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

Wheelchair tennis – Men's Singles
at the XIII Paralympic Games

Paralympic Wheelchair tennis

Venue

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^[1]

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

Shingo Kunieda (JPN) (Champion, Gold Medalist)
Robin Ammerlaan (NED) (Final, Silver Medalist)
Michaël Jeremiasz (FRA) (Quarterfinals)
Stéphane Houdet (FRA) (Quarterfinals)
Tadeusz Kruszelnicki (POL) (Third Round)
Maikel Scheffers (NED) (Semifinals, Bronze Medalist)
Stefan Olsson (SWE) (Quarterfinals)
Martin Legner (AUT) (Third Round)
Satoshi Saida (JPN) (Quarterfinals)
Nicolas Peifer (FRA) (Third Round)
Ronald Vink (NED) (Semifinals, Fourth Place)
Ben Weekes (AUS) (First Round)
n/a
Peter Wikstrom (SWE) (Third Round)
Joachim Gerard (BEL) (Third Round)
Lahcen Majdi (FRA) (SecondRound)
Jon Rydberg (USA) (Third Round)

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

References

↑ "Results WC Men's Singles". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 26 August 2012.

"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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