Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's Doubles
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The women's doubles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
was held from 10 August to 17 August at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre
. The DecoTurf
surface rendered the event a hardcourt
tournament.
The results returned the gold to the United States
, after the only Olympiad at which they had not won the gold medal since the event's re-introduction in 1988
. It was also the second occasion on which the team of Serena
and Venus Williams
emerged as Olympic champions, having previously captured the gold in Sydney. Spanish Olympian
Virginia Ruano Pascual
successfully defended her silver medal from Athens, albeit with a different partner. Although China
failed to repeat its historic championship performance from Athens, it did return to the medal stand for a bronze. Russia
, whose doubles teams were composed of individuals who had won all the medals in this Olympiad's singles event
, failed to advance past the quarterfinals.
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
was held from 10 August to 17 August at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre
Olympic Green Tennis Centre
The Olympic Green Tennis Center or Beijing Olympic Green Tennis Court , is a tennis centre located in the Olympic Green. It opened on 1 October 2007...
. The DecoTurf
DecoTurf
DecoTurf is a tennis hardcourt comprising layers of acrylic, rubber, silica, and other materials on top of an asphalt or concrete base. It is manufactured by Decosystems, which is a division of California Products Corporation which also manufactures Plexipave, based in Andover, Massachusetts.The...
surface rendered the event a hardcourt
Hardcourt
Hardcourt or hard court describes a form of surface or floor on which a sport is played. It may refer to an indoor court made from a wood, or more specifically hardwood such as maple, as in basketball or indoor soccer. Alternatively, it may refer to outdoor materials such as asphalt, shale, or clay...
tournament.
The results returned the gold to the United States
United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The United States competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. American athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since the 1896 Summer Olympics except the 1980 Summer Olympics, which the U.S. boycotted. The United States entered the Games as the most successful nation in...
, after the only Olympiad at which they had not won the gold medal since the event's re-introduction in 1988
Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Tennis returned to the Summer Olympic Games at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, having been left out since the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Tennis had been a demonstration sport at the 1984 Summer Olympics....
. It was also the second occasion on which the team of Serena
Serena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and a former world no. 1. The Women's Tennis Association has ranked her world no. 1 in singles on five separate occasions. She became the world no. 1 for the first time on July 8, 2002 and regained this ranking for the fifth time on...
and Venus Williams
Venus Williams
Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 101 as of 10 October 2011 in singles and World No. 20 in doubles as of 2011. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three separate...
emerged as Olympic champions, having previously captured the gold in Sydney. Spanish Olympian
Spain at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Spain competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China with 286 athletes.-Medalists:- Archery:Spain sent one archer to the Olympics...
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Virginia Ruano Pascual
Virginia Ruano Pascual is a Spanish professional female tennis player. She was born in Madrid, Spain.She has won three career singles titles but she has been more successful in doubles where she has won 43 titles, including 10 Grand Slam titles Between 2002...
successfully defended her silver medal from Athens, albeit with a different partner. Although China
China at the 2008 Summer Olympics
China was the host nation of the 2008 Summer Olympics.China was represented by the Chinese Olympic Committee , and the team of selected athletes were officially known as Team China....
failed to repeat its historic championship performance from Athens, it did return to the medal stand for a bronze. Russia
Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Russia competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, represented by the Russian Olympic Committee. Russia competed in all sports except baseball, football, field hockey, softball and taekwondo.-Medalists:...
, whose doubles teams were composed of individuals who had won all the medals in this Olympiad's singles event
Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's Singles
The Women's Singles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre...
, failed to advance past the quarterfinals.
Medalists
Calendar
| August | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | 10.30 | 10.30 | 10.30 | |||||
| Afternoon | 17.00 | 17.00 | 17.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 |
| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze Final |
Seeds
- (Quarterfinals)
- (Champions, Gold Medalists)
- (Second Round)
- (Final, Silver Medalists)
- (Quarterfinals)
- (Semifinals, Fourth Place)
- (Quarterfinals)
- (Semifinals, Bronze Medalists)
Key
- INV = Tripartite Invitation
- IP = ITF Place
- ALT = Alternate
- r = Retired
- w/o = Walkover
Finals
Top half
Bottom half
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