| Wheelchair tennis – Men's doubles at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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 Paralympic wheelchair tennis | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Olympic Green Tennis Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 8–15 September 2008 | ||||||||||||
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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 |
Shingo Kunieda / Satoshi Saida (JPN)(semifinals, bronze medalists)
Stéphane Houdet / Michaël Jérémiasz (FRA) (champions, gold medalists)
Maikel Scheffers / Ronald Vink (NED)(semifinals, fourth place)
Stefan Olsson / Peter Wikstrom (SWE)(final, silver medalists)
Piotr Jaroszewski / Tadeusz Kruszelnicki (POL)(quarterfinals) Lahcen Majdi / Nicolas Peifer (FRA)(second round) Robin Ammerlaan / Eric Stuurman (NED)(quarterfinals)
Lee Ha-Gel / Oh Sang-ho (KOR)(quarterfinals)
| 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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