| Wheelchair tennis – Men's doubles at the X Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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 Paralympic wheelchair tennis | |||||||||||||
| Dates | 16–25 August 1996 | ||||||||||||
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| Men's doubles | |
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| Wheelchair tennis at the 1996 Summer Paralympics |
The men's doubles wheelchair tennis competition at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta from 16 August until 25 August.
| Semifinals | Final (gold medal match) | ||||||||||||
 Stephen Welch (USA) Vance Parmelly (USA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
 Abde Naili (FRA) Laurent Giammartini (FRA) | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Stephen Welch (USA) Vance Parmelly (USA) | 6 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||
 David Hall (AUS) Mick Connell (AUS) | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
 Eric Stuurman (NED) Ricky Molier (NED) | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| David Hall (AUS) Mick Connell (AUS) | 7 | 6 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||||
| Abde Naili (FRA) Laurent Giammartini (FRA) | DNF | ||||||||||||
| Eric Stuurman (NED) Ricky Molier (NED) | |||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Welch (USA) V Parmelly (USA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 C Lim (KOR) D Huh (KOR) | 6 | 6 | C Lim (KOR) D Huh (KOR) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 S Rattanasang (THA) J Yodyangdang (THA) | 0 | 2 | S Welch (USA) V Parmelly (USA) | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 C Illingworth (GBR) L Mistry (GBR) | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Perron (CAN) P Johnson (CAN) | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Illingworth (GBR) L Mistry (GBR) | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Welch (USA) V Parmelly (USA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Naili (FRA) L Giammartini (FRA) | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Naili (FRA) L Giammartini (FRA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Niinmaki (FIN) J Juntenen (FIN) | 1 | 4 |  Y Ohmori (JPN) S Saida (JPN) | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Y Ohmori (JPN) S Saida (JPN) | 6 | 6 | A Naili (FRA) L Giammartini (FRA) | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 J Haglund (SWE) J Larsson (SWE) | 6 | 3 | 6 |  K Salzmann (AUT) M Legner (AUT) | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 E Sartov (ISR) G Naor (ISR) | 2 | 6 | 7 | E Sartov (ISR) G Naor (ISR) | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Salzmann (AUT) M Legner (AUT) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 T Purschke (GER) S Bitterauf (GER) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 C Rigolo (ITA) M Porciani (ITA) | 7 | 6 | C Rigolo (ITA) M Porciani (ITA) | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 V Demenko (RUS) L Shevchick (RUS) | 5 | 3 | T Purschke (GER) S Bitterauf (GER) | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 J Ros (ESP) J Ramos (ESP) | 3 | 0 | E Stuurman (NED) R Molier (NED) | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 T Kruszelnicki (POL) P Jaroszewski (POL) | 6 | 6 | T Kruszelnicki (POL) P Jaroszewski (POL) | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Stuurman (NED) R Molier (NED) | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Stuurman (NED) R Molier (NED) | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Hall (AUS) M Connell (AUS) | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 G Metroz (SUI) M Erni (SUI) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 F Reis Junior (BRA) JC Morais (BRA) | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G Metroz (SUI) M Erni (SUI) | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 R Avila (MEX) R Corona (MEX) | 6 | 6 | D Hall (AUS) M Connell (AUS) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 L Farkas (HUN) S Navratyil (HUN) | 2 | 1 | R Avila (MEX) R Corona (MEX) | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Hall (AUS) M Connell (AUS) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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