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.

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Wheelchair tennis – Men's doubles
at the XIII Paralympic Games
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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
2004
2012
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Men's doubles
Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Events
Singles men women quad
Doubles men women quad
 2004 · Summer Paralympics · 2012 
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Medalists

GoldStéphane Houdet/Michaël Jérémiasz
 France
SilverStefan Olsson/Peter Wikstrom
 Sweden
BronzeShingo Kunieda/Satoshi Saida
 Japan

Calendar

More information September, Round ...
September 10 11 12 13 14 15
Round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze Final
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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

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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

  • "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.

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