Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's Doubles

Wheelchair tennis – Men's Doubles at the XIII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Wheelchair tennis
Venue	Olympic Green Tennis Centre
Dates	8–15 September 2008
Medalists
Stéphane Houdet Michaël Jeremiasz   France   Stefan Olsson Peter Wikstrom   Sweden   Shingo Kunieda Satoshi Saida   Japan

Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Singles		men		women		quad
Doubles		men		women		quad

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 Jeremiasz France (FRA)
Silver	Stefan Olsson/Peter Wikstrom Sweden (SWE)
Bronze	Shingo Kunieda/Satoshi Saida Japan (JPN)

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 Jeremiasz (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

r = Retired w/o = Walkover

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 Jeremiasz (FRA)	6	7
	3	Maikel Scheffers (NED)   Ronald Vink (NED)	3	1
	2	Stéphane Houdet (FRA)   Michaël Jeremiasz (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)   SH 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)   SH 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)   SH Oh (KOR)	0	0
	M Pomme (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

• "Beijing 2008 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair Tennis: Men's Doubles". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 2008. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
• "Schedule and Results – Wheelchair Tennis". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-26.