Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's doubles

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Wheelchair tennis – Women's doubles
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Wheelchair tennis - Paralympic pictogram.svg
Paralympic wheelchair tennis
Venue Olympic Green Tennis Centre
Dates8–15 September 2008
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Korie Homan
Sharon Walraven
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Silver medal icon.svg Jiske Griffioen
Esther Vergeer
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Bronze medal icon.svg Florence Gravellier
Arlette Racineux
Flag of France.svg  France
2004
2012
Women's doubles
Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Events
Singles men women quad
Doubles men women quad
  2004  · Summer Paralympics ·  2012  

The women'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. This was the only Paralympic tournament in either singles or doubles at which Esther Vergeer lost a match.

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Medalists

Gold Korie Homan/Sharon Walraven
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Silver Jiske Griffioen/Esther Vergeer
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Bronze Florence Gravellier/Arlette Racineux
Flag of France.svg France

Calendar

September101112131415
RoundRound of 16QuarterfinalsNoneSemifinalsBronzeFinal

Seeds

  1. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jiske Griffioen / Esther Vergeer  (NED)(final, silver medalists)
  2. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Korie Homan / Sharon Walraven  (NED) (champions, gold medalists)
  3. Flag of France.svg  Florence Gravellier / Arlette Racineux  (FRA)(semifinals, bronze medalists)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg  Beth Arnoult / Kaitlyn Verfuerth  (USA)(semifinals, fourth place)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final (gold medal match)
          
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jiske Griffioen  (NED)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Esther Vergeer  (NED)
66 
4 Flag of the United States.svg  Beth Arnoult  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Kaitlyn Verfuerth  (USA)
2 1  
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jiske Griffioen  (NED)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Esther Vergeer  (NED)
66 4
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Korie Homan  (NED)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Sharon Walraven  (NED)
2 76
3 Flag of France.svg  Florence Gravellier  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  Arlette Racineux  (FRA)
4 3  
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Korie Homan  (NED)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Sharon Walraven  (NED)
66 Bronze medal match
4 Flag of the United States.svg  Beth Arnoult  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Kaitlyn Verfuerth  (USA)
73 2
3 Flag of France.svg  Florence Gravellier  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  Arlette Racineux  (FRA)
5 66

Top half

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jiske Griffioen  (NED)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Esther Vergeer  (NED)
66 
 Flag of Italy.svg  Silvia di Maria  (ITA)
Flag of Italy.svg  Marianna Lauro  (ITA)
4 0   Flag of Japan.svg  Yuko Okabe  (JPN)
Flag of Japan.svg  Mie Yaosa  (JPN)
1 2  
 Flag of Japan.svg  Yuko Okabe  (JPN)
Flag of Japan.svg  Mie Yaosa  (JPN)
66 1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jiske Griffioen  (NED)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Esther Vergeer  (NED)
66 
4 Flag of the United States.svg  Beth Arnoult  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Kaitlyn Verfuerth  (USA)
2 1  
4 Flag of the United States.svg  Beth Arnoult  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Kaitlyn Verfuerth  (USA)
5 76
 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Lucy Shuker  (GBR)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jordanne Whiley  (GBR)
75 2

Bottom half

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
 Flag of Japan.svg  Kanako Domori  (JPN)
Flag of Japan.svg  Chiyoko Ohmae  (JPN)
4 5  
3 Flag of France.svg  Florence Gravellier  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  Arlette Racineux  (FRA)
67 
3 Flag of France.svg  Florence Gravellier  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  Arlette Racineux  (FRA)
4 3  
 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Dong Fuli  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Hu Dandan  (CHN)
66 2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Korie Homan  (NED)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Sharon Walraven  (NED)
66 
 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Young-Suk Hong  (KOR)
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Myung-Hee Hwang  (KOR)
1 3   Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Dong Fuli  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Hu Dandan  (CHN)
0 2  
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Korie Homan  (NED)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Sharon Walraven  (NED)
66 

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