Tennis at the 2018 Mediterranean Games – Men's doubles

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Tennis at the 2018 Mediterranean Games
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The men's doubles event at the 2018 Mediterranean Games was held from 26 to 29 June at the Tarragona Tennis Club. [1]

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Corentin Denolly and Alexandre Müller of France, won the gold medal, defeating Aziz Dougaz and Anis Ghorbel of Tunisia, in the final, 4–6, 7–6, [12–10].

Sarp Ağabigün and Anıl Yüksel of Turkey, won the bronze medal, defeating Gonçalo Falcão and Bernardo Saraiva of Portugal in the bronze medal match, 6–2, 3–6, [11–9].

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Corentin Denolly
and Alexandre Müller
Flag of France.svg  France
Aziz Dougaz
and Anis Ghorbel
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Sarp Ağabigün
and Anıl Yüksel
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey

Seeds

  1. Flag of Portugal.svg  Gonçalo Falcão / Bernardo Saraiva  (POR)(semifinals; fourth place)
  2. Flag of Tunisia.svg  Aziz Dougaz / Anis Ghorbel  (TUN)(final; silver medalists)
  3. Flag of Turkey.svg  Sarp Ağabigün / Anıl Yüksel  (TUR)(semifinals; bronze medalists)
  4. Flag of France.svg  Corentin Denolly / Alexandre Müller  (FRA) (champions; gold medalists)

Draw

Key

Draw

First round
26 June
Quarterfinals
27 June
Semifinals
28 June
Final
29 June
1 Flag of Portugal.svg  G Falcão  (POR)
Flag of Portugal.svg  B Saraiva  (POR)
65 [10]
Flag of Algeria.svg  M Hassan  (ALG)
Flag of Algeria.svg  A Ikhlef  (ALG)
3 2 Flag of Spain.svg  Á López San Martín  (ESP)
Flag of Spain.svg  M Semmler  (ESP)
4 7[5]
Flag of Spain.svg  Á López San Martín  (ESP)
Flag of Spain.svg  M Semmler  (ESP)
661 Flag of Portugal.svg  G Falcão  (POR)
Flag of Portugal.svg  B Saraiva  (POR)
1 5
4 Flag of France.svg  C Denolly  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  A Müller  (FRA)
67
4 Flag of France.svg  C Denolly  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  A Müller  (FRA)
73 [10]
Flag of Slovenia.svg  T Kočevar-Dešman  (SLO)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  M Urbanija  (SLO)
66Flag of Slovenia.svg  T Kočevar-Dešman  (SLO)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  M Urbanija  (SLO)
6 6[7]
Flag of Italy.svg  J Berrettini  (ITA)
Flag of Italy.svg  G Fonio  (ITA)
4 4 4 Flag of France.svg  C Denolly  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  A Müller  (FRA)
4 7[12]
Flag of Kosovo.svg  G Bajraliu  (KOS)
Flag of Kosovo.svg  B Bytyqi  (KOS)
1 4 2 Flag of Tunisia.svg  A Dougaz  (TUN)
Flag of Tunisia.svg  A Ghorbel  (TUN)
66 [10]
Flag of Lebanon.svg  H Habib  (LBN)
Flag of Lebanon.svg  G Samaha  (LBN)
66Flag of Lebanon.svg  H Habib  (LBN)
Flag of Lebanon.svg  G Samaha  (LBN)
3 4
3 Flag of Turkey.svg  S Ağabigün  (TUR)
Flag of Turkey.svg  A Yüksel  (TUR)
66
3 Flag of Turkey.svg  S Ağabigün  (TUR)
Flag of Turkey.svg  A Yüksel  (TUR)
5 6[8] Bronze medal match
29 June
Flag of Morocco.svg  A Ahouda  (MAR)
Flag of Morocco.svg  L Ouahab  (MAR)
672 Flag of Tunisia.svg  A Dougaz  (TUN)
Flag of Tunisia.svg  A Ghorbel  (TUN)
71 [10]
Flag of Cyprus.svg  M Efstathiou  (CYP)
Flag of Cyprus.svg  E Neos  (CYP)
4 6 Flag of Morocco.svg  A Ahouda  (MAR)
Flag of Morocco.svg  L Ouahab  (MAR)
2 3 1 Flag of Portugal.svg  G Falcão  (POR)
Flag of Portugal.svg  B Saraiva  (POR)
2 6[9]
2 Flag of Tunisia.svg  A Dougaz  (TUN)
Flag of Tunisia.svg  A Ghorbel  (TUN)
663 Flag of Turkey.svg  S Ağabigün  (TUR)
Flag of Turkey.svg  A Yüksel  (TUR)
63 [11]

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References

  1. "2018 Mediterranean Games – Tennis schedule" (PDF). Tarragona 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.