2017 Wheelchair Doubles Masters

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2017 Wheelchair Doubles Masters
Date22–26 November 2017
Edition18th (men/women) / 15th (quad)
CategoryITF Masters Series
Draw8M/6W/4Q
Surface Hard / indoor
Location Bemmel, Netherlands
VenueSportcentrum de Schaapskooi
Champions
Men's doubles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alfie Hewett / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Reid
Women's doubles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marjolein Buis / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Diede de Groot
Quad doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Nick Taylor / Flag of the United States.svg David Wagner
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The 2017 Wheelchair Doubles Masters (also known as the 2017 Uniqlo Wheelchair Doubles Masters for sponsorship reasons) is a wheelchair tennis tournament played at the Sportcentrum de Schaapskooi in Bemmel, Netherlands, from 22 to 26 November 2017. It is the season-ending event for the highest-ranked wheelchair tennis doubles players on the 2017 ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour.

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Tournament

The 2017 Uniqlo Wheelchair Doubles Masters took place from 22 to 26 November at the Sportcentrum de Schaapskooi in Bemmel, Netherlands. It was the 18th edition of the tournament (15th for quad players). The tournament is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2017 ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour. The event takes place on indoor 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. [1]

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 9 October 2017. All matches are the best of three tie-break sets, including the final.

Qualified pairs

The following pairs qualified for the 2017 Wheelchair Doubles Masters, based upon rankings as at 9 October 2017. Players whose names are struck out qualified but did not participate and were replaced by the next highest ranking player. [2] [3] [4]

Champions

Men's doubles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alfie Hewett / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Reid def. Flag of France.svg Stéphane Houdet / Flag of France.svg Nicolas Peifer, 1–6, 6–4, 7–5 [5]

Women's doubles

Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marjolein Buis / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Diede de Groot def. Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Ellerbrock / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Aniek van Koot, 6–2, 6–4 [6]

Quad doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Nick Taylor / Flag of the United States.svg David Wagner def. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Antony Cotterill / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Lapthorne, 6–4, 6–3 [7]

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References

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  2. ↑ "IFT Announces the Entries for the Tournament". wheelchairdoublesmasters.com. KNLTB. 12 October 2017. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Bemmel set to host UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters". itftennis.com. ITF. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Draw made for 2017 UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters". itftennis.com. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Hewett and Reid Battle Back to Beat French Top Seeds Houdet and Peifer". wheelchairdoublesmasters.com. KNLTB. 27 November 2017. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Buis and De Groot Claim Uniqlo Wheelchair Doubles Masters Glory On Home Soil". wheelchairdoublesmasters.com. KNLTB. 27 November 2017. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Taylor and Wagner Seal Unprecedented 10th Doubles Masters Quad Title". wheelchairdoublesmasters.com. KNLTB. 26 November 2017. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
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