| Wheelchair tennis – Men's doubles at the XI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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 Paralympic wheelchair tennis | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre | ||||||||||||
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| Men's doubles | |
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| Wheelchair tennis at the 2000 Summer Paralympics |
The men's doubles wheelchair tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney was held at the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre.
| Semifinals | Final (gold medal match) | ||||||||||||
 David Johnson (AUS) David Hall (AUS) | 7 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
 Stephen Welch (USA) Scott Douglas (USA) | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||
| David Johnson (AUS) David Hall (AUS) | 5 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||
 Ricky Molier (NED) Robin Ammerlaan (NED) | 7 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
 Simon Hatt (GBR) Jayant Mistry (GBR) | 3 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Ricky Molier (NED) Robin Ammerlaan (NED) | 6 | 5 | 6 | Bronze medal match | |||||||||
| Stephen Welch (USA) Scott Douglas (USA) | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Simon Hatt (GBR) Jayant Mistry (GBR) | 2 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Johnson (AUS) D Hall (AUS) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 F Mazzei (ITA) C Rigolo (ITA) | 7 | 4 | 6 | F Mazzei (ITA) C Rigolo (ITA) | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 R de Meersman (BEL) G Vos (BEL) | 5 | 6 | 4 | D Johnson (AUS) D Hall (AUS) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A Yamakura (JPN) S Saida (JPN) | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 J Ramos (ESP) A Illobre (ESP) | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Yamakura (JPN) S Saida (JPN) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Johnson (AUS) D Hall (AUS) | 7 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Welch (USA) S Douglas (USA) | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Welch (USA) S Douglas (USA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Erni (SUI) C Tresch (SUI) | 6 | 6 | 1 |  L Farkas (HUN) C Prohaszka (HUN) | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L Farkas (HUN) C Prohaszka (HUN) | 4 | 7 | 6 | S Welch (USA) S Douglas (USA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 P Jaroszewski (POL) T Kruszelnicki (POL) | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 P Britnell (NZL) W Fleming (NZL) | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P Jaroszewski (POL) T Kruszelnicki (POL) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 P Bonnet (FRA) L Giammartini (FRA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 R Corona (MEX) E Miramontes (MEX) | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P Bonnet (FRA) L Giammartini (FRA) | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 S Muangprom (THA) J Yodyangdang (THA) | 6 | 4 | 6 | S Hatt (GBR) J Mistry (GBR) | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 YL Chen (TPE) HT Cheng (TPE) | 3 | 6 | 3 | S Muangprom (THA) J Yodyangdang (THA) | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Hatt (GBR) J Mistry (GBR) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Hatt (GBR) J Mistry (GBR) | 3 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Molier (NED) R Ammerlaan (NED) | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Legner (AUT) S Krieghofer (AUT) | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 G Naor (ISR) E Sartov (ISR) | 3 | 6 | 3 |  T Purschke (GER) R Weisang (GER) | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T Purschke (GER) R Weisang (GER) | 6 | 1 | 6 | M Legner (AUT) S Krieghofer (AUT) | 2 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 C McKeage (CAN) P Johnson (CAN) | 0 | 0 | R Molier (NED) R Ammerlaan (NED) | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 P Wikstrom (SWE) A Westman (SWE) | 6 | 6 | P Wikstrom (SWE) A Westman (SWE) | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Molier (NED) R Ammerlaan (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis adapted for wheelchair users. The size of the court, net height and rackets are the same, but there are two major differences from pedestrian tennis: athletes use specially designed wheelchairs, and the ball may bounce up to two times, where the second bounce may also occur outside the court.
Esther Mary Vergeer is a Dutch former professional wheelchair tennis player. Vergeer won 43 major titles, 23 year-end championships, and seven Paralympic gold medals. She was the world No. 1 in women's wheelchair singles from 1999 to her retirement in February 2013. Vergeer went undefeated in singles for ten straight years, ending her career on a winning streak of 470 matches. She has often been named the most dominant player in professional sports.
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Lucy Jessica Shuker is a British wheelchair tennis player who is currently the highest ranked woman in the sport in Britain. A previous singles and doubles National Champion, Shuker has represented Great Britain at four successive Paralympic Games, twice winning a bronze medal in the women's doubles and is former world doubles champion and World Team Cup silver medallist amongst a number of other national and international successes.
Satoshi Saida is a Japanese pioneering wheelchair tennis player and 2004 Summer Paralympics gold medalist.
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Wheelchair tennis was first contested at the Summer Paralympics as a demonstration sport in 1988, with two events being held. It became an official medal-awarding sport in 1992 and has been competed at every Summer Paralympics since then. Four events were held from 1992 to 2000, with quad events in both singles and doubles added in 2004.
Stéphane Houdet is a French wheelchair tennis player. Houdet is a former singles and doubles world number one. In 2014, he became the first man in history to complete the calendar-year Grand Slam in men's wheelchair doubles.
David Robert Hall, OAM is an Australian former professional wheelchair tennis player. With eight US Open singles titles, two Masters singles titles, and a Paralympic gold medal in singles, he has been referred to as Australia's greatest ever wheelchair tennis player.
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Jiske Griffioen is a Dutch professional wheelchair tennis player. Griffioen is a 20-time major champion, Paralympic gold medalist, seven-time Masters champion, and a former world No. 1. Alongside Aniek van Koot, Griffioen completed the Grand Slam in doubles in 2013. In singles, Griffioen is a three-time Masters champion, Paralympic gold medalist, four-time major champion, and a former world No. 1.
Ben Weekes is an Australian wheelchair tennis player. He has been selected for the 2024 Paris Paralympics, his sixth Games.
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Nicholas Taylor is an American wheelchair tennis player. Nick started playing tennis at the age of 14. He has played 5 times in the Australian Open and 7 times in the US Open (tennis). He has a total of 11 grand slam quad doubles titles, all of them won with partner David Wagner. Taylor and Wagner are the most successful partnership to ever play at the UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters. They have won the title 11 times as of November 2018.
Eric Stuurman is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. He won the bronze medal together with Ricky Molier in the men's doubles event in wheelchair tennis at the 1996 Summer Paralympics.
Ricky Molier is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. At the 1996 Summer Paralympics he won the gold medal in the men's singles event and together with Eric Stuurman the bronze medal in the men's doubles event. Together with Robin Ammerlaan he also won the gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
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