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| Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics | |
| Champions |  Fernando González Nicolás Massú (CHI) |
| Runners-up |  Nicolas Kiefer Rainer Schüttler (GER) |
| Score | 6–2, 4–6, 3–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
| Men's doubles at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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 Tennis as the 2004 Olympics | ||||||||||
| Venue | Athens Olympic Tennis Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 15–21 August 2004 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 30 teams (60 players) from 24 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Chile's Fernando González and Nicolás Massú defeated Germany's Nicolas Kiefer and Rainer Schüttler in the final, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4 to win the gold medal in Men's Doubles tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics. [1] They saved four consecutive championship points in the 4th set tiebreak en route to their win. It was Chile's first ever Olympic gold medal. [2] Massú and González also won gold and bronze, respectively, in the singles competition. Germany won its third medal in four Games in the event. In the bronze medal match, Croatia's Mario Ančić and Ivan Ljubičić defeated India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 16–14. It was Croatia's first medal in men's doubles since 1992.
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The tournament held between 15 and 21 August at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Athens, Greece. There were 30 pairs from 24 nations, with the Belarusian pair and one of the Swedish pairs not starting. For the first time since tennis returned in 1988, nations could enter more than one pair; the limit was now two pairs (four players).
World No. 1 team Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan of the United States were defeated in the quarterfinals by González and Massú.
