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Australia's Matthew Ebden and John Peers defeated the United States' Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram in the final, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–1), [10–8] to win the gold medal in men's doubles tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1] It was Australia's first Olympic gold medal in tennis since 1996.[2] Ebden and Peers were the first unseeded pair to win the gold medal since Fernando González and Nicolás Massú in 2004.[a] In the bronze medal match, Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul of the United States defeated Czechia's Tomáš Macháč and Adam Pavlásek, 6–3, 6–4.[3]

VenueStade Roland Garros
Dates27 July – 3 August
Competitors64 from 23 nations
Teams32
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VenueStade Roland Garros
Dates27 July – 3 August
Competitors64 from 23 nations
Teams32
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Matthew Ebden
John Peers		  Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Austin Krajicek
Rajeev Ram		  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Taylor Fritz
Tommy Paul		  United States
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ChampionsAustralia Matthew Ebden
Australia John Peers
Runners-upUnited States Austin Krajicek
United States Rajeev Ram
Score6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–1), [10–8]
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ChampionsAustralia Matthew Ebden
Australia John Peers
Runners-upUnited States Austin Krajicek
United States Rajeev Ram
Score6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–1), [10–8]
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Doubles men women mixed
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The men's doubles tennis event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 27 July to 3 August 2024 at the Stade Roland Garros, in Paris, France.[4] In the event, 64 players (32 teams) from 23 nations participated in the draw.[5]

Croatia's Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić were the defending champions from 2021, but they lost in the first round to Dominik Koepfer and Jan-Lennard Struff of Germany.[6]

This tournament marked the final professional appearance of former singles World No. 1, two-time singles gold medalist, and three-time major champion Andy Murray of Great Britain.[7] Partnering Dan Evans, he lost in the quarterfinals to Fritz and Paul.[8][9]

Qualification

Main article: Tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter up to two teams. Qualification for the men's doubles is primarily through the ATP ranking list. There are 32 quota places available for men's doubles.[5]

Competition format

The competition was a single-elimination tournament with a bronze medal match. Matches are best-of-3 sets. A tiebreak was played in the first two sets reaching 6–6, while the third set will be a single tiebreak until one team scores ten points, while being two points clear.[10]

Schedule

The schedule is as follows.[11]

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Seeds

The seeds were released on 23 July 2024.[12]

1.    Simone Bolelli (ITA) /  Andrea Vavassori (ITA) (first round)
2.    Kevin Krawietz (GER) /  Tim Pütz (GER) (quarterfinals)
3.    Taylor Fritz (USA) /  Tommy Paul (USA) (semifinals, bronze medalists)
4.    Austin Krajicek (USA) /  Rajeev Ram (USA) (final, silver medalists)
5.    Joe Salisbury (GBR) /  Neal Skupski (GBR) (first round)
6.    Máximo González (ARG) /  Andrés Molteni (ARG) (first round)
7.    Nikola Mektić (CRO) /  Mate Pavić (CRO) (first round)
8.    Arthur Fils (FRA) /  Ugo Humbert (FRA) (first round)

Draw

The draw was held on 25 July 2024.[13][14]

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Finals

Semifinals Gold medal match
          
   Matthew Ebden (AUS)
 John Peers (AUS) 		7 6
3  Taylor Fritz (USA)
 Tommy Paul (USA) 		5 2
   Matthew Ebden (AUS)
 John Peers (AUS) 		66 77 [10]
4  Austin Krajicek (USA)
 Rajeev Ram (USA) 		78 61 [8]
4  Austin Krajicek (USA)
 Rajeev Ram (USA) 		6 6
 Tomáš Macháč (CZE)
 Adam Pavlásek (CZE) 		2 2 Bronze medal match
3  Taylor Fritz (USA)
 Tommy Paul (USA) 		6 6
 Tomáš Macháč (CZE)
 Adam Pavlásek (CZE) 		3 4

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1  S Bolelli (ITA)
 A Vavassori (ITA) 		6 65 [7]
PR  P Carreño Busta (ESP)
 M Granollers (ESP) 		2 77 [10] PR  P Carreño Busta (ESP)
 M Granollers (ESP) 		2 5
   H Habib (LBN)
 B Hassan (LBN) 		65 2  M Ebden (AUS)
 J Peers (AUS) 		6 7
 M Ebden (AUS)
 J Peers (AUS) 		77 6    M Ebden (AUS)
 J Peers (AUS) 		77 77
   S Tsitsipas (GRE)
 Pe Tsitsipas (GRE) 		6 3 [10]  D Koepfer (GER)
 J-L Struff (GER) 		62 64
 N Borges (POR)
 F Cabral (POR) 		3 6 [12]    N Borges (POR)
 F Cabral (POR) 		2 2
 D Koepfer (GER)
 J-L Struff (GER) 		6 65 [10]  D Koepfer (GER)
 J-L Struff (GER) 		6 6
7  N Mektić (CRO)
 M Pavić (CRO) 		3 77 [5]    M Ebden (AUS)
 J Peers (AUS) 		7 6
3  T Fritz (USA)
 T Paul (USA) 		716 6 3  T Fritz (USA)
 T Paul (USA) 		5 2
PR  F Auger-Aliassime (CAN)
 M Raonic (CAN) 		614 4 3  T Fritz (USA)
 T Paul (USA) 		6 6
   R Haase (NED)
 J-J Rojer (NED) 		77 77  R Haase (NED)
 J-J Rojer (NED) 		3 4
Alt  T Etcheverry (ARG)
 M Navone (ARG) 		63 64 3  T Fritz (USA)
 T Paul (USA) 		6 6
Alt  T Daniel (JPN)
 K Nishikori (JPN) 		6 65 [9]  D Evans (GBR)
 A Murray (GBR) 		2 4
 D Evans (GBR)
 A Murray (GBR) 		2 77 [11]    D Evans (GBR)
 A Murray (GBR) 		6 68 [11]
 S Gillé (BEL)
 J Vliegen (BEL) 		7 6  S Gillé (BEL)
 J Vliegen (BEL) 		3 710 [9]
8  A Fils (FRA)
 U Humbert (FRA) 		5 4

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6  M González (ARG)
 A Molteni (ARG) 		64 4
PR  C Alcaraz (ESP)
 R Nadal (ESP) 		77 6 PR  C Alcaraz (ESP)
 R Nadal (ESP) 		6 62 [10]
   T Griekspoor (NED)
 W Koolhof (NED) 		6 6  T Griekspoor (NED)
 W Koolhof (NED) 		4 77 [2]
 M Fucsovics (HUN)
 F Marozsán (HUN) 		2 3 PR  C Alcaraz (ESP)
 R Nadal (ESP) 		2 4
   T Monteiro (BRA)
 T Seyboth Wild (BRA) 		6 6 4  A Krajicek (USA)
 R Ram (USA) 		6 6
 A Bublik (KAZ)
 A Nedovyesov (KAZ) 		4 4    T Monteiro (BRA)
 T Seyboth Wild (BRA) 		4 63
 A de Minaur (AUS)
 A Popyrin (AUS) 		2 3 4  A Krajicek (USA)
 R Ram (USA) 		6 77
4  A Krajicek (USA)
 R Ram (USA) 		6 6 4  A Krajicek (USA)
 R Ram (USA) 		6 6
5  J Salisbury (GBR)
 N Skupski (GBR) 		6 3 [8]  T Macháč (CZE)
 A Pavlásek (CZE) 		2 2
 T Macháč (CZE)
 A Pavlásek (CZE) 		4 6 [10]    T Macháč (CZE)
 A Pavlásek (CZE) 		5 78 [10]
   L Darderi (ITA)
 L Musetti (ITA) 		3 77 [5]  N Jarry (CHI)
 A Tabilo (CHI) 		7 66 [4]
 N Jarry (CHI)
 A Tabilo (CHI) 		6 65 [10]    T Macháč (CZE)
 A Pavlásek (CZE) 		3 6 [10]
   S Balaji (IND)
 R Bopanna (IND) 		5 2 2  K Krawietz (GER)
 T Pütz (GER) 		6 1 [5]
Alt  G Monfils (FRA)
 É Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 		7 6 Alt  G Monfils (FRA)
 É Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 		3 1
 D Medvedev (AIN)
 R Safiullin (AIN) 		4 4 2  K Krawietz (GER)
 T Pütz (GER) 		6 6
2  K Krawietz (GER)
 T Pütz (GER) 		6 6

Notes

  1. [a]
    Ebden was the World No. 3 doubles player during the time of the tournament. However, since seedings were determined by the combined ranking of the pair, Ebden and Peers were unseeded due to Peers being ranked No. 59 at the time.

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