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and

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defeated

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and

Martina Hingis Martina Hingis (, sk, Martina Hingisová; 30 September 1980) is a Swiss former professional tennis player. Hingis is the first Swiss player, male or female, to win a major title and attain a world No. 1 ranking. She spent a total of 209 weeks a ...

in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the gold medal in Women's Doubles

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. In the bronze medal match, the

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, 7–5, 6–1. The tournament was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre in the

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in the west zone of

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were the two-time reigning gold medalists and top seeds, but they lost in the first round to Šafářová and Strýcová. The defeat ended the

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' 15 match winning streak in women's doubles at the Olympics, and marked their first loss together in Olympic competition. Hingis attempted her chance to complete the

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, she was originally to partner with

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but she partnered with Bacsinszky instead after Bencic withdrew due to ongoing wrist injury.

Schedule

Seeds

/ ''(first round)'' / ''(first round)'' / ''(quarterfinals)'' / ''(quarterfinals)'' / ''(final, silver medalists)'' / ''(semifinals, fourth place)'' / (champions, gold medalists) / ''(quarterfinals)''

Draw

Key

* INV = Tripartite invitation * IP = ITF place * Alt =

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* PR =

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* w/o =

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* r =

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* d = Defaulted

Finals

Top half

Bottom half

References

External links

Women's Doubles Drawsheet

Olympic Tennis Event

Entry List
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Women's Doubles

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