| Wheelchair tennis – Women's singles at the XIII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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 Paralympic wheelchair tennis | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Olympic Green Tennis Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 8–14 September 2008 | ||||||||||||
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| Women's singles | |
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| Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics |
The women's singles wheelchair tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing was held from 8 September to 14 September at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt competition.
| September | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
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| Round | Round of 32 | None | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze | Final |
Esther Vergeer (NED) (champion, gold medalist) Korie Homan (NED) (final, silver medalist) Sharon Walraven (NED)(quarterfinals) Jiske Griffioen (NED)(semifinals, fourth place)
Florence Gravellier (FRA)(semifinals, bronze medalist)
Annick Sevenans (BEL)(second round)
Ilanit Fridman (ISR)(second round)
Mie Yaosa (JPN) (first round)| Semifinals | Final (gold medal match) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Esther Vergeer (NED) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Jiske Griffioen (NED) | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Esther Vergeer (NED) | 6 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||
| 2 | Korie Homan (NED) | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 5 | Florence Gravellier (FRA) | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Korie Homan (NED) | 6 | 6 | Bronze medal match | |||||||||
| 4 | Jiske Griffioen (NED) | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Florence Gravellier (FRA) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | E Vergeer (NED) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 D di Toro (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 1 | E Vergeer (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 K Krüger (GER) | 7 | 6 | 6 | K Krüger (GER) | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A Bartczak (POL) | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | E Vergeer (NED) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| INV | A Racineux (FRA) | 6 | 6 |  Dong F (CHN) | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| INV |  J Whiley (GBR) | 2 | 4 | INV | A Racineux (FRA) | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dong F (CHN) | 6 | 6 | Dong F (CHN) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | M Yaosa (JPN) | 4 | 4 | 1 | E Vergeer (NED) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | J Griffioen (NED) | 6 | 6 | 4 | J Griffioen (NED) | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Y Okabe (JPN) | 2 | 4 | 4 | J Griffioen (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| INV |  S de Maria (ITA) | 2 | 2 |  Hwang MH (KOR) | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hwang MH (KOR) | 6 | 6 | 4 | J Griffioen (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| INV |  Y Ida (INA) | 0 | 0 |  B Arnoult (USA) | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B Arnoult (USA) | 6 | 6 | B Arnoult (USA) | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| INV |  J Martinez (COL) | 0 | 0 | 6 | A Sevenans (BEL) | 6 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | A Sevenans (BEL) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | F Gravellier (FRA) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| INV |  CS Tugui (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 5 | F Gravellier (FRA) | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| K Domori (JPN) | 1 | 3 | L Shuker (GBR) | 6 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L Shuker (GBR) | 6 | 6 | 5 | F Gravellier (FRA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| INV |  K Montjane (RSA) | 4 | 0 | 3 | S Walraven (NED) | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| K Verfuerth (USA) | 6 | 6 | K Verfuerth (USA) | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 MD Ochoa (ESP) | 2 | 1 | 3 | S Walraven (NED) | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | S Walraven (NED) | 6 | 6 | 5 | F Gravellier (FRA) | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | I Fridman (ISR) | 6 | 6 | 2 | K Homan (NED) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C Ohmae (JPN) | 4 | 0 | 7 | I Fridman (ISR) | 1 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Lauro (ITA) | 2 | 4 | INV | Hu D (CHN) | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| INV | Hu D (CHN) | 6 | 6 | INV | Hu D (CHN) | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hong YS (KOR) | 6 | 6 | 2 | K Homan (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 K Suter-Erath (SUI) | 1 | 1 | Hong YS (KOR) | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Y Chokyu (CAN) | 1 | 2 | 2 | K Homan (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | K Homan (NED) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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