Wheelchair tennis – Women's singles at the XIV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Eton Manor, London | ||||||||||||
Dates | 1–7 September 2012 | ||||||||||||
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Women's singles | |
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Wheelchair tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics |
The women's singles wheelchair tennis competition at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London was held from 1 September to 7 September.
September | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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Round | Round of 32 | None | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze | Final |
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Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Esther Vergeer (NED) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
3 | Jiske Griffioen (NED) | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
1 | Esther Vergeer (NED) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
2 | Aniek van Koot (NED) | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
4 | Sabine Ellerbrock (GER) | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||
2 | Aniek van Koot (NED) | 7 | 6 | Bronze medal match | |||||||||
3 | Jiske Griffioen (NED) | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
4 | Sabine Ellerbrock (GER) | 2 | 6 |
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | E Vergeer (NED) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
K Domori (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | E Vergeer (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
MA Ortiz (CHI) | 5 | 5 | K Krüger (GER) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K Krüger (GER) | 7 | 7 | 1 | E Vergeer (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
J Whiley (GBR) | 3 | 4 | S Khanthasit (THA) | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S Khanthasit (THA) | 6 | 6 | S Khanthasit (THA) | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
AB Villalobos (COL) | 1 | 1 | 6 | D Di Toro (AUS) | 6 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | D Di Toro (AUS) | 6 | 6 | 1 | E Vergeer (NED) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | J Griffioen (NED) | 6 | 6 | 3 | J Griffioen (NED) | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
N Mayara (BRA) | 2 | 0 | 3 | J Griffioen (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
K Montjane (RSA) | 7 | 6 | K Montjane (RSA) | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
LO Ribés (ESP) | 5 | 2 | 3 | J Griffioen (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
MH Hwang (KOR) | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | L Shuker (GBR) | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E Kaiser (USA) | 6 | 3 | 7 | E Kaiser (USA) | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Lauro (ITA) | 2 | 1 | 8 | L Shuker (GBR) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | L Shuker (GBR) | 6 | 6 |
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | M Buis (NED) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
R Techamaneewat (THA) | 2 | 1 | 5 | M Buis (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
JM Vega (COL) | 4 | 0 | M Soldan (USA) | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M Soldan (USA) | 6 | 6 | 5 | M Buis (NED) | 6 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
JY Park (KOR) | 6 | 6 | 4 | S Ellerbrock (GER) | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Y Okabe (JPN) | 2 | 0 | JY Park (KOR) | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C Schoenn (FRA) | 3 | 1 | 4 | S Ellerbrock (GER) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | S Ellerbrock (GER) | 6 | 6 | 4 | S Ellerbrock (GER) | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | A Sevenans (BEL) | 6 | 6 | 2 | A van Koot (NED) | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H Koosz (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 7 | A Sevenans (BEL) | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Y Kamiji (JPN) | 6 | 6 | Y Kamiji (JPN) | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L Hunt (GBR) | 1 | 1 | Y Kamiji (JPN) | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
EJ Vélez (ESP) | 3 | 1 | 2 | A van Koot (NED) | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
F Mardones (CHI) | 6 | 6 | F Mardones (CHI) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J Manns (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | A van Koot (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | A van Koot (NED) | 6 | 6 |
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