Defending champion Shingo Kunieda and his partner Satoshi Saida defeated the other four-time defending champion Robin Ammerlaan and his partner Ronald Vink in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the men's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2008 Australian Open.
Wheelchair men's doubles | |
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2008 Australian Open | |
Champion | Shingo Kunieda Satoshi Saida |
Runner-up | Robin Ammerlaan Ronald Vink |
Score | 6–4, 6–3 |
Seeds edit
- Shingo Kunieda / Satoshi Saida (champions)
- Robin Ammerlaan / Ronald Vink (final)
Draw edit
Key edit
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
Finals edit
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Shingo Kunieda Satoshi Saida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYE BYE | 1 | Shingo Kunieda Satoshi Saida | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Yoshinobu Fujimoto Tony Lara | 4 | 1 | Robinson Mendez Nicolas Peifer | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Robinson Mendez Nicolas Peifer | 6 | 6 | 1 | Shingo Kunieda Satoshi Saida | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Frédéric Cattanéo Martin Legner | Takahiro Hirate David Latham | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYE BYE | Frédéric Cattanéo Martin Legner | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Takahiro Hirate David Latham | 2 | 6 | [10] | Takahiro Hirate David Latham | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Michael Dobbie Steffen Sommerfield | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | Shingo Kunieda Satoshi Saida | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tadeusz Kruszelnicki Jon Rydberg | 5 | 6 | 9 | 2 | Robin Ammerlaan Ronald Vink | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Anthony Bonaccurso Ben Weeks | 7 | 1 | 11 | Anthony Bonaccurso Ben Weeks | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
BYE BYE | Stéphane Houdet Michaël Jérémiasz | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stéphane Houdet Michaël Jérémiasz | Stéphane Houdet Michaël Jérémiasz | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maikel Scheffers Eric Stuurman | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Robin Ammerlaan Ronald Vink | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Niclas Larsson David Phillipson | 6 | 1 | [10] | Niclas Larsson David Phillipson | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
BYE BYE | 2 | Robin Ammerlaan Ronald Vink | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Robin Ammerlaan Ronald Vink |