Wheelchair tennis – Men's doubles at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Green Tennis Centre | ||||||||||||
Dates | 8–15 September 2008 | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Men's doubles | |
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Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics |
The men's doubles wheelchair tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing was held from 10 September to 15 September at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt competition.
Gold | Stéphane Houdet/Michaël Jérémiasz France |
Silver | Stefan Olsson/Peter Wikstrom Sweden |
Bronze | Shingo Kunieda/Satoshi Saida Japan |
September | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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Round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze | Final |
Semifinals | Final (gold medal match) | ||||||||||||
1 | Shingo Kunieda (JPN) Satoshi Saida (JPN) | 6 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||
4 | Stefan Olsson (SWE) Peter Wikstrom (SWE) | 7 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
4 | Stefan Olsson (SWE) Peter Wikstrom (SWE) | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
2 | Stéphane Houdet (FRA) Michaël Jérémiasz (FRA) | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
3 | Maikel Scheffers (NED) Ronald Vink (NED) | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
2 | Stéphane Houdet (FRA) Michaël Jérémiasz (FRA) | 6 | 6 | Bronze medal match | |||||||||
1 | Shingo Kunieda (JPN) Satoshi Saida (JPN) | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
3 | Maikel Scheffers (NED) Ronald Vink (NED) | 6 | 0 | 2 |
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | S Kunieda (JPN) S Saida (JPN) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Illobre (ESP) F Tur (ESP) | 6 | 6 | A Illobre (ESP) F Tur (ESP) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L Farkas (HUN) C Prohaszka (HUN) | 2 | 2 | 1 | S Kunieda (JPN) S Saida (JPN) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Legner (AUT) T Mossier (AUT) | 6 | 6 | M Legner (AUT) T Mossier (AUT) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M Dobbie (AUS) B Weekes (AUS) | 4 | 1 | M Legner (AUT) T Mossier (AUT) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | L Majdi (FRA) N Peifer (FRA) | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | S Kunieda (JPN) S Saida (JPN) | 6 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | S Olsson (SWE) P Wikstrom (SWE) | 7 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | S Olsson (SWE) P Wikstrom (SWE) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
L Hinson (USA) P Moran (USA) | 7 | 3 | 6 | L Hinson (USA) P Moran (USA) | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
L Carter (CAN) Y Mathieu (CAN) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | S Olsson (SWE) P Wikstrom (SWE) | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D Phillipson (GBR) G Reid (GBR) | 2 | 2 | 7 | R Ammerlaan (NED) E Stuurman (NED) | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Felix (SVK) M Gergely (SVK) | 6 | 6 | J Felix (SVK) M Gergely (SVK) | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | R Ammerlaan (NED) E Stuurman (NED) | 6 | 6 |
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | P Jaroszewski (POL) T Kruszelnicki (POL) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
M Gatelli (ITA) F Mazzei (ITA) | 6 | 6 | M Gatelli (ITA) F Mazzei (ITA) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A Jewitt (GBR) K Simpson (GBR) | 4 | 4 | 5 | P Jaroszewski (POL) T Kruszelnicki (POL) | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Rydberg (USA) S Welch (USA) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | M Scheffers (NED) R Vink (NED) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B Li (CHN) Y Shi (CHN) | 4 | 7 | 1 | J Rydberg (USA) S Welch (USA) | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | M Scheffers (NED) R Vink (NED) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | M Scheffers (NED) R Vink (NED) | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | HG Lee (KOR) S-h Oh (KOR) | 6 | 6 | 2 | S Houdet (FRA) M Jeremiasz (FRA) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D Pellegrina (SUI) K Schmaeh (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 8 | HG Lee (KOR) S-h Oh (KOR) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
S Khulongrua (THA) S Kruamai (THA) | 6 | 6 | S Khulongrua (THA) S Kruamai (THA) | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
F Cayulef (CHI) R Mendez (CHI) | 0 | 2 | 8 | HG Lee (KOR) S-h Oh (KOR) | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Pommê (BRA) C Santos (BRA) | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | S Houdet (FRA) M Jeremiasz (FRA) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Y Fujimoto (JPN) T Ikenoya (JPN) | 6 | 5 | 6 | Y Fujimoto (JPN) T Ikenoya (JPN) | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | S Houdet (FRA) M Jeremiasz (FRA) | 6 | 6 |
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