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Men's doubles | |
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Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics | |
Champions | Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor (CAN) |
Runners-up | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde (AUS) |
Score | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
Men's doubles at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre | |||||||||
Dates | 20–27 September 2000 | |||||||||
Competitors | 29 teams (58 players) from 29 nations | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Canada's Sébastien Lareau and Daniel Nestor defeated the defending gold medalists, Australia's Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde, in the final, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–2) to win the gold medal in Men's Doubles tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics. It was Canada's first men's doubles medal. The Woodies became the first pair to win multiple medals in the event, and the second and third individuals to do so (Reginald Doherty won two golds with different partners in 1900 and 1908). In the bronze medal match, Spain's Àlex Corretja and Albert Costa defeated South Africa's David Adams and John-Laffnie de Jager, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3. It was Spain's second (after 1988) medal at the event.
The tournament was held in the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia from 20 to 27 September 2000. There were 29 pairs from 29 nations, with each nation limited to one pair (two players). [1]
This was the 11th appearance of men's doubles tennis. The event has been held at every Summer Olympics where tennis has been on the program: from 1896 to 1924 and then from 1988 to the current program. A demonstration event was held in 1968.
Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions, host nation heroes, number one seeds, and favorites. 1996 bronze medalist David Prinosil of Germany returned, now partnered with Tommy Haas. [1]
Belarus made its debut in the event. Russia made its first separate appearance since 1912. Great Britain made its ninth appearance in the event, most of any nation.
The competition was a single-elimination tournament with a bronze medal match. All matches except the final were best-of-three sets; the final was best-of-five. Tiebreaks were used for any set before the third (fifth in the final) that reached 6–6.
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
Date | Time | Round |
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Wednesday, 20 September 2000 Thursday, 21 September 2000 Friday, 22 September 2000 | 11:00 | Round of 32 |
Friday, 22 September 2000 Saturday, 23 September 2000 | 11:00 | Round of 16 |
Monday, 24 September 2000 Tuesday, 25 September 2000 Wednesday, 26 September 2000 | 11:45 | Quarterfinals |
Wednesday, 25 September 2000 | 11:00 | Semifinals |
Friday, 27 September 2000 | 11:00 | Bronze medal match Final |
The top three seeds received byes into the second round.
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||
1 | Todd Woodbridge (AUS) Mark Woodforde (AUS) | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||
Àlex Corretja (ESP) Albert Costa (ESP) | 3 | 65 | |||||||||||||
1 | Todd Woodbridge (AUS) Mark Woodforde (AUS) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 62 | ||||||||||
4 | Sébastien Lareau (CAN) Daniel Nestor (CAN) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||
4 | Sébastien Lareau (CAN) Daniel Nestor (CAN) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
5 | David Adams (RSA) John-Laffnie de Jager (RSA) | 1 | 2 | Third place | |||||||||||
Àlex Corretja (ESP) Albert Costa (ESP) | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
5 | David Adams (RSA) John-Laffnie de Jager (RSA) | 6 | 4 | 3 |
1st round | 2nd round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | T Woodbridge (AUS) M Woodforde (AUS) | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
M Bhupathi (IND) L Paes (IND) | 6 | 6 | M Bhupathi (IND) L Paes (IND) | 3 | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Pavel (ROU) G Trifu (ROU) | 3 | 4 | 1 | T Woodbridge (AUS) M Woodforde (AUS) | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
S Iwabuchi (JPN) T Shimada (JPN) | 4 | 3 | D Hrbatý (SVK) K Kučera (SVK) | 65 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D Hrbatý (SVK) K Kučera (SVK) | 6 | 6 | D Hrbatý (SVK) K Kučera (SVK) | 6 | 65 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
G Köves (HUN) A Sávolt (HUN) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | M Bertolini (ITA) C Brandi (ITA) | 4 | 77 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | M Bertolini (ITA) C Brandi (ITA) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | T Woodbridge (AUS) M Woodforde (AUS) | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
À Corretja (ESP) À Costa (ESP) | 3 | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | J Novák (CZE) D Rikl (CZE) | 78 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
JI Chela (ARG) M Zabaleta (ARG) | 3 | 4 | À Corretja (ESP) À Costa (ESP) | 66 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
À Corretja (ESP) À Costa (ESP) | 6 | 6 | À Corretja (ESP) À Costa (ESP) | 64 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
A Clément (FRA) N Escudé (FRA) | 6 | 6 | M Mirnyi (BLR) V Voltchkov (BLR) | 77 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
D Vemić (YUG) N Zimonjić (YUG) | 2 | 2 | A Clément (FRA) N Escudé (FRA) | 4 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M Mirnyi (BLR) V Voltchkov (BLR) | 6 | 4 | M Mirnyi (BLR) V Voltchkov (BLR) | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | N Kulti (SWE) M Tillström (SWE) | 3 | 4 | r |
Todd Andrew Woodbridge, OAM is an Australian former professional tennis player and current sports broadcaster with the Nine Network.
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