Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles
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| 2008 Summer Olympics | |
| Champions |  Roger Federer  Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) |
| Runners-up |  Simon Aspelin  Thomas Johansson (SWE) |
| Score | 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 |
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| Venue | Olympic Green Tennis Centre | ||||||||||||
| Date | 10 to 16 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 64 from 23 nations | ||||||||||||
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The Men's Doubles tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 10 to August 16 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament. Matches were best-of-3 sets, except for the final which was best-of-5 sets. Tiebreakers were not played in the final set.
The results returned Sweden and the United States to the medals stand for the first time since the event's re-introduction in Seoul. The gold awarded to singles specialists Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka was the first medal for Switzerland in this event.
Medalists
| Gold | Roger Federer / Stanislas Wawrinka Switzerland
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| Silver | Simon Aspelin / Thomas Johansson Sweden
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| Bronze | Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan United States
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Calendar
| August | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
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| Morning | 10.30 | 10.30 | ||||
| Afternoon | 17.00 | 17.00 | 16.00 | 18.00 (rain delay) |
16.00 | 16.00 |
| First Round | First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze Medal Match Gold Medal Match |
Seeds
2
Draw
Key
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Finals
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