Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Final
ChampionsFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Sébastien Lareau
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor  (CAN)
Runners-upFlag of Australia.svg  Todd Woodbridge
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Woodforde  (AUS)
Score5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  1996  · Summer Olympics ·  2004  

Men's doubles
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Sydney 2000 Olympic tennis.JPG
Tennis at the 2000 Olympics
Venue Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre
Dates20–27 September 2000
Competitors29 teams (58 players) from 29 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Sébastien Lareau
Daniel Nestor
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Silver medal icon.svg Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg Àlex Corretja
Albert Costa
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
  1996
2004  

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.

Contents

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]

Background

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.

Competition format

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.

Schedule

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

DateTimeRound
Wednesday, 20 September 2000
Thursday, 21 September 2000
Friday, 22 September 2000
11:00Round of 32
Friday, 22 September 2000
Saturday, 23 September 2000
11:00Round of 16
Monday, 24 September 2000
Tuesday, 25 September 2000
Wednesday, 26 September 2000
11:45Quarterfinals
Wednesday, 25 September 200011:00Semifinals
Friday, 27 September 200011:00Bronze medal match
Final

Seeds

The top three seeds received byes into the second round.

  1. Flag of Australia.svg  Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde  (AUS)(final, silver medalists)
  2. Flag of the United States.svg  Alex O'Brien / Jared Palmer  (USA)(second round)
  3. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jiří Novák / David Rikl  (CZE)(second round)
  4. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Sébastien Lareau / Daniel Nestor  (CAN) (champions, gold medalists)
  5. Flag of South Africa.svg  David Adams / John-Laffnie de Jager  (RSA)(semifinalists, fourth place)
  6. Flag of Sweden.svg  Nicklas Kulti / Mikael Tillström  (SWE)(first round)
  7. Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett  (ZIM)(first round)
  8. Flag of Italy.svg  Massimo Bertolini / Cristian Brandi  (ITA)(second round)

Competitors

PlayersNation
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
Flag of India.svg  India
Andrei Pavel
Gabriel Trifu
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Satoshi Iwabuchi
Thomas Shimada
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Dominik Hrbatý
Karol Kučera
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Gábor Köves
Attila Sávolt
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Massimo Bertolini
Cristian Brandi
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Jiří Novák
David Rikl
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Juan Ignacio Chela
Mariano Zabaleta
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Álex Corretja
Albert Costa
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Arnaud Clément
Nicolas Escudé
Flag of France.svg  France
Dušan Vemić
Nenad Zimonjić
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  FR Yugoslavia
Max Mirnyi
Vladimir Voltchkov
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
Nicklas Kulti
Mikael Tillström
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Tommy Haas
David Prinosil
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Lee Hyung-taik
Yoon Yong-Il
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Nicolás Massú
Marcelo Ríos
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
José de Armas
Jimy Szymanski
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela
Mario Ančić
Goran Ivanišević
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Gustavo Kuerten
Jaime Oncins
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Sébastien Lareau
Daniel Nestor
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
David Adams
John-Laffnie de Jager
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Enrique Abaroa
Alejandro Hernández
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Marat Safin
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Barry Cowan
Kyle Spencer
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Nuno Marques
Bernardo Mota
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
Mark Knowles
Mark Merklein
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Alex O’Brien
Jared Palmer
Flag of the United States.svg  United States

Draw

Finals

Semifinals Finals
            
1 Flag of Australia.svg  Todd Woodbridge  (AUS)
Flag of Australia.svg  Mark Woodforde  (AUS)
677
 Flag of Spain.svg  Àlex Corretja  (ESP)
Flag of Spain.svg  Albert Costa  (ESP)
3 65
1 Flag of Australia.svg  Todd Woodbridge  (AUS)
Flag of Australia.svg  Mark Woodforde  (AUS)
73 4 62
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Sébastien Lareau  (CAN)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Daniel Nestor  (CAN)
5 6677
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Sébastien Lareau  (CAN)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Daniel Nestor  (CAN)
66
5 Flag of South Africa.svg  David Adams  (RSA)
Flag of South Africa.svg  John-Laffnie de Jager  (RSA)
1 2 Third place
 Flag of Spain.svg  Àlex Corretja  (ESP)
Flag of Spain.svg  Albert Costa  (ESP)
2 66
5 Flag of South Africa.svg  David Adams  (RSA)
Flag of South Africa.svg  John-Laffnie de Jager  (RSA)
64 3

Top half

1st round 2nd round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Australia.svg  T Woodbridge  (AUS)
Flag of Australia.svg  M Woodforde  (AUS)
677
 Flag of India.svg  M Bhupathi  (IND)
Flag of India.svg  L Paes  (IND)
66 Flag of India.svg  M Bhupathi  (IND)
Flag of India.svg  L Paes  (IND)
3 61
 Flag of Romania.svg  A Pavel  (ROU)
Flag of Romania.svg  G Trifu  (ROU)
3 4 1 Flag of Australia.svg  T Woodbridge  (AUS)
Flag of Australia.svg  M Woodforde  (AUS)
776
 Flag of Japan.svg  S Iwabuchi  (JPN)
Flag of Japan.svg  T Shimada  (JPN)
4 3  Flag of Slovakia.svg  D Hrbatý  (SVK)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  K Kučera  (SVK)
654
 Flag of Slovakia.svg  D Hrbatý  (SVK)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  K Kučera  (SVK)
66 Flag of Slovakia.svg  D Hrbatý  (SVK)
Flag of Slovakia.svg  K Kučera  (SVK)
6656
 Flag of Hungary.svg  G Köves  (HUN)
Flag of Hungary.svg  A Sávolt  (HUN)
62 2 8 Flag of Italy.svg  M Bertolini  (ITA)
Flag of Italy.svg  C Brandi  (ITA)
4 773
8 Flag of Italy.svg  M Bertolini  (ITA)
Flag of Italy.svg  C Brandi  (ITA)
3 661 Flag of Australia.svg  T Woodbridge  (AUS)
Flag of Australia.svg  M Woodforde  (AUS)
677
 Flag of Spain.svg  À Corretja  (ESP)
Flag of Spain.svg  À Costa  (ESP)
3 65
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  J Novák  (CZE)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  D Rikl  (CZE)
785 4
 Flag of Argentina.svg  JI Chela  (ARG)
Flag of Argentina.svg  M Zabaleta  (ARG)
3 4  Flag of Spain.svg  À Corretja  (ESP)
Flag of Spain.svg  À Costa  (ESP)
6676
 Flag of Spain.svg  À Corretja  (ESP)
Flag of Spain.svg  À Costa  (ESP)
66 Flag of Spain.svg  À Corretja  (ESP)
Flag of Spain.svg  À Costa  (ESP)
6467
 Flag of France.svg  A Clément  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  N Escudé  (FRA)
66 Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  M Mirnyi  (BLR)
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  V Voltchkov  (BLR)
773 5
 Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  D Vemić  (YUG)
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  N Zimonjić  (YUG)
2 2  Flag of France.svg  A Clément  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  N Escudé  (FRA)
4 64
 Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  M Mirnyi  (BLR)
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  V Voltchkov  (BLR)
64  Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  M Mirnyi  (BLR)
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  V Voltchkov  (BLR)
677
6 Flag of Sweden.svg  N Kulti  (SWE)
Flag of Sweden.svg  M Tillström  (SWE)
3 4 r

Bottom half

1st round 2nd round Quarterfinals Semifinals
7 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  W Black  (ZIM)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  K Ullyett  (ZIM)
1 4
Flag of Germany.svg  T Haas  (GER)
Flag of Germany.svg  D Prinosil  (GER)
66Flag of Germany.svg  T Haas  (GER)
Flag of Germany.svg  D Prinosil  (GER)
67
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  H-T Lee  (KOR)
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Y-I Yoon  (KOR)
66Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  H-T Lee  (KOR)
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Y-I Yoon  (KOR)
4 5
Flag of Chile.svg  N Massú  (CHI)
Flag of Chile.svg  M Ríos  (CHI)
3 4 Flag of Germany.svg  T Haas  (GER)
Flag of Germany.svg  D Prinosil  (GER)
0 4
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  J Armas  (VEN)
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  J Szymanski  (VEN)
6774 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  S Lareau  (CAN)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  D Nestor  (CAN)
66
Flag of Croatia.svg  M Ančić  (CRO)
Flag of Croatia.svg  G Ivanišević  (CRO)
2 63Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  J Armas  (VEN)
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  J Szymanski  (VEN)
3 4
Flag of Brazil.svg  G Kuerten  (BRA)
Flag of Brazil.svg  J Oncins  (BRA)
1 4 4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  S Lareau  (CAN)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  D Nestor  (CAN)
66
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  S Lareau  (CAN)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  D Nestor  (CAN)
664 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  S Lareau  (CAN)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  D Nestor  (CAN)
66
5 Flag of South Africa.svg  D Adams  (RSA)
Flag of South Africa.svg  J-F de Jager  (RSA)
6775 Flag of South Africa.svg  D Adams  (RSA)
Flag of South Africa.svg  J-F de Jager  (RSA)
1 2
Flag of Mexico.svg  E Abaroa  (MEX)
Flag of Mexico.svg  A Hernández  (MEX)
4 645 Flag of South Africa.svg  D Adams  (RSA)
Flag of South Africa.svg  J-F de Jager  (RSA)
63 9
Flag of Russia.svg  Y Kafelnikov  (RUS)
Flag of Russia.svg  M Safin  (RUS)
776Flag of Russia.svg  Y Kafelnikov  (RUS)
Flag of Russia.svg  M Safin  (RUS)
3 67
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  B Cowan  (GBR)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  K Spencer  (GBR)
624 5 Flag of South Africa.svg  D Adams  (RSA)
Flag of South Africa.svg  J-F de Jager  (RSA)
4 614
Flag of Portugal.svg  N Marques  (POR)
Flag of Portugal.svg  B Mota  (POR)
794 5 Flag of the Bahamas.svg  M Knowles  (BAH)
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  M Merklein  (BAH)
62 12
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  M Knowles  (BAH)
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  M Merklein  (BAH)
6767Flag of the Bahamas.svg  M Knowles  (BAH)
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  M Merklein  (BAH)
66
2 Flag of the United States.svg  A O'Brien  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  J Palmer  (USA)
2 4

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