Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles
Women's doubles | |
---|---|
Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
Champions |
|
Runners-up | |
Final score | 6–4, 6–4 |
Women's doubles tennis at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Venue | All England Club, Wimbledon | ||||||||||||
Date | 28 July to 5 August | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 62 from 21 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Defending gold medalists Serena Williams and Venus Williams of the United States successfully defended their title, beating the Czech Republic's Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the gold medal in Women's Doubles tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics. With the victory, the Williams sisters claimed their third gold medal in doubles and also became the first players in tennis history to win four Olympic golds, with the pairing also winning the doubles gold in 2000 and 2008, and Venus winning the 2000 singles and Serena winning the 2012 singles events.[1] In the bronze medal match, Russia's Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova defeated the United States' Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1.
The tournament was held from 28 July to 5 August on the grass courts of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London of the United Kingdom.
All matches were the best of three sets, with tie-breaks used for the first two sets of each match.[2]
Calendar[]
July | August | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
11:30 | 11:30 | 11:30 | 11:30 | 11:30 | 11:30 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 |
Round of 32 | Round of 32 Round of 16 |
Round of 16 | Round of 16 Quarterfinals |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal match Gold medal match |
Seeds[]
The top seeded team received a bye into the second round.
- Liezel Huber (USA) / Lisa Raymond (USA) (Semifinals, fourth place)
- Sara Errani (ITA) / Roberta Vinci (ITA) (Quarterfinals)
- Maria Kirilenko (RUS) / Nadia Petrova (RUS) (Semifinals, bronze medalists)
- Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE) / Lucie Hradecká (CZE) (Final, silver medalists)
- Angelique Kerber (GER) / Sabine Lisicki (GER) (Second round)
- Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) / Elena Vesnina (RUS) (Quarterfinals)
- Flavia Pennetta (ITA) / Francesca Schiavone (ITA) (Second round)
- Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP) / María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) (Second round)
Draw[]
Key[]
|
|
Finals[]
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Liezel Huber (USA) Lisa Raymond (USA) | 1 | 62 | ||||||||||
4 | Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE) Lucie Hradecká (CZE) | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||
4 | Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE) Lucie Hradecká (CZE) | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
Serena Williams (USA) Venus Williams (USA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
3 | Maria Kirilenko (RUS) Nadia Petrova (RUS) | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||
Serena Williams (USA) Venus Williams (USA) | 7 | 6 | Bronze medal match | ||||||||||
1 | Liezel Huber (USA) Lisa Raymond (USA) | 6 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
3 | Maria Kirilenko (RUS) Nadia Petrova (RUS) | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Top half[]
First round | Second round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | L Huber (USA) L Raymond (USA) | 6 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Radwańska (POL) U Radwańska (POL) | 6 | 6 | A Radwańska (POL) U Radwańska (POL) | 4 | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D Cibulková (SVK) D Hantuchová (SVK) | 2 | 1 | 1 | L Huber (USA) L Raymond (USA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Görges (GER) A-L Grönefeld (GER) | 6 | 6 | 6 | E Makarova (RUS) E Vesnina (RUS) | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
IP | E Baltacha (GBR) A Keothavong (GBR) | 3 | 1 | J Görges (GER) A-L Grönefeld (GER) | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Gajdošová (AUS) A Rodionova (AUS) | 1 | 4 | 6 | E Makarova (RUS) E Vesnina (RUS) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | E Makarova (RUS) E Vesnina (RUS) | 6 | 6 | 1 | L Huber (USA) L Raymond (USA) | 1 | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | A Hlaváčková (CZE) L Hradecká (CZE) | 6 | 65 | 6 | 4 | A Hlaváčková (CZE) L Hradecká (CZE) | 6 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
IP | T Babos (HUN) Á Szávay (HUN) | 1 | 77 | 2 | 4 | A Hlaváčková (CZE) L Hradecká (CZE) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
N Li (CHN) S Zhang (CHN) | 6 | 6 | N Li (CHN) S Zhang (CHN) | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
G Dulko (ARG) P Suárez (ARG) | 4 | 2 | 4 | A Hlaváčková (CZE) L Hradecká (CZE) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
IP | R Chakravarthi (IND) S Mirza (IND) | 1 | 6 | 1 | IP | C-j Chuang (TPE) S-w Hsieh (TPE) | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
IP | C-j Chuang (TPE) S-w Hsieh (TPE) | 6 | 3 | 6 | IP | C-j Chuang (TPE) S-w Hsieh (TPE) | 63 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
A Medina Garrigues (ESP) A Parra Santonja (ESP) | 64 | 4 | 7 | F Pennetta (ITA) F Schiavone (ITA) | 77 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | F Pennetta (ITA) F Schiavone (ITA) | 77 | 6 |
Bottom half[]
First round | Second round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | N Llagostera Vives (ESP) MJ Martínez Sánchez (ESP) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
C Dellacqua (AUS) S Stosur (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 8 | N Llagostera Vives (ESP) MJ Martínez Sánchez (ESP) | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
S Peng (CHN) J Zheng (CHN) | 6 | 63 | 6 | S Peng (CHN) J Zheng (CHN) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
IP | A Cornet (FRA) K Mladenovic (FRA) | 1 | 77 | 3 | S Peng (CHN) J Zheng (CHN) | 5 | 77 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Y Shvedova (KAZ) G Voskoboeva (KAZ) | 6 | 6 | 3 | M Kirilenko (RUS) N Petrova (RUS) | 7 | 64 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
IP | S Dubois (CAN) A Wozniak (CAN) | 2 | 0 | Y Shvedova (KAZ) G Voskoboeva (KAZ) | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
K Jans-Ignacik (POL) A Rosolska (POL) | 77 | 3 | 2 | 3 | M Kirilenko (RUS) N Petrova (RUS) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | M Kirilenko (RUS) N Petrova (RUS) | 65 | 6 | 6 | 3 | M Kirilenko (RUS) N Petrova (RUS) | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | A Kerber (GER) S Lisicki (GER) | 1 | 6 | 6 | S Williams (USA) V Williams (USA) | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
IP | L Robson (GBR) H Watson (GBR) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | A Kerber (GER) S Lisicki (GER) | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
S Cîrstea (ROU) S Halep (ROU) | 3 | 2 | S Williams (USA) V Williams (USA) | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S Williams (USA) V Williams (USA) | 6 | 6 | S Williams (USA) V Williams (USA) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
IP | M Chakhnashvili (GEO) A Tatishvili (GEO) | 60 | 6 | 2 | 2 | S Errani (ITA) R Vinci (ITA) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
A Klepač (SLO) K Srebotnik (SLO) | 77 | 3 | 6 | A Klepač (SLO) K Srebotnik (SLO) | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
P Cetkovská (CZE) L Šafářová (CZE) | 2 | 3 | 2 | S Errani (ITA) R Vinci (ITA) | 7 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | S Errani (ITA) R Vinci (ITA) | 6 | 6 |
References[]
- ^ "Day 9: Williams sisters make history with doubles gold". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "Tennis – About". Official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- Women's doubles tennis at the Summer Olympics
- Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- 2012 in women's tennis
- Women's events at the 2012 Summer Olympics