| Wheelchair tennis – Women's doubles at the XI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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 Paralympic wheelchair tennis | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre | ||||||||||||
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| Wheelchair tennis at the 2000 Summer Paralympics |
The women'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) | ||||||||||||
 Maaike Smit (NED) Esther Vergeer (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
 Janet McMorran (GBR) Kimberly Dell (GBR) | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Maaike Smit (NED) Esther Vergeer (NED) | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||
 Branka Pupovac (AUS) Daniela Di Toro (AUS) | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||
 Christine Otterbach (GER) Petra Sax-Scharl (GER) | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Branka Pupovac (AUS) Daniela Di Toro (AUS) | 6 | 6 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||||
| Janet McMorran (GBR) Kimberly Dell (GBR) | 7 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Christine Otterbach (GER) Petra Sax-Scharl (GER) | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||
| M Smit (NED) E Vergeer (NED) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 YS Hong (KOR) MH Hwang (KOR) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| M Smit (NED) E Vergeer (NED) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 N Kawashima (JPN) C Ohmae (JPN) | 2 | 6 | 7 | J McMorran (GBR) K Dell (GBR) | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
 S Clark (USA) H Lewellen (USA) | 6 | 2 | 6 | N Kawashima (JPN) C Ohmae (JPN) | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| J McMorran (GBR) C Dell (GBR) | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||
 H Simard (CAN) Y Chokyu (CAN) | 6 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
 N Chinprahus (THA) S Khanthasit (THA) | 5 | 6 | 3 | C Otterbach (GER) P Sax-Scharl (GER) | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| C Otterbach (GER) P Sax-Scharl (GER) | 7 | 2 | 6 | C Otterbach (GER) P Sax-Scharl (GER) | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| B Pupovac (AUS) D Di Toro (AUS) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 C Seyen (BEL) B Ameryckx (BEL) | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B Pupovac (AUS) D Di Toro (AUS) | 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.
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.
Wheelchair tennis at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of doubles and singles competitions for men and women.
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.
Daphne Jean Hilton was an Australian Paralympic competitor. She was the first Australian woman to compete at the Paralympic Games. She won fourteen medals in three Paralympics in archery, athletics, fencing, swimming, and table tennis from 1960 to 1968.
Lisa Daniela "Danni" Di Toro is an Australian wheelchair tennis and para table tennis player. Di Toro was the 2010 French Open doubles champion and has also been the Masters double champion. In singles, Di Toro is the former world number one and two time masters finalist. In 2015, she moved to para-table tennis and represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, where she was team captain with Kurt Fearnley. At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, her sixth Paralympics, she was the team captain and Opening Ceremony flag bearer with Ryley Batt.
Branka Pupovac is a Paralympic wheelchair tennis competitor from Australia.
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.
Wheelchair tennis events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics were held between 1 and 9 September at Eton Manor, London.
Ben Weekes is an Australian wheelchair tennis player. He represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, his fifth Games.
Janel Manns is an Australian wheelchair tennis player. She has been selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in tennis.
Wheelchair tennis first entered the Summer Paralympic Games in 1988 as a demonstration sport and as a full medal sport at the 1992 Barcelona Games. Australia has competed at every Paralympic wheelchair tennis competition. There are two categories of medals - open division and quad division.
Sharon Walraven is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. She became paraplegic at age 23 after complications following a fall while she was ice-skating. She has won seven Grand Slams doubles titles partnering compatriot Esther Vergeer. At the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing she won the gold medal in the women's doubles competition. At the 2000 Paralympics in Sydney she won a silver medal in the women's singles competition. Walraven has a highest ranking of No.2 in singles and No.1 in doubles.
The men's doubles wheelchair tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney was held at the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre.
Aniek van Koot is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player who is a former world No. 1 in both singles and doubles.
Maaike Smit is a Dutch former professional wheelchair tennis and wheelchair basketball player.
