Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles

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)

Seeds

The top three seeds received byes into the second round.

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

Competitors

Draw

Finals

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References

• ITF Olympic Site

References

1. "Lareau & Nestor win gold". CBC.
2. "Doubles, Men". Olympedia.