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
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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.

Japan's Shingo Kunieda defeated the defending gold medalist Robin Ammerlaan of the Netherlands in the final, 6–3, 6–0 to win the gold medal in men's singles wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics. In the bronze medal match, the Netherlands' Maikel Scheffers defeated compatriot Ronald Vink.

Medalists

Gold	Shingo Kunieda  Japan
Silver	Robin Ammerlaan  Netherlands
Bronze	Maikel Scheffers  Netherlands

Source: www.paralympic.org^[1]

Calendar

Seeds

Draw

Key

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			Bronze medal match
								2	Robin Ammerlaan (NED)	7	4	7
	9	Satoshi Saida (JPN)	4	2											6	Maikel Scheffers (NED)	6	6
	2	Robin Ammerlaan (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 Pommê (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	Li B (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	U Rajakaruna (SRI)	6	6											2	R Ammerlaan (NED)	6	6
	INV	K Kammersgaard (DEN)	1	1				INV	U Rajakaruna (SRI)	0	0
		G Reid (GBR)	3	0				2	R Ammerlaan (NED)	6	6
	2	R Ammerlaan (NED)	6	6

References

• "Beijing 2008 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair Tennis: Men's Singles". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 2008. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
• "Schedule and Results – Wheelchair Tennis". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-26.

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