Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot put their singles rivalry aside as they teamed up to clinch women's doubles gold ©Facebook

Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot put their singles rivalry aside as they teamed up to clinch gold in comfortable fashion with a straight sets victory over Dutch compatriots Marjolein Buis and Diede de Groot on the final day of wheelchair tennis action at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Rio de Janeiro today. 

In the men's singles final, the favourite, Britain's Gordon Reid, the reigning Wimbledon champion, overcame compatriot and doubles partner Alfie Hewett, a suprise finallist in the tournament, to secure his maiden Paralympic medal of any colour.

The duo had to settle for doubles silver following defeat to French duo Stéphane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer but Reid had the golden touch this time around, claiming a 6-2, 6-1 win.

Griffioen, who emerged triumphant from her singles duel with Van Koot yesterday to finally get her hands on what had been an elusive Paralympic gold, and Van Koot dominated from start to finish on their way to a 6-4, 6-2 success.

The top seeded pairing of Griffioen and Van Koot, defeated in the gold medal match at London 2012, raced into a 5-1 lead in the first but signs of nerves began to creep into their game.

Buis and De Groot, seeded second, managed to briefly take advantage by winning three straight games to move within one at 5-4 down before their compatriots found an extra gear to close out the set.

Gordon Reid won the men's singles title with victory over doubles partner Alfie Hewett ©Facebook
Gordon Reid won the men's singles title with victory over doubles partner Alfie Hewett ©Facebook

The second was a far more straightforward for the pre-tournament favourites as they tactically outworked their opponents to ensure they finished at the summit of the podium.

"It was hard because yesterday there was such a relief and happiness about winning that first gold medal, but then we knew we wanted it in doubles as well and I really wanted to win it for Aniek," Griffioen said.

"At one point today I also put my phone away so I wouldn't read any messages any more because I really wanted to focus on that doubles match and do it together.

"Beforehand, I said that this probably was going to be my last Paralympics because it's my fifth. 

"I don't know. 

"I'm going to think about things and for sure I'm going to keep playing for now, but Tokyo is [in] a long time for me."

The bronze medal in the women's doubles went the way of British pair Lucy Shuker and Jordanne Whiley, who beat Japan's Yui Kamiji and Miho Nijo 6-3, 0-6, 6-1 on Tuesday (September 13).

Belgium's Joachim Gerard took third place in the men's singles after he proved too strong for Houdet, perhaps fatigued from his doubles success, with a 6-4, 6-3 victory.