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Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles
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The United States' Serena Williams and Venus Williams defeated the Netherlands' Kristie Boogert and Miriam Oremans in the final, 6–1, 6–1 to win the gold medal in Women's Doubles tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics. It was the first of an eventual three gold medals at the event for the Williams sisters. In the bronze medal match, Belgium's Els Callens and Dominique Van Roost defeated Belarus' Olga Barabanschikova and Natalia Zvereva, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1.
The tournament was held in the Tennis Centre, Sydney Olympic Park in Sydney, Australia from 21 September till 28 September.
The United States' Gigi Fernández and Mary Joe Fernandez were the two-time reigning gold medalists, but Gigi Fernández retired from the sport in 1997 and Mary Joe Fernandez did not participate.
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Medals
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Seeds
Julie Halard-Decugis / Amélie Mauresmo (FRA) (Quarterfinalists)
Conchita Martínez / Arantxa Sánchez Vicario (ESP) (second round)
Laura Montalvo / Paola Suárez (ARG) (second round)
Nana Miyagi / Ai Sugiyama (JPN) (second round)
Els Callens / Dominique van Roost (BEL) (semifinalists, bronze medalists)
Jelena Dokić / Rennae Stubbs (AUS) (second round)
Tina Križan / Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) (first round)
Amanda Coetzer / Liezel Horn (RSA) (first round)
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Draw
Finals
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![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
5 | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 3 | 2 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||||
5 | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 4 | 1 |
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