Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's doubles
Wheelchair tennis – Women's doubles at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Green Tennis Centre | ||||||||||||
Dates | 8–15 September 2008 | ||||||||||||
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Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |||||||||
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2008 tennis event results
The women'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. This was the only Paralympic tournament in either singles or doubles at which Esther Vergeer lost a match.
Medalists
Gold | Korie Homan/Sharon Walraven![]() |
Silver | Jiske Griffioen/Esther Vergeer![]() |
Bronze | Florence Gravellier/Arlette Racineux![]() |
Calendar
September | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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Round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | None | Semifinals | Bronze | Final |
Seeds
Jiske Griffioen / Esther Vergeer (NED) (final, silver medalists)
Korie Homan / Sharon Walraven (NED) (champions, gold medalists)
Florence Gravellier / Arlette Racineux (FRA) (semifinals, bronze medalists)
Beth Arnoult / Kaitlyn Verfuerth (USA) (semifinals, fourth place)
Draw
Key
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Finals
Semifinals | Final (gold medal match) | ||||||||||||
1 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
4 | ![]() ![]() | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
1 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||
2 | ![]() ![]() | 2 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
3 | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
2 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | Bronze medal match | |||||||||
4 | ![]() ![]() | 7 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
3 | ![]() ![]() | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Top half
Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 4 | 0 | ![]() ![]() | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | 1 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() ![]() | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() ![]() | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Bottom half
Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() ![]() | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | 2 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | 1 | 3 | ![]() ![]() | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | 6 |
References
- "Beijing 2008 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair Tennis: Women'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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- 1992:
Monique Kalkman-Van Den Bosch & Chantal Vandierendonck (NED)
- 1996:
Monique Kalkman-Van Den Bosch & Chantal Vandierendonck (NED)
- 2000:
Maaike Smit & Esther Vergeer (NED)
- 2004:
Maaike Smit & Esther Vergeer (NED)
- 2008:
Korie Homan & Sharon Walraven (NED)
- 2012:
Marjolein Buis & Esther Vergeer (NED)
- 2016:
Jiske Griffioen & Aniek van Koot (NED)
- 2020:
Diede de Groot & Aniek van Koot (NED)
- 2024:
Yui Kamiji & Manami Tanaka (JPN)