Women's doubles medalists in tennis at 2024 Paris Olympics: Details
Italy's Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini won the women's doubles title in tennis at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Italian pair beat Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider 2-6, 6-1 (10-7) to win the prestigious gold. Notably, Andreeva and Shnaider, who were under the Individual Neutral Athletes category, took home the silver medal. Earlier, Spain duo Cristina Bucsa and Sara Sorribes Tormo won bronze.
First tennis gold for Italy in any Olympics
As per Opta, by winning the women's doubles gold, Errani and Paolini are the first pair to win the top prize at the Olympics after having lost the opening set since Zina Garrison and Pam Shriver in Seoul 1988. The duo also handed Italy's their first tennis gold medal at any Summer Olympics.
Career Golden Slam for Errani in women's doubles
A total of seven players have won all 4 Majors (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open) and the Olympic gold in women's doubles during their career. Errani has joined Pam Shriver, Gigi Fernandez, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova.
Journey of Errani and Paolini at 2024 Paris Olympics
Errani and Paolini won their 1st-round match against New Zealand's Erin Routliffe and Lulu Sun. In the second round, the duo beat Caroline Garcia and Diane Perry of France in three sets. In the quarter-finals, they took down Great Britain's Katie Boulter and Heather Watson in straight sets. In the semis, they overcame Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova.
Andreeva and Shnaider attain this feat
Andreeva and Shnaider handed Russia their first medal at the 2024 Olympics. Technically not representing their country, but competing as neutrals, because of the war on Ukraine, the duo won silver. Athletes from Russia and Belarus are competing at the Paris Olympics as Individual Neutral Athletes. Those nations were banned by the International Olympic Committee from team sports.
Andreeva and Shnaider's journey in 2024 Paris
Andreeva and Shnaider started their journey by beating Australia's Olivia Gadecki and Ajla Tomljanovic in straight sets. Next up, they beat Gabriela Dabrowski and Leylah Fernandez of Canada 6-4, 6-0. Czech Republic's Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova were their next kill in the quarters. In the semis, the duo overcame Cristina Bucsa and Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain. The duo lost in the final.
Cristina Bucsa and Sara Sorribes Tormo of Spain win bronze
Bucsa and Tormo claimed the bronze with a 6-2, 6-2 defeat of Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova in the bronze medal match. The result handed Spain their second medal in tennis (also Carlos Alcaraz in men's singles). For the first time since 2008, Spain won a medal in women's singles doubles. Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual had won the women's doubles silver.
