Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's doubles
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| Venue | Olympic Green Tennis Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 8–15 September 2008 | ||||||||||||
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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 Netherlands |
| Silver | Jiske Griffioen/Esther Vergeer Netherlands |
| Bronze | Florence Gravellier/Arlette Racineux France |
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
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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 | |||||||||||||||||
 Silvia di Maria (ITA) Marianna Lauro (ITA) | 4 | 0 |  Yuko Okabe (JPN) Mie Yaosa (JPN) | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Yuko Okabe (JPN) Mie Yaosa (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) Chiyoko Ohmae (JPN) | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Florence Gravellier (FRA) Arlette Racineux (FRA) | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Florence Gravellier (FRA) Arlette Racineux (FRA) | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
 Dong Fuli (CHN) Hu Dandan (CHN) | 6 | 6 | 2 | Korie Homan (NED) Sharon Walraven (NED) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
 Young-Suk Hong (KOR) Myung-Hee Hwang (KOR) | 1 | 3 | Dong Fuli (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.
