's doubles quarter-final, while in the singles draw, Sumit Nagal suffered a first-round defeat.