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
01 ! Shingo Kunieda  Japan 02 ! Robin Ammerlaan  Netherlands 03 ! 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
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
								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

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.