| Wheelchair tennis – Quad doubles at the XV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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 Paralympic wheelchair tennis | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Olympic Tennis Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 10–13 September 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 6 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics |
The quad doubles wheelchair tennis tournament at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre in the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 9 to 13 September 2016.
Nick Taylor (USA) / David Wagner (USA)(final, silver medalists)
Andrew Lapthorne (GBR) / Jamie Burdekin (GBR)(semifinals, bronze medalists)| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final (gold medal match) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Nick Taylor (USA) David Wagner (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Nick Taylor (USA) David Wagner (USA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
 Itai Erinlib (ISR) Shraga Weinberg (ISR) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Itai Erinlib (ISR) Shraga Weinberg (ISR) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Rodrigo Oliveira (BRA) Ymanitu Silva (BRA) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Nick Taylor (USA) David Wagner (USA) | 6 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
 Dylan Alcott (AUS) Heath Davidson (AUS) | 4 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
 Shota Kawona (JPN) Mitsuteru Moroishi (JPN) | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dylan Alcott (AUS) Heath Davidson (AUS) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dylan Alcott (AUS) Heath Davidson (AUS) | 6 | 6 | Bronze medal match | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Jamie Burdekin (GBR) Andrew Lapthorne (GBR) | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| bye | Itai Erinlib (ISR) Shraga Weinberg (ISR) | 6 | 4 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Jamie Burdekin (GBR) Andrew Lapthorne (GBR) | 2 | Jamie Burdekin (GBR) Andrew Lapthorne (GBR) | 4 | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||
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