Wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's doubles

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Wheelchair tennis – Men's doubles
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueAriake Tennis Park
Date28 August – 3 September 2021
Competitors23
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Stéphane Houdet
Nicolas Peifer		  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alfie Hewett
Gordon Reid		  Great Britain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tom Egberink
Maikel Scheffers		  Netherlands
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Men's doubles
Wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Events
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Main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

The men's doubles wheelchair tennis tournament at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo was held at the Ariake Tennis Park in Kōtō, Tokyo from 28 August to 3 September 2021.[1]

Defending champions Stéphane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer from France extended their title. In the golden final they defeated first seeds Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid from the United Kingdom, 7–5, 0–6, 7–6.[2]

Seeds[]

  1.  Alfie Hewett (GBR) /  Gordon Reid (GBR) (final, Silver medalists)
  2.  Stéphane Houdet (FRA) /  Nicolas Peifer (FRA) (Gold medalists)
  3.  Shingo Kunieda (JPN) /  Takashi Sanada (JPN) (semifinals)
  4.  Tom Egberink (NED) /  Maikel Scheffers (NED) (semifinals, bronze medalists)
  5.  Gustavo Fernández (ARG) /   (ARG) (quarterfinals)
  6.  Joachim Gérard (BEL) /   (BEL) (quarterfinals)
  7.  Daniel Caverzaschi (ESP) /   (ESP) (quarterfinals)
  8.   (NED) /   (NED) (quarterfinals)

Draw[]

Finals[]

Semifinals Gold medal match
          
1  Alfie Hewett (GBR)
 Gordon Reid (GBR) 		6 6
3  Shingo Kunieda (JPN)
 Takashi Sanada (JPN) 		2 1
1  Alfie Hewett (GBR)
 Gordon Reid (GBR) 		5 6 63
2  Stéphane Houdet (FRA)
 Nicolas Peifer (FRA) 		7 0 77
4  Tom Egberink (NED)
 Maikel Scheffers (NED) 		2 4
2  Stéphane Houdet (FRA)
 Nicolas Peifer (FRA) 		6 6 Bronze medal match
3  Shingo Kunieda (JPN)
 Takashi Sanada (JPN) 		3 2
4  Tom Egberink (NED)
 Maikel Scheffers (NED) 		6 6

Top half[]

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1  A Hewett (GBR)
 G Reid (GBR) 		6 6
  (ESP)
 F Tur (ESP) 		6 4 5   (AUT)
  (AUT) 		0 0
  (AUT)
  (AUT) 		3 6 7 1  A Hewett (GBR)
 G Reid (GBR) 		6 6
 M Dunn (AUS)
 B Weekes (AUS) 		2 3 6  J Gérard (BEL)
  (BEL) 		2 2
  (BRA)
  (BRA) 		6 6   (BRA)
  (BRA) 		3 1
6  J Gérard (BEL)
  (BEL) 		6 6
1  A Hewett (GBR)
 G Reid (GBR) 		6 6
3  S Kunieda (JPN)
 T Sanada (JPN) 		2 1
3  S Kunieda (JPN)
 T Sanada (JPN) 		6 6
 F Cattanéo (FRA)
  (FRA) 		1 1
3  S Kunieda (JPN)
 T Sanada (JPN) 		710 6
  (POL)
  (POL) 		3 6 3 8   (NED)
  (NED) 		68 3
  (CHI)
  (CHI) 		6 4 6   (CHI)
  (CHI) 		1 5
8   (NED)
  (NED) 		6 7

Bottom half[]

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5  G Fernández (ARG)
  (ARG) 		6 2 6
  (THA)
  (THA) 		62 3   (JPN)
  (JPN) 		2 6 3
  (JPN)
  (JPN) 		77 6 5  G Fernández (ARG)
  (ARG) 		1 6 5
  (BRA)
  (BRA) 		1 0r 4  T Egberink (NED)
 M Scheffers (NED) 		6 3 7
  (ISR)
  (ISR) 		6 2   (ISR)
  (ISR) 		1 1
4  T Egberink (NED)
 M Scheffers (NED) 		6 6
4  T Egberink (NED)
 M Scheffers (NED) 		2 4
2  S Houdet (FRA)
 N Peifer (FRA) 		6 6
7  D Caverzaschi (ESP)
  (ESP) 		6 6
  (RSA)
  (RSA) 		7 1 2   (USA)
  (USA) 		1 2
  (USA)
  (USA) 		5 6 6 7  D Caverzaschi (ESP)
  (ESP) 		3 4
  (KOR)
  (KOR) 		6 6 2  S Houdet (FRA)
 N Peifer (FRA) 		6 6
 M Legner (AUT)
  (AUT) 		1 3   (KOR)
  (KOR) 		1 1
2  S Houdet (FRA)
 N Peifer (FRA) 		6 6

References[]

  1. ^ "Wheelchair Tennis - Men's Doubles Schedule". Olympics.com. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  2. ^ Tokyo 2020 Paralympics: Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid ‘devastated’ to miss out on tennis doubles gold, The Independent, 3 September 2021
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