| Wheelchair tennis – Men's doubles at the XII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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 Paralympic wheelchair tennis | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Athens Olympic Tennis Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 19–26 September 2004 | ||||||||||||
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| Men's doubles | |
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| Wheelchair tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics |
The men's doubles wheelchair tennis competition at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens was held from 19 September to 26 September at the Athens Olympic Tennis Centre.
| Semifinals | Final (gold medal match) | ||||||||||||
 Shingo Kunieda (JPN) Satoshi Saida (JPN) | 4 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
 Anthony Bonaccurso (AUS) David Hall (AUS) | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Shingo Kunieda (JPN) Satoshi Saida (JPN) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
 Michaël Jérémiasz (FRA) Lahcen Majdi (FRA) | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
 Robin Ammerlaan (NED) Eric Stuurman (NED) | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Michaël Jérémiasz (FRA) Lahcen Majdi (FRA) | 6 | 6 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||||
| Anthony Bonaccurso (AUS) David Hall (AUS) | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Robin Ammerlaan (NED) Eric Stuurman (NED) | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Kunieda (JPN) S Saida (JPN) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Kumarasiri (SRI) B Silva (SRI) | 1 | 1 |  A Batycki (POL) J Kulik (POL) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Batycki (POL) J Kulik (POL) | 6 | 6 | S Kunieda (JPN) S Saida (JPN) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 C Santos (BRA) M Pommê (BRA) | 6 | 6 |  S Hatt (GBR) J Mistry (GBR) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 D Chabrecek (SVK) J Felix (SVK) | 4 | 2 | C Santos (BRA) M Pommê (BRA) | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Hatt (GBR) J Mistry (GBR) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Kunieda (JPN) S Saida (JPN) | 4 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Bonaccurso (AUS) D Hall (AUS) | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 S Welch (USA) J Greer (USA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Fischer (FRA) R Harel (FRA) | 6 | 6 | L Fischer (FRA) R Harel (FRA) | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 L Farkas (HUN) C Prohaszka (HUN) | 4 | 3 | S Welch (USA) J Greer (USA) | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 S Kruamai (THA) W Peem Mee (THA) | 6 | 6 | A Bonaccurso (AUS) D Hall (AUS) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 A Peinsith (AUT) S Krieghofer (AUT) | 2 | 3 | S Kruamai (THA) W Peem Mee (THA) | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Bonaccurso (AUS) D Hall (AUS) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P Jaroszewski (POL) T Kruszelnicki (POL) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 F Tur (ESP) C Mira (ESP) | 0 | 1 | P Jaroszewski (POL) T Kruszelnicki (POL) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Gatelli (ITA) F Mazzei (ITA) | 7 | 6 | 6 | M Gatelli (ITA) F Mazzei (ITA) | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| H Nakano (JPN) R To (JPN) | 6 | 7 | 3 | P Jaroszewski (POL) T Kruszelnicki (POL) | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 HG Lee (KOR) DJ Kwak (KOR) | 6 | 6 | R Ammerlaan (NED) E Stuurman (NED) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Gardner (GBR) K Plowman (GBR) | 2 | 1 | HG Lee (KOR) DJ Kwak (KOR) | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Ammerlaan (NED) E Stuurman (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Ammerlaan (NED) E Stuurman (NED) | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Legner (AUT) H Baumgartner (AUT) | 6 | 6 | M Jérémiasz (FRA) L Majdi (FRA) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 A Hubbard (RSA) J Victor (RSA) | 0 | 1 | M Legner (AUT) H Baumgartner (AUT) | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 S Olsson (SWE) P Wikstrom (SWE) | 6 | 6 | S Olsson (SWE) P Wikstrom (SWE) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 A Sugiharto (INA) Y Onasie (INA) | 0 | 0 | S Olsson (SWE) P Wikstrom (SWE) | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 M Erni (SUI) D Pellegrina (SUI) | 0 | 3 | M Jérémiasz (FRA) L Majdi (FRA) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| L Quintero (USA) J Rydberg (USA) | 6 | 6 | L Quintero (USA) J Rydberg (USA) | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Jérémiasz (FRA) L Majdi (FRA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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