Event: | Men's doubles |
Games: | 2024 Summer |
Venue: | Stade Roland Garros |
Dates: | 27 July – 3 August |
Competitors: | 64 |
Teams: | 32 |
Nations: | 23 |
Gold: | Matthew Ebden John Peers |
Goldnoc: | AUS |
Silver: | Austin Krajicek Rajeev Ram |
Silvernoc: | USA |
Bronze: | Taylor Fritz Tommy Paul |
Bronzenoc: | USA |
Prev: | 2020 |
Next: | 2028 |
Champ: | Matthew Ebden John Peers |
Runner: | Austin Krajicek Rajeev Ram |
Score: | 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–1), [10–8] |
Quadrennial: | yes |
Multi: | yes |
Type: | mixed |
Qual Type: | qual |
Australia's Matthew Ebden and John Peers defeated the United States' Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram in the final, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–1), [10–8] to win the gold medal in men's doubles tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1] It was Australia's first Olympic gold medal in tennis since 1996.[2] Ebden and Peers were the first unseeded pair to win the gold medal since Fernando González and Nicolás Massú in 2004. In the bronze medal match, Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul of the United States defeated Czechia's Tomáš Macháč and Adam Pavlásek, 6–3, 6–4.[3]
The men's doubles tennis event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 27 July to 3 August 2024 at the Stade Roland Garros, in Paris, France.[4] In the event, 64 players (32 teams) from 23 nations participated in the draw.[5]
Croatia's Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić were the defending champions from 2021, but they lost in the first round to Dominik Koepfer and Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany.[6]
This tournament marked the final professional appearance of former singles World No. 1, two-time singles gold medalist, and three-time major champion Andy Murray of Great Britain.[7] Partnering Dan Evans, he lost in the quarterfinals to Fritz and Paul.[8] [9]
See main article: Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter up to two teams. Qualification for the men's doubles is primarily through the ATP ranking list. There are 32 quota places available for men's doubles.
The competition was a single-elimination tournament with a bronze medal match. Matches are best-of-3 sets. A tiebreak was played in the first two sets reaching 6–6, while the third set will be a single tiebreak until one team scores ten points, while being two points clear.[10]
The schedule is as follows.[11]
Sun 28 | Mon 29 | Tue 30 | Wed 31 | Thu 1 | Fri 2 | Sat 3 | |
R32 | R16 | ¼ | ½ | BM | F |
The seeds were released on 23 July 2024.[12]
See also: 1. / (first round)
See also: 2. / (quarterfinals)
See also: 3. / (semifinals, bronze medalists)
See also: 4. / (final, silver medalists)
See also: 5. / (first round)
See also: 6. / (first round)
See also: 7. / (first round)
See also: 8. / (first round)
The draw was held on 25 July 2024.[13] [14]
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