This was the 15th 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.
The American reigning champion pair of Bryan brothers, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, had been the top seed in the past three Games and would have been again in 2016, but they withdrew. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France, silver medal winner in 2012 with Michaël Llodra, returned with a new partner in Gaël Monfils. 2000 gold medalist Daniel Nestor (and career golden slam winner) of Canada competed for a fifth Games with his third different partner. The number one seed thus went to Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut of France, with the British Murray brothers Andy Murray and Jamie Murray the number two seed.[1]
Thailand and Ukraine both made their debut in the event. France and Great Britain each made their 12th appearance in the event, tied for most of all nations.
Qualification for the men's singles was primarily through the ATP ranking list of 11 June 2016. An additional restriction was that players had to have been part of a nominated team for three Davis Cup events between 2013 and 2016 (with some exceptions). Nations had been able to enter four players (two pairs) in the event since the 2004 Games. Each nation was limited to a total of 6 male players in the singles and doubles events combined, so nations with 4 singles players could add only 2 more in doubles. The men's doubles draw was 32 pairs (64 players).
Doubles players ranked 10 or better qualified directly and could bring any ranked singles or doubles player from their nation as their partner. This resulted in 6 pairs being filled, as 2 pairs consisted of both players in the top 10 and the Bryan brothers declined to use their qualification places.
The draw was then filled to 24 pairs (that is, 18 new pairs) through combined ranking. The better of a player's singles or doubles ranking was used, and the two rankings of a pair of players were added to give a combined ranking, with the lowest rankings earning qualifying spots. (For example, Rafael Nadal was ranked #4 in singles and #144 in doubles and Marc López had no singles ranking and was ranked #18 in doubles; they had a combined ranking of 22, earning the first quota spot through this method.)
The final 8 pairs were selected by the ITF considering both combined ranking (as above) as well as continental and national representation, including host nation places if not qualified (bringing the total number of male tennis players to 86).
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The competition was a single-elimination tournament with a bronze-medal match. All matches were best-of-three sets. Tiebreaks were used for any set before the third (fifth in the final) that reached 6–6.
^ ab"Doubles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^"Defending gold medalist Bryan brothers withdraw from Rio". USA Today Sports. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
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Spain s Marc Lopez and Rafael Nadal defeated Romania s Florin Mergea and Horia Tecău in the final 6 2 3 6 6 4 to win the gold medal in Men s Doubles tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics It was Spain s first victory in men s doubles and its first medal in the event since 2000 Romania won its first men s doubles medal In the bronze medal match the United States Steve Johnson and Jack Sock defeated Canada s Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil 6 2 6 4 It was the United States third consecutive medal in the event Men s doublesTennis at the 2016 Summer OlympicsFinalChampionsMarc Lopez Rafael NadalRunners upFlorin Mergea Horia TecăuScore6 2 3 6 6 4EventsSingles men womenDoubles men women mixedQualification 2012 Summer Olympics 2020 Men s doubles tennisat the Games of the XXXI OlympiadRafael Nadal Marc Lopez and Florin MergeaVenueOlympic Tennis CentreDates6 12 August 2016Competitors32 teams 64 players from 26 nationsMedalistsMarc LopezRafael Nadal SpainFlorin MergeaHoria Tecău RomaniaSteve JohnsonJack Sock United States 20122020 Main article Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics The tournament was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre in the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro Brazil from 6 12 August 2016 There were 32 pairs from 26 nations 1 The Bryan brothers Bob and Mike were the reigning gold medalists from 2012 but they withdrew before the competition due to health concerns 2 Contents 1 Background 2 Qualification 3 Competition format 4 Schedule 5 Seeds 6 Draw 6 1 Key 6 2 Finals 6 3 Top half 6 4 Bottom half 7 References 8 External linksBackground editThis was the 15th 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 The American reigning champion pair of Bryan brothers Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan had been the top seed in the past three Games and would have been again in 2016 but they withdrew Jo Wilfried Tsonga of France silver medal winner in 2012 with Michael Llodra returned with a new partner in Gael Monfils 2000 gold medalist Daniel Nestor and career golden slam winner of Canada competed for a fifth Games with his third different partner The number one seed thus went to Pierre Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut of France with the British Murray brothers Andy Murray and Jamie Murray the number two seed 1 Thailand and Ukraine both made their debut in the event France and Great Britain each made their 12th appearance in the event tied for most of all nations Qualification editMain article Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics Qualification Qualification for the men s singles was primarily through the ATP ranking list of 11 June 2016 An additional restriction was that players had to have been part of a nominated team for three Davis Cup events between 2013 and 2016 with some exceptions Nations had been able to enter four players two pairs in the event since the 2004 Games Each nation was limited to a total of 6 male players in the singles and doubles events combined so nations with 4 singles players could add only 2 more in doubles The men s doubles draw was 32 pairs 64 players Doubles players ranked 10 or better qualified directly and could bring any ranked singles or doubles player from their nation as their partner This resulted in 6 pairs being filled as 2 pairs consisted of both players in the top 10 and the Bryan brothers declined to use their qualification places The draw was then filled to 24 pairs that is 18 new pairs through combined ranking The better of a player s singles or doubles ranking was used and the two rankings of a pair of players were added to give a combined ranking with the lowest rankings earning qualifying spots For example Rafael Nadal was ranked 4 in singles and 144 in doubles and Marc Lopez had no singles ranking and was ranked 18 in doubles they had a combined ranking of 22 earning the first quota spot through this method The final 8 pairs were selected by the ITF considering both combined ranking as above as well as continental and national representation including host nation places if not qualified bringing the total number of male tennis players to 86 Competition format editThe competition was a single elimination tournament with a bronze medal match All matches were best of three sets Tiebreaks were used for any set before the third fifth in the final that reached 6 6 Schedule editAugust6 7 8 9 10 11 1211 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 11 00 12 00Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter finals play cancelled due to rain Semi finals Bronze medal matchGold medal matchSeeds edit0 1 nbsp Pierre Hugues Herbert FRA nbsp Nicolas Mahut FRA first round 0 2 nbsp Andy Murray GBR nbsp Jamie Murray GBR first round 0 3 nbsp Marcelo Melo BRA nbsp Bruno Soares BRA quarterfinals 0 4 nbsp Gael Monfils FRA nbsp Jo Wilfried Tsonga FRA first round 0 5 nbsp Florin Mergea ROU nbsp Horia Tecău ROU final silver medalists 0 6 nbsp Marc Lopez ESP nbsp Rafael Nadal ESP champions gold medalists 0 7 nbsp Daniel Nestor CAN nbsp Vasek Pospisil CAN semifinals fourth place 0 8 nbsp Roberto Bautista Agut ESP nbsp David Ferrer ESP quarterfinals Draw editKey edit INV Tripartite invitation IP ITF place Alt Alternate PR Protected ranking w o Walkover r Retired d Defaulted Finals edit SemifinalsFinal gold medal match nbsp Steve Johnson USA nbsp Jack Sock USA 355 nbsp Florin Mergea ROU nbsp Horia Tecău ROU 675 nbsp Florin Mergea ROU nbsp Horia Tecău ROU 2646 nbsp Marc Lopez ESP nbsp Rafael Nadal ESP 6366 nbsp Marc Lopez ESP nbsp Rafael Nadal ESP 77777 nbsp Daniel Nestor CAN nbsp Vasek Pospisil CAN 6164Bronze medal match nbsp Steve Johnson USA nbsp Jack Sock USA 667 nbsp Daniel Nestor CAN nbsp Vasek Pospisil CAN 24Top half edit First roundSecond roundQuarter finalsSemi finals1 nbsp P H Herbert FRA nbsp N Mahut FRA 643 nbsp JS Cabal COL nbsp R Farah COL 776 nbsp JS Cabal COL nbsp R Farah COL 461IP nbsp J Peralta CHI 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MEX 369 nbsp F Delbonis ARG nbsp G Duran ARG 325 nbsp F Mergea ROU nbsp H Tecău ROU 67115 nbsp F Mergea ROU nbsp H Tecău ROU 66Bottom half edit First roundSecond roundQuarter finalsSemi finals6 nbsp M Lopez ESP nbsp R Nadal ESP 66 nbsp R Haase NED nbsp J J Rojer NED 446 nbsp M Lopez ESP nbsp R Nadal ESP 656PR nbsp JM del Potro ARG nbsp M Gonzalez ARG 67PR nbsp JM del Potro ARG nbsp M Gonzalez ARG 372 nbsp C Guccione AUS nbsp J Peers AUS 456 nbsp M Lopez ESP nbsp R Nadal ESP 66 nbsp A Bury BLR nbsp M Mirnyi BLR 645 nbsp O Marach AUT nbsp A Peya AUT 31 nbsp O Marach AUT nbsp A Peya AUT 777 nbsp O Marach AUT nbsp A Peya AUT 6626PR nbsp B Baker USA nbsp R Ram USA 66PR nbsp B Baker USA nbsp R Ram USA 47734 nbsp G Monfils FRA nbsp J W Tsonga FRA 146 nbsp M Lopez ESP nbsp R Nadal ESP 77777 nbsp D Nestor CAN nbsp V Pospisil CAN 46787 nbsp D Nestor CAN nbsp V Pospisil CAN 6164IP nbsp M Daniell NZL nbsp M Venus NZL 63667 nbsp D Nestor CAN nbsp V Pospisil CAN 66Alt nbsp G Elias POR nbsp J Sousa POR 66Alt nbsp G Elias POR nbsp J Sousa POR 14IP nbsp A Martin SVK nbsp I Zelenay SVK 427 nbsp D Nestor CAN nbsp V Pospisil CAN 66IP nbsp I Marchenko UKR nbsp D Molchanov UKR 43 nbsp F Fognini ITA nbsp A Seppi ITA 31 nbsp F Fognini ITA nbsp A Seppi ITA 66 nbsp F Fognini ITA nbsp A Seppi ITA 576IP nbsp T Bellucci BRA nbsp A Sa BRA 78716IP nbsp T Bellucci BRA nbsp A Sa BRA 7532 nbsp A Murray GBR nbsp J Murray GBR 66614References edit a b Doubles Men Olympedia Retrieved 28 December 2020 Defending gold medalist Bryan brothers withdraw from Rio USA Today Sports Retrieved 15 August 2016 External links editMen s Doubles Drawsheet Olympic Tennis Event Entry List Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics Men 27s doubles amp oldid 1136350874, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
