Tennis at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's Doubles
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This was the first ever Commonwealth tournament held, Mahesh Bhupathi
and Leander Paes
of India were the top seed. But they lost in the semi finals to the champions Paul Hanley
and Peter Luczak
, and had to settle for the bronze medal. Hanley and Luczak defeated Ross Hutchins
and Ken Skupski
of England 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to win the gold medal.
Mahesh Bhupathi
Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi is an Indian professional tennis player widely regarded as among the best doubles players in the world with 11 Grand Slam titles to his credit. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament...
and Leander Paes
Leander Paes
Leander Adrian Paes, pronounced pās, is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament...
of India were the top seed. But they lost in the semi finals to the champions Paul Hanley
Paul Hanley (tennis)
Paul Jason Hanley is a professional male tennis player from Australia, specialising in doubles. His parents, Jay and Judy, co-own a tennis centre, one of the main reasons Hanley pursued a career in the sport.He lost the 2005 Wimbledon finals in mixed doubles, playing with Tatiana Perebiynis...
and Peter Luczak
Peter Luczak
Peter Luczak is a professional tennis player for Australia. His career-high ATP Entry ranking was No. 64 on 12 October 2009.At the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, Luczak won the gold in the doubles....
, and had to settle for the bronze medal. Hanley and Luczak defeated Ross Hutchins
Ross Hutchins
Ross Dan Hutchins is a British professional tennis player, known best as a doubles player. Hutchins was born in Wimbledon, a location synonymous with tennis. Having turned professional in 2002, he enjoyed success on the Challenger circuit and broke through to the ATP Tour in late 2007...
and Ken Skupski
Ken Skupski
Ken Skupski is a professional tennis player who lives in Liverpool, England. He is best known as a doubles player, most successfully partnering Colin Fleming. Having played college tennis at the Louisiana State University, he turned professional in 2007...
of England 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to win the gold medal.
Medalists
| Gold | |
| Silver | |
| Bronze |
Seeds
- (Semifinals, Bronze Medalists)
- (Semifinals, Fourth Place)
- (Final, Silver Medalists)
- (Champions, Gold Medalists)