Wheelchair tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's singles

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Wheelchair tennis – Men's singles
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Wheelchair tennis - Paralympic pictogram.svg
Paralympic wheelchair tennis
Venue Eton Manor, London
Dates1–8 September 2012
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Shingo Kunieda Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Silver medal icon.svg Stéphane Houdet Flag of France.svg  France
Bronze medal icon.svg Ronald Vink Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
2008
2016
Men's singles
Wheelchair tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Events
Singles men women quad
Doubles men women quad
  2008  · Summer Paralympics ·  2016  

The men's singles wheelchair tennis competition at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London was held from 1 September to 8 September.

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Defending gold medalist Shingo Kunieda of Japan defeated Stéphane Houdet of France in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the gold medal in men's singles wheelchair tennis at the 2012 London Paralympics. In the bronze-medal match, the Netherlands' Ronald Vink defeated compatriot Maikel Scheffers.

Calendar

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RoundRound of 64Round of 32NoneRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsNoneBronze
Final

Seeds

  1. Flag of France.svg  Stéphane Houdet  (FRA) (silver medalist)
  2. Flag of Japan.svg  Shingo Kunieda  (JPN) (gold medalist)
  3. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Maikel Scheffers  (NED)(fourth place)
  4. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ronald Vink  (NED) (bronze medalist)
  5. Flag of Argentina.svg  Gustavo Fernandez  (ARG)(quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of Sweden.svg  Stefan Olsson  (SWE)(round of 16)
  7. Flag of France.svg  Michaël Jérémiasz  (FRA)(quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of France.svg  Nicolas Peifer  (FRA)(round of 16)
  9. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Gordon Reid  (GBR)(quarterfinals)
  10. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Robin Ammerlaan  (NED)(round of 16)
  11. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Joachim Gérard  (BEL)(quarterfinals)
  12. Flag of Japan.svg  Takashi Sanada  (JPN)(round of 16)
  13. Flag of Japan.svg  Satoshi Saida  (JPN)(round of 32)
  14. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Tom Egberink  (NED)(round of 16)
  15. Flag of Austria.svg  Martin Legner  (AUT)(round of 32)
  16. Flag of France.svg  Frédéric Cattanéo  (FRA)(round of 16)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final (gold-medal match)
               
1 Flag of France.svg  Stéphane Houdet  (FRA)61 6
5 Flag of Argentina.svg  Gustavo Fernandez  (ARG)1 61
1 Flag of France.svg  Stéphane Houdet  (FRA)66
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Maikel Scheffers  (NED)3 2
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Maikel Scheffers  (NED)66
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Gordon Reid  (GBR)3 3
1 Flag of France.svg  Stéphane Houdet  (FRA)4 2  
2 Flag of Japan.svg  Shingo Kunieda  (JPN)66 
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Joachim Gérard (BEL)6 63
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ronald Vink  (NED)72 6
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ronald Vink  (NED)2 2  Bronze-medal match
2 Flag of Japan.svg  Shingo Kunieda  (JPN)66 
7 Flag of France.svg  Michaël Jérémiasz  (FRA)0 2  3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Maikel Scheffers  (NED)66 4
2 Flag of Japan.svg  Shingo Kunieda  (JPN)66 4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ronald Vink  (NED)4 76

Top half

Section 1

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
1 Flag of France.svg  S Houdet  (FRA)66 
 Flag of Thailand.svg  S Khlongrua  (THA)1 0  1 Flag of France.svg  S Houdet  (FRA)66 
 Flag of Brazil.svg  M Pommê  (BRA)66  Flag of Brazil.svg  M Pommê  (BRA)2 1  
 Flag of Poland.svg  A Batycki  (POL)4 2  1 Flag of France.svg  S Houdet  (FRA)66 
 Flag of Spain.svg  F Tur Blanch  (ESP)4 2  14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  T Egberink  (NED)2 2  
 Flag of Australia.svg  B Weekes  (AUS)66 Flag of Australia.svg  B Weekes  (AUS)2 2  
 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  M McCarroll  (GBR)4 3  14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  T Egberink  (NED)66 
14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  T Egberink  (NED)66 1 Flag of France.svg  S Houdet  (FRA)61 6
12 Flag of Japan.svg  T Sanada  (JPN)66 5 Flag of Argentina.svg  G Fernandez  (ARG)1 61
 Flag of the United States.svg  S Baldwin  (USA)1 2  12 Flag of Japan.svg  T Sanada  (JPN)4 66
 Flag of Chile.svg  R Mendez  (CHI)64 2  Flag of Austria.svg  T Mossier  (AUT)63 3
 Flag of Austria.svg  T Mossier  (AUT)3 6612 Flag of Japan.svg  T Sanada  (JPN)64 1
 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  P Bedard  (CAN)77 5 Flag of Argentina.svg  G Fernandez  (ARG)3 66
 Flag of Morocco.svg  L Boukartacha  (MAR)5 2   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  P Bedard  (CAN)0 0  
 Flag of Italy.svg  F Mazzei  (ITA)0 0  5 Flag of Argentina.svg  G Fernandez  (ARG)66 
5 Flag of Argentina.svg  G Fernandez  (ARG)66 

Section 2

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  M Scheffers  (NED)66 
 Flag of Poland.svg  T Kruszelnicki  (POL)3 1  3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  M Scheffers  (NED)66 
 Flag of the United States.svg  N Yablong  (USA)2 3   Flag of Nigeria.svg  W Yusuf  (NGR)2 1  
 Flag of Nigeria.svg  W Yusuf  (NGR)66 3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  M Scheffers  (NED)66 
 Flag of Iraq.svg  M Hamdan  (IRQ)1 0  16 Flag of France.svg  F Cattanéo  (FRA)0 2  
 Flag of South Africa.svg  E Maripa  (RSA)66  Flag of South Africa.svg  E Maripa  (RSA)1 4  
 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  G Dissanayaka  (SRI)4 0  16 Flag of France.svg  F Cattanéo  (FRA)66 
16 Flag of France.svg  F Cattanéo  (FRA)66 3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  M Scheffers  (NED)66 
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  G Reid  (GBR)66 9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  G Reid  (GBR)3 3  
 Flag of Japan.svg  T Miki  (JPN)1 2  9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  G Reid  (GBR)66 
 Flag of Brazil.svg  D Alves Rodrigues  (BRA)75 6 Flag of Brazil.svg  D Alves Rodrigues  (BRA)0 0  
 Flag of Colombia.svg  E Oquendo Barrios  (COL)6 74 9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  G Reid  (GBR)76 
 Flag of South Korea.svg  HG Lee  (KOR)66 6 Flag of Sweden.svg  S Olsson  (SWE)5 4  
 Flag of Switzerland.svg  D Pellegrina  (SUI)1 1   Flag of South Korea.svg  HG Lee  (KOR)1 2  
 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  M Denayer  (BEL)0 0  6 Flag of Sweden.svg  S Olsson  (SWE)66 
6 Flag of Sweden.svg  S Olsson  (SWE)66 

Bottom half

Section 3

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
8 Flag of France.svg  N Peifer  (FRA)66 
 Flag of Nigeria.svg  A Adewale  (NGR)0 1  8 Flag of France.svg  N Peifer  (FRA)66 
 Flag of Iran.svg  H Mamipour  (IRI)2 1   Flag of Poland.svg  P Jaroszewski  (POL)1 1  
 Flag of Poland.svg  P Jaroszewski  (POL)66 8 Flag of France.svg  N Peifer  (FRA)3 65
 Flag of South Africa.svg  S Mathonsi  (RSA)2 71 11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg J Gérard (BEL)62 7
 Flag of the United States.svg  S Welch  (USA)66 6 Flag of the United States.svg  S Welch  (USA)6 2  
 Flag of Brazil.svg  S Santos  (BRA)3 2  11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg J Gérard (BEL)76 
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg J Gérard (BEL)66 11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg J Gérard (BEL)6 63
13 Flag of Japan.svg  S Saida  (JPN)66 4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  R Vink  (NED)72 6
 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  A Jewitt  (GBR)2 0  13 Flag of Japan.svg  S Saida  (JPN)3 2  
 Flag of Sweden.svg  P Vikstrom  (SWE)4 3   Flag of Australia.svg  A Kellerman  (AUS)66 
 Flag of Australia.svg  A Kellerman  (AUS)66  Flag of Australia.svg  A Kellerman  (AUS)3 2  
 Flag of Spain.svg  D Caverzaschi Arzola  (ESP)66 4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  R Vink  (NED)66 
 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  U Rahakaruna  (SRI)1 2   Flag of Spain.svg  D Caverzaschi Arzola  (ESP)1 0  
 Flag of Thailand.svg  S Merngprom  (THA)1 2  4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  R Vink  (NED)66 
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  R Vink  (NED)66 

Section 4

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
7 Flag of France.svg  M Jérémiasz  (FRA)66 
 Flag of Chile.svg  D Perez  (CHI)0 0  7 Flag of France.svg  M Jérémiasz  (FRA)76 
 Flag of the United States.svg  J Rydberg  (USA)6 66 Flag of the United States.svg  J Rydberg  (USA)6 1  
 Flag of Argentina.svg  A Ledesma  (ARG)73 1 7 Flag of France.svg  M Jérémiasz  (FRA)4 66
 Flag of Poland.svg  K Fabisiak  (POL)3 5  10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  R Ammerlaan  (NED)60 3
 Flag of Hungary.svg  L Farkas  (HUN)67  Flag of Hungary.svg  L Farkas  (HUN)2 1  
 Flag of Slovakia.svg  D Chabrecek  (SVK)2 1  10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  R Ammerlaan  (NED)66 
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  R Ammerlaan  (NED)66 7 Flag of France.svg  M Jérémiasz  (FRA)0 2  
15 Flag of Austria.svg  M Legner  (AUT)66 2 Flag of Japan.svg  S Kunieda  (JPN)66 
 Flag of South Korea.svg  S-h Oh  (KOR)1 1  15 Flag of Austria.svg  M Legner  (AUT)3 2  
 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  J Dembe  (CAN)2 2   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  D Phillipson  (GBR)66 
 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  D Phillipson  (GBR)66  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  D Phillipson  (GBR)0 2  
 Flag of Switzerland.svg  Y Avanthey  (SUI)4 3  2 Flag of Japan.svg  S Kunieda  (JPN)66 
 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  N Mharakurwa  (ZIM)66  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  N Mharakurwa  (ZIM)0 0  
 Flag of Brazil.svg  R Medeiros Gomes  (BRA)0 0  2 Flag of Japan.svg  S Kunieda  (JPN)66 
2 Flag of Japan.svg  S Kunieda  (JPN)66 

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