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

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

Wheelchair tennis – Men's singles
at the XIV Paralympic Games
Wheelchair tennis – Men's singles; at the XIV Paralympic Games
	Paralympic wheelchair tennis
Venue	Eton Manor, London
Dates	1–8 September 2012
Medalists
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Last updated September 02, 2024

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

Calendar

September	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Round	Round of 64	Round of 32	None	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	None	Bronze Final

Seeds

Stéphane Houdet (FRA) (silver medalist)
Shingo Kunieda (JPN) (gold medalist)
Maikel Scheffers (NED)(fourth place)
Ronald Vink (NED) (bronze medalist)
Gustavo Fernandez (ARG)(quarterfinals)
Stefan Olsson (SWE)(round of 16)
Michaël Jérémiasz (FRA)(quarterfinals)
Nicolas Peifer (FRA)(round of 16)
Gordon Reid (GBR)(quarterfinals)
Robin Ammerlaan (NED)(round of 16)
Joachim Gérard (BEL)(quarterfinals)
Takashi Sanada (JPN)(round of 16)
Satoshi Saida (JPN)(round of 32)
Tom Egberink (NED)(round of 16)
Martin Legner (AUT)(round of 32)
Frédéric Cattanéo (FRA)(round of 16)

Draw

Key

INV = Bipartite invitation
ITF = ITF place
ALT = Alternative
r = Retired
w/o = Walkover

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final (gold-medal match)

1	Stéphane Houdet (FRA)	6	1	6

5	Gustavo Fernandez (ARG)	1	6	1
					1	Stéphane Houdet (FRA)	6	6

					3	Maikel Scheffers (NED)	3	2
3	Maikel Scheffers (NED)	6	6

9	Gordon Reid (GBR)	3	3
									1	Stéphane Houdet (FRA)	4	2

									2	Shingo Kunieda (JPN)	6	6
11	Joachim Gérard (BEL)	6	6	3

4	Ronald Vink (NED)	7	2	6
					4	Ronald Vink (NED)	2	2	Bronze-medal match

					2	Shingo Kunieda (JPN)	6	6
7	Michaël Jérémiasz (FRA)	0	2						3	Maikel Scheffers (NED)	6	6	4

2	Shingo Kunieda (JPN)	6	6						4	Ronald Vink (NED)	4	7	6

Top half

Section 1

Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16					Quarterfinals

1	S Houdet (FRA)	6	6
	S Khlongrua (THA)	1	0		1	S Houdet (FRA)	6	6
	M Pommê (BRA)	6	6			M Pommê (BRA)	2	1
	A Batycki (POL)	4	2							1	S Houdet (FRA)	6	6
	F Tur Blanch (ESP)	4	2							14	T Egberink (NED)	2	2
	B Weekes (AUS)	6	6			B Weekes (AUS)	2	2
	M McCarroll (GBR)	4	3		14	T Egberink (NED)	6	6
14	T Egberink (NED)	6	6												1	S Houdet (FRA)	6	1	6
12	T Sanada (JPN)	6	6												5	G Fernandez (ARG)	1	6	1
	S Baldwin (USA)	1	2		12	T Sanada (JPN)	4	6	6
	R Mendez (CHI)	6	4	2		T Mossier (AUT)	6	3	3
	T Mossier (AUT)	3	6	6						12	T Sanada (JPN)	6	4	1
	P Bedard (CAN)	7	7							5	G Fernandez (ARG)	3	6	6
	L Boukartacha (MAR)	5	2			P Bedard (CAN)	0	0
	F Mazzei (ITA)	0	0		5	G Fernandez (ARG)	6	6
5	G Fernandez (ARG)	6	6

Section 2

Round of 64					Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarterfinals

3	M Scheffers (NED)	6	6
	T Kruszelnicki (POL)	3	1		3	M Scheffers (NED)	6	6
	N Yablong (USA)	2	3			W Yusuf (NGR)	2	1
	W Yusuf (NGR)	6	6						3	M Scheffers (NED)	6	6
	M Hamdan (IRQ)	1	0						16	F Cattanéo (FRA)	0	2
	E Maripa (RSA)	6	6			E Maripa (RSA)	1	4
	G Dissanayaka (SRI)	4	0		16	F Cattanéo (FRA)	6	6
16	F Cattanéo (FRA)	6	6										3	M Scheffers (NED)	6	6
9	G Reid (GBR)	6	6										9	G Reid (GBR)	3	3
	T Miki (JPN)	1	2		9	G Reid (GBR)	6	6
	D Alves Rodrigues (BRA)	7	5	6		D Alves Rodrigues (BRA)	0	0
	E Oquendo Barrios (COL)	6	7	4					9	G Reid (GBR)	7	6
	HG Lee (KOR)	6	6						6	S Olsson (SWE)	5	4
	D Pellegrina (SUI)	1	1			HG Lee (KOR)	1	2
	M Denayer (BEL)	0	0		6	S Olsson (SWE)	6	6
6	S Olsson (SWE)	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

Round of 64					Round of 32				Round of 16					Quarterfinals

8	N Peifer (FRA)	6	6
	A Adewale (NGR)	0	1		8	N Peifer (FRA)	6	6
	H Mamipour (IRI)	2	1			P Jaroszewski (POL)	1	1
	P Jaroszewski (POL)	6	6						8	N Peifer (FRA)	3	6	5
	S Mathonsi (RSA)	2	7	1					11	J Gérard (BEL)	6	2	7
	S Welch (USA)	6	6	6		S Welch (USA)	6	2
	S Santos (BRA)	3	2		11	J Gérard (BEL)	7	6
11	J Gérard (BEL)	6	6											11	J Gérard (BEL)	6	6	3
13	S Saida (JPN)	6	6											4	R Vink (NED)	7	2	6
	A Jewitt (GBR)	2	0		13	S Saida (JPN)	3	2
	P Vikstrom (SWE)	4	3			A Kellerman (AUS)	6	6
	A Kellerman (AUS)	6	6							A Kellerman (AUS)	3	2
	D Caverzaschi Arzola (ESP)	6	6						4	R Vink (NED)	6	6
	U Rahakaruna (SRI)	1	2			D Caverzaschi Arzola (ESP)	1	0
	S Merngprom (THA)	1	2		4	R Vink (NED)	6	6
4	R Vink (NED)	6	6

Section 4

Round of 64					Round of 32				Round of 16					Quarterfinals

7	M Jérémiasz (FRA)	6	6
	D Perez (CHI)	0	0		7	M Jérémiasz (FRA)	7	6
	J Rydberg (USA)	6	6	6		J Rydberg (USA)	6	1
	A Ledesma (ARG)	7	3	1					7	M Jérémiasz (FRA)	4	6	6
	K Fabisiak (POL)	3	5						10	R Ammerlaan (NED)	6	0	3
	L Farkas (HUN)	6	7			L Farkas (HUN)	2	1
	D Chabrecek (SVK)	2	1		10	R Ammerlaan (NED)	6	6
10	R Ammerlaan (NED)	6	6											7	M Jérémiasz (FRA)	0	2
15	M Legner (AUT)	6	6											2	S Kunieda (JPN)	6	6
	S-h Oh (KOR)	1	1		15	M Legner (AUT)	3	2
	J Dembe (CAN)	2	2			D Phillipson (GBR)	6	6
	D Phillipson (GBR)	6	6							D Phillipson (GBR)	0	2
	Y Avanthey (SUI)	4	3						2	S Kunieda (JPN)	6	6
	N Mharakurwa (ZIM)	6	6			N Mharakurwa (ZIM)	0	0
	R Medeiros Gomes (BRA)	0	0		2	S Kunieda (JPN)	6	6
2	S Kunieda (JPN)	6	6

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References

"London 2012 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair Tennis: Men's Singles". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
"Schedule and Results – Wheelchair Tennis". The London Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXX Olympiad. 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2012-09-02.

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