The 2016 Wheelchair Doubles Masters (also known as the 2016 Uniqlo Wheelchair Doubles Masters for sponsorship reasons) is a wheelchair tennis tournament played in Mission Viejo, California, United States, from 2 to 6 November 2016.[1] It is the season-ending event for the highest-ranked wheelchair tennis doubles players on the 2016 ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour.
| 2016 Wheelchair Doubles Masters | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2–6 November 2016 |
| Edition | 17th (men/women) / 14th (quad) |
| Category | ITF Masters Series |
| Draw | 8M/6W/4Q |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Mission Viejo, California, United States |
| Champions | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Diede de Groot /  Lucy Shuker | |
| Quad doubles | |
| Antony Cotteril / Andrew Lapthorne | |
Tournament
editThe 2016 Uniqlo Wheelchair Doubles Masters took place from 2 to 6 November in Mission Viejo, California, United States.[1] It was the 17th edition of the tournament (14th for quad players). The tournament is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2016 ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour. The event takes place on hard courts. It serves as the season-ending championships for doubles players on the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour. The eight pairs who qualify for the men's event and six pairs who qualify for women's event are split into two groups of three or four. The four pairs who qualify for the quad event compete in one group. During this stage, pairs compete in a round-robin format (meaning pairs play against all the other players in their group). In the men's and women's events the two pairs with the best results in each group progress to the semifinals, where the winners of a group face the runners-up of the other group. In the quad event, the top two pairs progress to the final. This stage, however, is a knock-out stage.[2]
Format
editThe Wheelchair Doubles Masters has a round-robin format, with eight men's pairs, six women's pairs and four quad pairs competing. The seeds are determined by the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Rankings as they stood on 26 September 2016.[3] All matches are the best of three tie-break sets, including the final.
Qualified pairs
editThe following pairs qualified for the 2016 Wheelchair Doubles Masters, based upon rankings as at 26 September 2016.[3][4][5]
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Champions
editMen's doubles
edit Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer def. 
Gustavo Fernández / 
Joachim Gérard, 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 [6]
Women's doubles
edit Diede de Groot / Lucy Shuker def. Louise Hunt / 
Dana Mathewson, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 [6]
Quad doubles
edit Antony Cotterill / Andrew Lapthorne def. Nick Taylor / David Wagner, 7–5, 1–6, 6–4 [6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mission Viejo set for UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters". itftennis.com. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "About the Uniqlo Wheelchair Doubles Masters". wheelchairdoublesmasters.com. KNLTB. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ a b "ITF confirms 2016 Masters cut-off dates". itftennis.com. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "2016 UNIQLO Doubles Masters Entries updated". itftennis.com. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ "Draw made for UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters". itftennis.com. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ a b c "Champions crowned at UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters". itftennis.com. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
External links
edit- Official website
- ITF tournament profile Archived 2018-07-18 at the Wayback Machine