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

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Wheelchair tennis – Men's singles
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Wheelchair tennis - Paralympic pictogram.svg
Paralympic wheelchair tennis
Venue Olympic Green Tennis Centre
Dates8–15 September 2008
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Shingo Kunieda Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Silver medal icon.svg Robin Ammerlaan Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Bronze medal icon.svg Maikel Scheffers Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
2004
2012
Men's singles
Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Events
Singles men women quad
Doubles men women quad
  2004  · Summer Paralympics ·  2012  

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.

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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
Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Silver Robin Ammerlaan
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Bronze Maikel Scheffers
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands

Source: www.paralympic.org [1]

Calendar

September89101112131415
Start time11:0011:0011:0011:0013:0013:0013:0013:00
Round of 64Round of 32Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsBronzeFinal

Seeds

  1. Flag of Japan.svg  Shingo Kunieda  (JPN) (champion, gold medalist)
  2. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Robin Ammerlaan  (NED)(final, silver medalist)
  3. Flag of France.svg  Michaël Jeremiasz  (FRA)(quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of France.svg  Stéphane Houdet  (FRA)(quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of Poland.svg  Tadeusz Kruszelnicki  (POL)(third round)
  6. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Maikel Scheffers  (NED)(semifinals, bronze medalist)
  7. Flag of Sweden.svg  Stefan Olsson  (SWE)(quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Austria.svg  Martin Legner  (AUT)(third round)
  9. Flag of Japan.svg  Satoshi Saida  (JPN)(quarterfinals)
  10. Flag of France.svg  Nicolas Peifer  (FRA)(third round)
  11. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ronald Vink  (NED)(semifinals, fourth place)
  12. Flag of Australia.svg  Ben Weekes  (AUS)(first round)
  13. n/a
  14. Flag of Sweden.svg  Peter Wikstrom  (SWE) (third round)
  15. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Joachim Gérard (BEL) (third round)
  16. Flag of France.svg  Lahcen Majdi  (FRA)(SecondRound)
  17. Flag of the United States.svg  Jon Rydberg  (USA)(third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final (gold medal match)
               
1 Flag of Japan.svg  Shingo Kunieda  (JPN)66 
7 Flag of Sweden.svg  Stefan Olsson  (SWE)0 1  
1 Flag of Japan.svg  Shingo Kunieda  (JPN)66 
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Maikel Scheffers  (NED)1 1  
3 Flag of France.svg  Michaël Jeremiasz  (FRA)3 3  
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Maikel Scheffers  (NED)66 
1 Flag of Japan.svg  Shingo Kunieda  (JPN)66 
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Robin Ammerlaan  (NED)3 0  
11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ronald Vink  (NED)66 
4 Flag of France.svg  Stéphane Houdet  (FRA)2 1  
11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ronald Vink  (NED)5 66 Bronze medal match
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Robin Ammerlaan  (NED)74 7
9 Flag of Japan.svg  Satoshi Saida  (JPN)4 2  6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Maikel Scheffers  (NED)66 
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Robin Ammerlaan  (NED)66 11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ronald Vink  (NED)3 1  

Top half

Section 1

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
1 Flag of Japan.svg  S Kunieda  (JPN)66 
 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  A Jewitt  (GBR)1 0  1 Flag of Japan.svg  S Kunieda  (JPN)66 
 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  E Stuurman  (NED)66 INV Flag of the Netherlands.svg  E Stuurman  (NED)2 1  
INV Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Y Shi  (CHN)4 4  1 Flag of Japan.svg  S Kunieda  (JPN)66 
 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  L Carter  (CAN)4 3  17 Flag of the United States.svg  J Rydberg  (USA)1 1  
 Flag of Slovakia.svg  J Felix  (SVK)66  Flag of Slovakia.svg  J Felix  (SVK)4 3  
ALT Flag of Austria.svg  H Pfundner  (AUT)2 0  17 Flag of the United States.svg  J Rydberg  (USA)66 
17 Flag of the United States.svg  J Rydberg  (USA)66 1 Flag of Japan.svg  S Kunieda  (JPN)66 
10 Flag of France.svg  N Peifer  (FRA)66 7 Flag of Sweden.svg  S Olsson  (SWE)0 1  
 Flag of Thailand.svg  S Kruamai  (THA)2 2  10 Flag of France.svg  N Peifer  (FRA)66 
ALT Flag of South Africa.svg  S Mathonsi  (RSA)2 1   Flag of Poland.svg  A Batycki  (POL)1 3  
 Flag of Poland.svg  A Batycki  (POL)66 10 Flag of France.svg  N Peifer  (FRA)6 0  
 Flag of Turkey.svg  MK Okur  (TUR)5 3  7 Flag of Sweden.svg  S Olsson  (SWE)76 
 Flag of Finland.svg  T Tenhunen  (FIN)76  Flag of Finland.svg  T Tenhunen  (FIN)1 1  
 Flag of Nigeria.svg  W Yusuf  (NGR)2 1  7 Flag of Sweden.svg  S Olsson  (SWE)66 
7 Flag of Sweden.svg  S Olsson  (SWE)66 

Section 2

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
3 Flag of France.svg  M Jeremiasz  (FRA)66 
 Flag of Chile.svg  R Mendez  (CHI)1 0  3 Flag of France.svg  M Jeremiasz  (FRA)66 
 Flag of Italy.svg  M Gatelli  (ITA)66 6 Flag of Italy.svg  M Gatelli  (ITA)0 2  
INV Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  K Simpson  (GBR)1 74 3 Flag of France.svg  M Jeremiasz  (FRA)66 
 Flag of Brazil.svg  M Pommê  (BRA)1 3  15 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  J Gerard  (BEL)4 1  
 Flag of the United States.svg  L Hinson  (USA)66  Flag of the United States.svg  L Hinson  (USA)2 0  
 Flag of Slovakia.svg  M Gergely  (SVK)1 0  15 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  J Gerard  (BEL)66 
15 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  J Gerard  (BEL)66 3 Flag of France.svg  M Jeremiasz  (FRA)3 3  
12 Flag of Australia.svg  B Weekes  (AUS)5 4  6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  M Scheffers  (NED)66 
 Flag of Japan.svg  Y Fujimoto  (JPN)76  Flag of Japan.svg  Y Fujimoto  (JPN)63 6
INV Flag of Switzerland.svg  D Pellegrina  (SUI)1 66INV Flag of Switzerland.svg  D Pellegrina  (SUI)4 64
INV Flag of Spain.svg  A Illobre  (ESP)62 2  Flag of Japan.svg  Y Fujimoto  (JPN)1 1  
 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  H-g Lee  (KOR)66 6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  M Scheffers  (NED)66 
 Flag of Russia.svg  L Shevchik  (RUS)1 1   Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  H-g Lee  (KOR)2 1  
 Flag of Hungary.svg  L Farkas  (HUN)3 4  6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  M Scheffers  (NED)66 
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  M Scheffers  (NED)66 

Bottom half

Section 3

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
8 Flag of Austria.svg  M Legner  (AUT)66 
 Flag of Japan.svg  T Ikenoya  (JPN)1 0  8 Flag of Austria.svg  M Legner  (AUT)66 
 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  D Phillipson  (GBR)66  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  D Phillipson  (GBR)0 0  
INV Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Y Mathieu  (CAN)3 1  8 Flag of Austria.svg  M Legner  (AUT)4 3  
 Flag of Spain.svg  F Tur  (ESP)66 11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  R Vink  (NED)66 
INV Flag of Hungary.svg  C Prohaszka  (HUN)1 1   Flag of Spain.svg  F Tur  (ESP)1 0  
 Flag of the United States.svg  P Moran  (USA)0 1  11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  R Vink  (NED)66 
11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  R Vink  (NED)66 11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  R Vink  (NED)66 
14 Flag of Sweden.svg  P Wikstrom  (SWE)66 4 Flag of France.svg  S Houdet  (FRA)2 1  
 Flag of Poland.svg  P Jaroszewski  (POL)1 0  14 Flag of Sweden.svg  P Wikstrom  (SWE)66 
 Flag of Switzerland.svg  K Schmaeh  (SUI)3 4   Flag of Australia.svg  M Dobbie  (AUS)1 3  
 Flag of Australia.svg  M Dobbie  (AUS)66 14 Flag of Sweden.svg  P Wikstrom  (SWE)0 3  
INV Flag of Thailand.svg  S Khulongrua  (THA)6 664 Flag of France.svg  S Houdet  (FRA)66 
 Flag of Italy.svg  F Mazzei  (ITA)72 3 INV Flag of Thailand.svg  S Khulongrua  (THA)1 0  
 Flag of Slovakia.svg  D Chabrecek  (SVK)2 0  4 Flag of France.svg  S Houdet  (FRA)66 
4 Flag of France.svg  S Houdet  (FRA)66 

Section 4

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
5 Flag of Poland.svg  T Kruszelnicki  (POL)66 
 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  S-h Oh  (KOR)2 4  5 Flag of Poland.svg  T Kruszelnicki  (POL)66 
INV Flag of Colombia.svg  E Oquendo  (COL)5 64 INV Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li B  (CHN)1 4  
INV Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  B Li  (CHN)73 65 Flag of Poland.svg  T Kruszelnicki  (POL)2 3  
 Flag of Austria.svg  T Mossier  (AUT)6 5  9 Flag of Japan.svg  S Saida  (JPN)66 
 Flag of Brazil.svg  C Santos  (BRA)77  Flag of Brazil.svg  C Santos  (BRA)0 1  
 Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  G Camusso  (ARG)0 0  9 Flag of Japan.svg  S Saida  (JPN)66 
9 Flag of Japan.svg  S Saida  (JPN)66 9 Flag of Japan.svg  S Saida  (JPN)4 2  
16 Flag of France.svg  L Majdi  (FRA)66 2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  R Ammerlaan  (NED)66 
ALT Flag of Greece.svg  G Lazaridis  (GRE)0 0  16 Flag of France.svg  L Majdi  (FRA)1 0  
 Flag of Chile.svg  F Cayulef  (CHI)1 1   Flag of the United States.svg  S Welch  (USA)66 
 Flag of the United States.svg  S Welch  (USA)66  Flag of the United States.svg  S Welch  (USA)2 3  
INV Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  U Rajakaruna  (SRI)66 2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  R Ammerlaan  (NED)66 
INV Flag of Denmark.svg  K Kammersgaard  (DEN)1 1  INV Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  U Rajakaruna  (SRI)0 0  
 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  G Reid  (GBR)3 0  2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  R Ammerlaan  (NED)66 
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  R Ammerlaan  (NED)66 

References

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