2016 Wheelchair Doubles Masters

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2016 Wheelchair Doubles Masters
Date2–6 November 2016
Edition17th (men/women) / 14th (quad)
CategoryITF Masters Series
Draw8M/6W/4Q
Surface Hard
Location Mission Viejo, California, United States
Champions
Men's doubles
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Houdet / Flag of France.svg Nicolas Peifer
Women's doubles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Diede de Groot / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lucy Shuker
Quad doubles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Antony Cotteril / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Lapthorne
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The 2016 Wheelchair Doubles Masters (also known as the 2016 Uniqlo Wheelchair Doubles Masters for sponsorship reasons) is a wheelchair tennis tournament played in Mission Viejo, California, United States, from 2 to 6 November 2016. [1] It is the season-ending event for the highest-ranked wheelchair tennis doubles players on the 2016 ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour.

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Tournament

The 2016 Uniqlo Wheelchair Doubles Masters took place from 2 to 6 November in Mission Viejo, California, United States. [1] It was the 17th edition of the tournament (14th for quad players). The tournament is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2016 ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour. The event takes place on hard courts. It serves as the season-ending championships for doubles players on the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour. The eight pairs who qualify for the men's event and six pairs who qualify for women's event are split into two groups of three or four. The four pairs who qualify for the quad event compete in one group. During this stage, pairs compete in a round-robin format (meaning pairs play against all the other players in their group). In the men's and women's events the two pairs with the best results in each group progress to the semifinals, where the winners of a group face the runners-up of the other group. In the quad event, the top two pairs progress to the final. This stage, however, is a knock-out stage. [2]

Format

The Wheelchair Doubles Masters has a round-robin format, with eight men's pairs, six women's pairs and four quad pairs competing. The seeds are determined by the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Rankings as they stood on 26 September 2016. [3] All matches are the best of three tie-break sets, including the final.

Qualified pairs

The following pairs qualified for the 2016 Wheelchair Doubles Masters, based upon rankings as at 26 September 2016. [3] [4] [5]

Champions

Men's doubles

Flag of France.svg Stéphane Houdet / Flag of France.svg Nicolas Peifer def. Flag of Argentina.svg Gustavo Fernández / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Joachim Gérard, 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 [6]

Women's doubles

Flag of the Netherlands.svg Diede de Groot / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lucy Shuker def. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Louise Hunt / Flag of the United States.svg Dana Mathewson, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 [6]

Quad doubles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Antony Cotterill / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Lapthorne def. Flag of the United States.svg Nick Taylor / Flag of the United States.svg David Wagner, 7–5, 1–6, 6–4 [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mission Viejo set for UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters". itftennis.com. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "About the Uniqlo Wheelchair Doubles Masters". wheelchairdoublesmasters.com. KNLTB. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 "ITF confirms 2016 Masters cut-off dates". itftennis.com. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "2016 UNIQLO Doubles Masters Entries updated". itftennis.com. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Draw made for UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters". itftennis.com. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 "Champions crowned at UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters". itftennis.com. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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