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Wheelchair tennis – Men's doubles
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Paralympic wheelchair tennis
VenueOlympic Green Tennis Centre
Dates8–15 September 2008
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Stéphane Houdet
Michaël Jérémiasz		  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Stefan Olsson
Peter Wikstrom		  Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Shingo Kunieda
Satoshi Saida		  Japan
←20042012→
Men's doubles
Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Events
Singles men women quad
Doubles men women quad
← 2004 · Summer Paralympics · 2012 →
2008 tennis event results

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.

Medalists

Gold Stéphane Houdet/Michaël Jérémiasz
 France
Silver Stefan Olsson/Peter Wikstrom
 Sweden
Bronze Shingo Kunieda/Satoshi Saida
 Japan

Calendar

September 10 11 12 13 14 15
Round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze Final

Seeds

  1.  Shingo Kunieda / Satoshi Saida (JPN) (semifinals, bronze medalists)
  2.  Stéphane Houdet / Michaël Jérémiasz (FRA) (champions, gold medalists)
  3.  Maikel Scheffers / Ronald Vink (NED) (semifinals, fourth place)
  4.  Stefan Olsson / Peter Wikstrom (SWE) (final, silver medalists)
  5.  Piotr Jaroszewski / Tadeusz Kruszelnicki (POL) (quarterfinals)
  6.  Lahcen Majdi / Nicolas Peifer (FRA) (second round)
  7.  Robin Ammerlaan / Eric Stuurman (NED) (quarterfinals)
  8.  Lee Ha-Gel / Oh Sang-ho (KOR) (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

  • INV = bipartite invitation
  • IP = ITF place
  • ALT = alternate

Maikel Scheffers and Ronald Vink of the Netherlands took the fourth place.

Finals

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

Top half

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  

Bottom half

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  

References

Paralympic wheelchair tennis men's doubles champions
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