Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Champions	Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor (CAN)
Runners-up	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde (AUS)
Score	5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–2)

Men's doubles at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Tennis at the 2000 Olympics
Venue	Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre
Dates	20–27 September 2000
Competitors	29 teams (58 players) from 29 nations
Medalists
Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor  Canada Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde  Australia Àlex Corretja Albert Costa  Spain

Main article: Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Canada's Sébastien Lareau and Daniel Nestor defeated the defending gold medalists, Australia's Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde, in the final, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 7–6^(7–2) to win the gold medal in Men's Doubles tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics. It was Canada's first men's doubles medal. The Woodies became the first pair to win multiple medals in the event, and the second and third individuals to do so (Reginald Doherty won two golds with different partners in 1900 and 1908). In the bronze medal match, Spain's Àlex Corretja and Albert Costa defeated South Africa's David Adams and John-Laffnie de Jager, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3. It was Spain's second (after 1988) medal at the event.

The tournament was held in the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia from 20 to 27 September 2000. There were 29 pairs from 29 nations, with each nation limited to one pair (two players).

Background

This was the 11th appearance of men's doubles tennis. The event has been held at every Summer Olympics where tennis has been on the program: from 1896 to 1924 and then from 1988 to the current program. A demonstration event was held in 1968.

Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde were the defending champions, host nation heroes, number one seeds, and favorites. 1996 bronze medalist David Prinosil of Germany returned, now partnered with Tommy Haas.

Belarus made its debut in the event. Russia made its first separate appearance since 1912. Great Britain made its ninth appearance in the event, most of any nation.

Competition format

The competition was a single-elimination tournament with a bronze medal match. All matches except the final were best-of-three sets; the final was best-of-five. Tiebreaks were used for any set before the third (fifth in the final) that reached 6–6.

Schedule

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Date	Time	Round
Wednesday, 20 September 2000 Thursday, 21 September 2000 Friday, 22 September 2000	11:00	Round of 32
Friday, 22 September 2000 Saturday, 23 September 2000	11:00	Round of 16
Monday, 24 September 2000 Tuesday, 25 September 2000 Wednesday, 26 September 2000	11:45	Quarterfinals
Wednesday, 25 September 2000	11:00	Semifinals
Friday, 27 September 2000	11:00	Bronze medal match Final

Seeds

The top three seeds received byes into the second round.

1.  Todd Woodbridge / Mark Woodforde (AUS) (final, silver medalists)
2.  Alex O'Brien / Jared Palmer (USA) (second round)
3.  Jiří Novák / David Rikl (CZE) (second round)
4.  Sébastien Lareau / Daniel Nestor (CAN) (champions, gold medalists)
5.  David Adams / John-Laffnie de Jager (RSA) (semifinalists, fourth place)
6.  Nicklas Kulti / Mikael Tillström (SWE) (first round)
7.  Wayne Black / Kevin Ullyett (ZIM) (first round)
8.  Massimo Bertolini / Cristian Brandi (ITA) (second round)

Competitors

Players	Nation
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	Australia
Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	India
Andrei Pavel Gabriel Trifu	Romania
Satoshi Iwabuchi Thomas Shimada	Japan
Dominik Hrbatý Karol Kučera	Slovakia
Gábor Köves Attila Sávolt	Hungary
Massimo Bertolini Cristian Brandi	Italy
Jiří Novák David Rikl	Czech Republic
Juan Ignacio Chela Mariano Zabaleta	Argentina
Álex Corretja Albert Costa	Spain
Arnaud Clément Nicolas Escudé	France
Dušan Vemić Nenad Zimonjić	FR Yugoslavia
Max Mirnyi Vladimir Voltchkov	Belarus
Nicklas Kulti Mikael Tillström	Sweden
Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett	Zimbabwe
Tommy Haas David Prinosil	Germany
Lee Hyung-taik Yoon Yong-Il	South Korea
Nicolás Massú Marcelo Ríos	Chile
José de Armas Jimy Szymanski	Venezuela
Mario Ančić Goran Ivanišević	Croatia
Gustavo Kuerten Jaime Oncins	Brazil
Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor	Canada
David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager	South Africa
Enrique Abaroa Alejandro Hernández	Mexico
Yevgeny Kafelnikov Marat Safin	Russia
Barry Cowan Kyle Spencer	Great Britain
Nuno Marques Bernardo Mota	Portugal
Mark Knowles Mark Merklein	Bahamas
Alex O’Brien Jared Palmer	United States

Draw

Finals

	Semifinals							Finals
	1	Todd Woodbridge (AUS)  Mark Woodforde (AUS)	6	77
		Àlex Corretja (ESP)  Albert Costa (ESP)	3	65
								1	Todd Woodbridge (AUS)  Mark Woodforde (AUS)	7	3	4	62
								4	Sébastien Lareau (CAN)  Daniel Nestor (CAN)	5	6	6	77
	4	Sébastien Lareau (CAN)  Daniel Nestor (CAN)	6	6
	5	David Adams (RSA)  John-Laffnie de Jager (RSA)	1	2				Third place
									Àlex Corretja (ESP)  Albert Costa (ESP)	2	6	6
								5	David Adams (RSA)  John-Laffnie de Jager (RSA)	6	4	3

Top half

	1st round							2nd round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	T Woodbridge (AUS)  M Woodforde (AUS)	6	77
		M Bhupathi (IND)  L Paes (IND)	6	6					M Bhupathi (IND)  L Paes (IND)	3	61
		A Pavel (ROU)  G Trifu (ROU)	3	4											1	T Woodbridge (AUS)  M Woodforde (AUS)	77	6
		S Iwabuchi (JPN)  T Shimada (JPN)	4	3												D Hrbatý (SVK)  K Kučera (SVK)	65	4
		D Hrbatý (SVK)  K Kučera (SVK)	6	6					D Hrbatý (SVK)  K Kučera (SVK)	6	65	6
		G Köves (HUN)  A Sávolt (HUN)	6	2	2			8	M Bertolini (ITA)  C Brandi (ITA)	4	77	3
	8	M Bertolini (ITA)  C Brandi (ITA)	3	6	6																	1	T Woodbridge (AUS)  M Woodforde (AUS)	6	77
																							À Corretja (ESP)  À Costa (ESP)	3	65
								3	J Novák (CZE)  D Rikl (CZE)	78	5	4
		JI Chela (ARG)  M Zabaleta (ARG)	3	4					À Corretja (ESP)  À Costa (ESP)	66	7	6
		À Corretja (ESP)  À Costa (ESP)	6	6												À Corretja (ESP)  À Costa (ESP)	64	6	7
		A Clément (FRA)  N Escudé (FRA)	6	6												M Mirnyi (BLR)  V Voltchkov (BLR)	77	3	5
		D Vemić (YUG)  N Zimonjić (YUG)	2	2					A Clément (FRA)  N Escudé (FRA)	4	64
		M Mirnyi (BLR)  V Voltchkov (BLR)	6	4					M Mirnyi (BLR)  V Voltchkov (BLR)	6	77
	6	N Kulti (SWE)  M Tillström (SWE)	3	4	r

Bottom half

	1st round							2nd round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	W Black (ZIM)  K Ullyett (ZIM)	1	4
		T Haas (GER)  D Prinosil (GER)	6	6					T Haas (GER)  D Prinosil (GER)	6	7
		H-T Lee (KOR)  Y-I Yoon (KOR)	6	6					H-T Lee (KOR)  Y-I Yoon (KOR)	4	5
		N Massú (CHI)  M Ríos (CHI)	3	4												T Haas (GER)  D Prinosil (GER)	0	4
		J Armas (VEN)  J Szymanski (VEN)	6	77											4	S Lareau (CAN)  D Nestor (CAN)	6	6
		M Ančić (CRO)  G Ivanišević (CRO)	2	63					J Armas (VEN)  J Szymanski (VEN)	3	4
		G Kuerten (BRA)  J Oncins (BRA)	1	4				4	S Lareau (CAN)  D Nestor (CAN)	6	6
	4	S Lareau (CAN)  D Nestor (CAN)	6	6																		4	S Lareau (CAN)  D Nestor (CAN)	6	6
	5	D Adams (RSA)  J-F de Jager (RSA)	6	77																		5	D Adams (RSA)  J-F de Jager (RSA)	1	2
		E Abaroa (MEX)  A Hernández (MEX)	4	64				5	D Adams (RSA)  J-F de Jager (RSA)	6	3	9
		Y Kafelnikov (RUS)  M Safin (RUS)	77	6					Y Kafelnikov (RUS)  M Safin (RUS)	3	6	7
		B Cowan (GBR)  K Spencer (GBR)	62	4											5	D Adams (RSA)  J-F de Jager (RSA)	4	6	14
		N Marques (POR)  B Mota (POR)	79	4	5											M Knowles (BAH)  M Merklein (BAH)	6	2	12
		M Knowles (BAH)  M Merklein (BAH)	67	6	7				M Knowles (BAH)  M Merklein (BAH)	6	6
								2	A O'Brien (USA)  J Palmer (USA)	2	4

References

• ITF Olympic Site