Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's doubles

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Wheelchair tennis – Women's Doubles at the XIII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Wheelchair tennis
Venue	Olympic Green Tennis Centre
Dates	8–15 September 2008
Medalists
Korie Homan Sharon Walraven  Netherlands Jiske Griffioen Esther Vergeer  Netherlands Florence Gravellier Arlette Racineux  France
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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  Netherlands
Silver	Jiske Griffioen/Esther Vergeer  Netherlands
Bronze	Florence Gravellier/Arlette Racineux  France

Calendar[]

Seeds[]

Draw[]

Key[]

Finals[]

	Semifinals							Final (Gold Medal Match)
	1	Jiske Griffioen (NED)  Esther Vergeer (NED)	6	6
	4	Beth Arnoult (USA)  Kaitlyn Verfuerth (USA)	2	1
								1	Jiske Griffioen (NED)  Esther Vergeer (NED)	6	6	4
								2	Korie Homan (NED)  Sharon Walraven (NED)	2	7	6
	3	Florence Gravellier (FRA)  Arlette Racineux (FRA)	4	3
	2	Korie Homan (NED)  Sharon Walraven (NED)	6	6				Bronze Medal Match
								4	Beth Arnoult (USA)  Kaitlyn Verfuerth (USA)	7	3	2
								3	Florence Gravellier (FRA)  Arlette Racineux (FRA)	5	6	6

Top Half[]

	Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	Jiske Griffioen (NED)  Esther Vergeer (NED)	6	6
		(ITA)   (ITA)	4	0					(JPN)   (JPN)	1	2
		(JPN)   (JPN)	6	6											1	Jiske Griffioen (NED)  Esther Vergeer (NED)	6	6
															4	Beth Arnoult (USA)  Kaitlyn Verfuerth (USA)	2	1
								4	Beth Arnoult (USA)  Kaitlyn Verfuerth (USA)	5	7	6
									Lucy Shuker (GBR)  Jordanne Whiley (GBR)	7	5	2

Bottom Half[]

	Round of 16							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
									Kanako Domori (JPN)   (JPN)	4	5
								3	Florence Gravellier (FRA)  Arlette Racineux (FRA)	6	7
															3	Florence Gravellier (FRA)  Arlette Racineux (FRA)	4	3
		(CHN)  Hu Dandan (CHN)	6	6											2	Korie Homan (NED)  Sharon Walraven (NED)	6	6
		(KOR)   (KOR)	1	3					(CHN)  Hu Dandan (CHN)	0	2
								2	Korie Homan (NED)  Sharon Walraven (NED)	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.