Summer Paralympics 2008 / wheelchair tennis / ladies doubles

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Women's wheelchair tennis doubles from the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Winners NetherlandsNetherlands Korie Homan Sharon Walraven
NetherlandsNetherlands 
Final opponents NetherlandsNetherlands Jiske Griffioen Esther Vergeer
NetherlandsNetherlands 
Final result 2: 6, 7: 6 4 , 6: 4
Competitions
singles Ladies Men's Quad
Double Ladies Men's Quad

Women's wheelchair tennis doubles from the 2008 Summer Paralympics .

The defending champions were Maaike Smit and Esther Vergeer ; only Vergeer participated again. The game was played on the grounds of the Olympic Green Tennis Center in Beijing from September 8th to 15th, 2008. A total of 20 players took part in this competition.

The winners were Korie Homan and Sharon Walraven , who defeated Jiske Griffioen and Esther Vergeer in the final with 2: 6, 7: 6, 4 and 6: 4.

Results

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached

01. NetherlandsNetherlands Jiske Griffioen Esther Vergeer
NetherlandsNetherlands  		silver
02. NetherlandsNetherlands Korie Homan Sharon Walraven
NetherlandsNetherlands  		gold
03. FranceFrance Florence Gravellier Arlette Racineux
FranceFrance  		bronze
04th United StatesUnited States Beth Arnoult Kaitlyn Verfuerth
United StatesUnited States  		Semifinals

Explanation of symbols

  • INV = Tripartite Invitation
  • IP = ITF place
  • ALT = replacement (alternate)
  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walk over

Main round

First round   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  NetherlandsNetherlands J. Griffioen E. Vergeer
 NetherlandsNetherlands  		                 
 bye   1  NetherlandsNetherlands J. Griffioen E. Vergeer
 NetherlandsNetherlands  		6th 6th
 ItalyItaly S. de Maria M. Lauro
 ItalyItaly  		4th 0    JapanJapan Y. Okabe M. Yaosa
 JapanJapan  		1 2  
 JapanJapan Y. Okabe M. Yaosa
 JapanJapan  		6th 6th     1  NetherlandsNetherlands J. Griffioen E. Vergeer
 NetherlandsNetherlands  		6th 6th
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom L. Shuker J. Whiley
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom  		  4th  United StatesUnited States B. Arnoult K. Verfuerth
 United StatesUnited States  		2 1  
 bye    United KingdomUnited Kingdom L. Shuker J. Whiley
 United KingdomUnited Kingdom  		7th 5 2  
 bye   4th  United StatesUnited States B. Arnoult K. Verfuerth
 United StatesUnited States  		5 7th 6th  
4th  United StatesUnited States B. Arnoult K. Verfuerth
 United StatesUnited States  		    1  NetherlandsNetherlands J. Griffioen E. Vergeer
 NetherlandsNetherlands  		6th 6 4 4th
3  FranceFrance F. Gravellier A. Racineux
 FranceFrance  		  2  NetherlandsNetherlands K. Homan S. Walraven
 NetherlandsNetherlands  		2 7th 6th
 bye   3  FranceFrance F. Gravellier A. Racineux
 FranceFrance  		6th 7th  
 bye    JapanJapan K. Domori C. Ohmae
 JapanJapan  		4th 5  
 JapanJapan K. Domori C. Ohmae
 JapanJapan  		    3  FranceFrance F. Gravellier A. Racineux
 FranceFrance  		4th 3
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China F. Dong D. Hu
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China  		6th 6th   2  NetherlandsNetherlands K. Homan S. Walraven
 NetherlandsNetherlands  		6th 6th  
 Korea SouthSouth Korea Y.-s. Hong M.-h. Hwang
 Korea SouthSouth Korea  		1 3    China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China F. Dong D. Hu
 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China  		0 2 3rd place match
 bye   2  NetherlandsNetherlands K. Homan S. Walraven
 NetherlandsNetherlands  		6th 6th   4th  United StatesUnited States B. Arnoult K. Verfuerth
 United StatesUnited States  		7th 3 2
2  NetherlandsNetherlands K. Homan S. Walraven
 NetherlandsNetherlands  		  3  FranceFrance F. Gravellier A. Racineux
 FranceFrance  		5 6th 6th

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