Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's Singles

Wheelchair tennis – Men's Singles at the XIII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Wheelchair tennis
Venue	Olympic Green Tennis Centre
Dates	8–15 September 2008
Medalists
Shingo Kunieda   Japan   Robin Ammerlaan   Netherlands   Maikel Scheffers   Netherlands

Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Singles		men		women		quad
Doubles		men		women		quad

The men's singles wheelchair tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing was held from 8 September to 15 September at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt competition.

Medalists

Gold	Shingo Kunieda Japan (JPN)
Silver	Robin Ammerlaan Netherlands (NED)
Bronze	Maikel Scheffers Netherlands (NED)

Source: www.paralympic.org

Calendar

September	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Start time	11:00	11:00	11:00	11:00	13:00	13:00	13:00	13:00
	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Bronze	Final

Seeds

2

Draw

Key

• INV = Bipartite Invitation
• IP = ITF Place
• ALT = Alternate

• r = Retired
• w/o = Walkover

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final (Gold Medal Match)
	1	Shingo Kunieda (JPN)	6	6
	7	Stefan Olsson (SWE)	0	1
								1	Shingo Kunieda (JPN)	6	6
								6	Maikel Scheffers (NED)	1	1
	3	Michaël Jeremiasz (FRA)	3	3
	6	Maikel Scheffers (NED)	6	6
															1	Shingo Kunieda (JPN)	6	6
															2	Robin Ammerlaan (NED)	3	0
	11	Ronald Vink (NED)	6	6
	4	Stéphane Houdet (FRA)	2	1
								11	Ronald Vink (NED)	5	6	6
								2	Robin Ammerlaan (NED)	7	4	7			Bronze Medal Match
	9	Satoshi Saida (JPN)	4	2
	2	Robin Ammerlaan (NED)	6	6											6	Maikel Scheffers (NED)	6	6
															11	Ronald Vink (NED)	3	1

Top Half

Section 1

	Round of 64							Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarterfinals
	1	S Kunieda (JPN)	6	6
		A Jewitt (GBR)	1	0				1	S Kunieda (JPN)	6	6
		E Stuurman (NED)	6	6				INV	E Stuurman (NED)	2	1
	INV	Y Shi (CHN)	4	4											1	S Kunieda (JPN)	6	6
		L Carter (CAN)	4	3											17	J Rydberg (USA)	1	1
		J Felix (SVK)	6	6					J Felix (SVK)	4	3
	ALT	H Pfundner (AUT)	2	0				17	J Rydberg (USA)	6	6
	17	J Rydberg (USA)	6	6																		1	S Kunieda (JPN)	6	6
	10	N Peifer (FRA)	6	6																		7	S Olsson (SWE)	0	1
		S Kruamai (THA)	2	2				10	N Peifer (FRA)	6	6
	ALT	S Mathonsi (RSA)	2	1					A Batycki (POL)	1	3
		A Batycki (POL)	6	6											10	N Peifer (FRA)	6	0
		MK Okur (TUR)	5	3											7	S Olsson (SWE)	7	6
		T Tenhunen (FIN)	7	6					T Tenhunen (FIN)	1	1
		W Yusuf (NGR)	2	1				7	S Olsson (SWE)	6	6
	7	S Olsson (SWE)	6	6

Section 2

	Round of 64							Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarterfinals
	3	M Jeremiasz (FRA)	6	6
		R Mendez (CHI)	1	0				3	M Jeremiasz (FRA)	6	6
		M Gatelli (ITA)	6	6	6				M Gatelli (ITA)	0	2
	INV	K Simpson (GBR)	1	7	4										3	M Jeremiasz (FRA)	6	6
		M Pomme (BRA)	1	3											15	J Gerard (BEL)	4	1
		L Hinson (USA)	6	6					L Hinson (USA)	2	0
		M Gergely (SVK)	1	0				15	J Gerard (BEL)	6	6
	15	J Gerard (BEL)	6	6																		3	M Jeremiasz (FRA)	3	3
	12	B Weekes (AUS)	5	4																		6	M Scheffers (NED)	6	6
		Y Fujimoto (JPN)	7	6					Y Fujimoto (JPN)	6	3	6
	INV	D Pellegrina (SUI)	1	6	6			INV	D Pellegrina (SUI)	4	6	4
	INV	A Illobre (ESP)	6	2	2											Y Fujimoto (JPN)	1	1
		H-g Lee (KOR)	6	6											6	M Scheffers (NED)	6	6
		L Shevchik (RUS)	1	1					H-g Lee (KOR)	2	1
		L Farkas (HUN)	3	4				6	M Scheffers (NED)	6	6
	6	M Scheffers (NED)	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

	Round of 64							Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarterfinals
	8	M Legner (AUT)	6	6
		T Ikenoya (JPN)	1	0				8	M Legner (AUT)	6	6
		D Phillipson (GBR)	6	6					D Phillipson (GBR)	0	0
	INV	Y Mathieu (CAN)	3	1											8	M Legner (AUT)	4	3
		F Tur (ESP)	6	6											11	R Vink (NED)	6	6
	INV	C Prohaszka (HUN)	1	1					F Tur (ESP)	1	0
		P Moran (USA)	0	1				11	R Vink (NED)	6	6
	11	R Vink (NED)	6	6																		11	R Vink (NED)	6	6
	14	P Wikstrom (SWE)	6	6																		4	S Houdet (FRA)	2	1
		P Jaroszewski (POL)	1	0				14	P Wikstrom (SWE)	6	6
		K Schmaeh (SUI)	3	4					M Dobbie (AUS)	1	3
		M Dobbie (AUS)	6	6											14	P Wikstrom (SWE)	0	3
	INV	S Khulongrua (THA)	6	6	6										4	S Houdet (FRA)	6	6
		F Mazzei (ITA)	7	2	3			INV	S Khulongrua (THA)	1	0
		D Chabrecek (SVK)	2	0				4	S Houdet (FRA)	6	6
	4	S Houdet (FRA)	6	6

Section 4

	Round of 64							Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarterfinals
	5	T Kruszelnicki (POL)	6	6
		S-h Oh (KOR)	2	4				5	T Kruszelnicki (POL)	6	6
	INV	E Oquendo (COL)	5	6	4			INV	B Li (CHN)	1	4
	INV	B Li (CHN)	7	3	6										5	T Kruszelnicki (POL)	2	3
		T Mossier (AUT)	6	5											9	S Saida (JPN)	6	6
		C Santos (BRA)	7	7					C Santos (BRA)	0	1
		G Camusso (ARG)	0	0				9	S Saida (JPN)	6	6
	9	S Saida (JPN)	6	6																		9	S Saida (JPN)	4	2
	16	L Majdi (FRA)	6	6																		2	R Ammerlaan (NED)	6	6
	ALT	G Lazaridis (GRE)	0	0				16	L Majdi (FRA)	1	0
		F Cayulef (CHI)	1	1					S Welch (USA)	6	6
		S Welch (USA)	6	6												S Welch (USA)	2	3
	INV	MU Rajakaruna (SRI)	6	6											2	R Ammerlaan (NED)	6	6
	INV	K Kammersgaard (DEN)	1	1				INV	MU Rajakaruna (SRI)	0	0
		G Reid (GBR)	3	0				2	R Ammerlaan (NED)	6	6
	2	R Ammerlaan (NED)	6	6