| Wheelchair tennis – Quad singles at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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 Paralympic wheelchair tennis | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Olympic Green Tennis Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 8–15 September 2008 | ||||||||||||
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| Quad singles | |
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| Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics |
The quad singles wheelchair tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing was held from 9 September to 14 September at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt competition.
| Gold | Peter Norfolk  Great Britain |
| Silver | Johan Andersson  Sweden |
| Bronze | David Wagner  United States |
| September | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
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| Round | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | None | Semifinals | Bronze | Final |
David Wagner (USA)(semifinals, bronze medalist)
Peter Norfolk (GBR) (champion, gold medalist) Nick Taylor (USA)(semifinals, fourth place)
Johan Andersson (SWE) (final, silver medalist)| Semifinals | Final (gold medal match) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | David Wagner (USA) | 4 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||
| 4 | Johan Andersson (SWE) | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
| 4 | Johan Andersson (SWE) | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Peter Norfolk (GBR) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Nick Taylor (USA) | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Peter Norfolk (GBR) | 6 | 6 | Bronze medal match | |||||||||
| 1 | David Wagner (USA) | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Nick Taylor (USA) | 2 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | D Wagner (USA) | 6 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 S Hunter (CAN) | 3 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | D Wagner (USA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
 S Weinberg (ISR) | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| INV | J Burdekin (GBR) | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S Weinberg (ISR) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | D Wagner (USA) | 4 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | J Andersson (SWE) | 6 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | J Andersson (SWE) | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| B Poppen (USA) | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | J Andersson (SWE) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
 D Timmermans-van Hall (NED) | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| D Timmermans-van Hall (NED) | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
 G Polidori (ITA) | 1 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||
| B van Erp (NED) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A Raffaele (ITA) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B van Erp (NED) | 6 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | N Taylor (USA) | 1 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| INV | B Kramer (ISR) | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | N Taylor (USA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | N Taylor (USA) | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | P Norfolk (GBR) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| INV | C Jansson (SWE) | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 S Kimura (JPN) | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| S Kimura (JPN) | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | P Norfolk (GBR) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| M de Beer (NED) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | P Norfolk (GBR) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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