Wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
Wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Events

Wheelchair tennis – Men's singles
at the XV Paralympic Games
Wheelchair tennis – Men's singles; at the XV Paralympic Games
	Paralympic wheelchair tennis
Venue	Olympic Tennis Centre
Date	9–16 September
Competitors	52
Medalists
	←2012 2020→

Last updated August 31, 2025

The men's singles wheelchair tennis tournament at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre in the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 9 to 16 September 2016.^[1]

Great Britain's Gordon Reid defeated compatriot Alfie Hewett in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the gold medal in men's singles wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. With the win, Reid became the singles world No. 1. In the bronze-medal match, Belgium's Joachim Gérard defeated France's Stéphane Houdet.

Japan's Shingo Kunieda was the two-time defending gold medalist, but was defeated by Gérard in the quarterfinals.

Seeds

1.

Stéphane Houdet (FRA)(semifinals, fourth place)

2.

Joachim Gerard (BEL)(semifinals, bronze medalist)

3. Gordon Reid (GBR) (champion, gold medalist)

4.

Nicolas Peifer (FRA)(third round)

5.

Gustavo Fernández (ARG)(quarterfinals)

6.

Shingo Kunieda (JPN)(quarterfinals)

7.

Stefan Olsson (SWE)(quarterfinals)

8.

Maikel Scheffers (NED)(third round)

9.

Takashi Sanada (JPN)(third round)

10.

Takayu Miki (JPN)(quarterfinals)

11.

Tom Egberink (NED)(second round)

12.

Adam Kellerman (AUS)(third round)

13.

Alfie Hewett (GBR)(final, silver medalist)

14.

Frédéric Cattanéo (FRA)(third round)

15.

Daniel Caverzaschi (ESP)(third round)

16.

Michaël Jérémiasz (FRA)(third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
ITF = ITF entry
PR = Protected ranking
SR = Special ranking
SE = Special exempt
JE = Junior exempt
JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

BPC = Bipartite Invitation

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final (gold-medal match)

1	Stéphane Houdet (FRA)	6	6

10	Takayu Miki (JPN)	4	2
					1	Stéphane Houdet (FRA)	5	2

					3	Gordon Reid (GBR)	7	6
3	Gordon Reid (GBR)	2	7⁷	6

5	Gustavo Fernández (ARG)	6	6⁴	1
									3	Gordon Reid (GBR)	6	6

									13	Alfie Hewett (GBR)	2	1
7	Stefan Olsson (SWE)	1	6	3

13	Alfie Hewett (GBR)	6	2	6
					13	Alfie Hewett (GBR)	7	6	Bronze-medal match

					2	Joachim Gerard (BEL)	5	3
6	Shingo Kunieda (JPN)	3	3						1	Stéphane Houdet (FRA)	4	2

2	Joachim Gerard (BEL)	6	6						2	Joachim Gerard (BEL)	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

					1	S Houdet (FRA)	6	6
BPC	P Bedard (CAN)	0	1			D Phillipson (GBR)	1	2
	D Phillipson (GBR)	6	6						1	S Houdet (FRA)	6	6
BPC	S Baldwin (USA)	6	4	6					15	D Caverzaschi (ESP)	0	1
	R Medeiros (BRA)	2	6	3	BPC	S Baldwin (USA)	0	3
	Z Wei (CHN)	2	6	3	15	D Caverzaschi (ESP)	6	6
15	D Caverzaschi (ESP)	6	1	6										1	S Houdet (FRA)	6	6
														10	T Miki (JPN)	4	2
					10	T Miki (JPN)	7⁷	7
	E Maripa (RSA)	7	6			E Maripa (RSA)	6¹	5
BPC	S Khlongrua (THA)	5	0						10	T Miki (JPN)	4	7	6
A Ledesma (ARG)		2	2						8	M Scheffers (NED)	6	5	4
T Kruszelnicki (POL)		6	6			T Kruszelnicki (POL)	2	0
					8	M Scheffers (NED)	6	6

Section 2

First round				Second round					Third round				Quarterfinals

				3	G Reid (GBR)	6	6
M Denayer (BEL)		2	2		D Wallin (SWE)	1	2
D Wallin (SWE)		6	6						3	G Reid (GBR)	6	6
	M Legner (AUT)	1	3						14	F Cattanéo (FRA)	0	2
BPC	HW Im (KOR)	6	6	BPC	HW Im (KOR)	7	2	6⁴
BPC	E Oquendo (COL)	0	2	14	F Cattanéo (FRA)	5	6	7⁷
14	F Cattanéo (FRA)	6	6										3	G Reid (GBR)	2	7⁷	6
													5	G Fernández (ARG)	6	6⁴	1
				12	A Kellerman (AUS)	7	6
S Saida (JPN)		6	6		S Saida (JPN)	5	1
A Berdichevsky (ISR)		1	2						12	A Kellerman (AUS)	1	2
C Santos (BRA)		1	4						5	G Fernández (ARG)	6	6
M de la Puente (ESP)		6	6		M de la Puente (ESP)	2	4
				5	G Fernández (ARG)	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round					Quarterfinals

					7	S Olsson (SWE)	6	6
F Tur (ESP)		5	3			B Weekes (AUS)	0	3
B Weekes (AUS)		7	6						7	S Olsson (SWE)	6	7⁷
K Fabisiak (POL)		6	6						9	T Sanada (JPN)	2	6⁵
M Pommê (BRA)		1	2			K Fabisiak (POL)	0	1
					9	T Sanada (JPN)	6	6
														7	S Olsson (SWE)	1	6	3
13	A Hewett (GBR)	6	6											13	A Hewett (GBR)	6	2	6
BPC	AS Borhan (MAS)	0	1		13	A Hewett (GBR)	6	6
BPC	U Rajakaruna (SRI)	2	7⁷	6	BPC	U Rajakaruna (SRI)	1	2
BPC	HG Lee (KOR)	6	6⁵	1					13	A Hewett (GBR)	7⁷	4	6
	E Casco (ARG)	6	3	6⁷					4	N Peifer (FRA)	6⁴	6	3
BPC	J Rydberg (USA)	3	6	7⁹	BPC	J Rydberg (USA)	2	2
					4	N Peifer (FRA)	6	6

Section 4

First round				Second round				Third round				Quarterfinals

				6	S Kunieda (JPN)	6	6
BPC	R Mendez (CHI)	0	4		D Rodrigues (BRA)	2	1
	D Rodrigues (BRA)	6	6					6	S Kunieda (JPN)	6	6
S Dong (CHN)		6	6						S Dong (CHN)	1	4
N Langmann (AUT)		0	3		S Dong (CHN)	6	6
				11	T Egberink (NED)	1	1
												6	Shingo Kunieda (JPN)	3	3
16	M Jérémiasz (FRA)	6	6									2	J Gerard (BEL)	6	6
BPC	S Diamantis (GRE)	0	3	16	M Jérémiasz (FRA)	6	6
	L Els (RSA)	3	3	BPC	R Nemeth (HUN)	1	2
BPC	R Nemeth (HUN)	6	6					16	M Jérémiasz (FRA)	0	0
M McCarroll (GBR)		7	6					2	J Gerard (BEL)	6	6
F Mazzei (ITA)		5	3		M McCarroll (GBR)	1	4
				2	J Gerard (BEL)	6	6

References

↑ Men's singles draw and results Archived 2016-11-01 at the Wayback Machine , Rio 2016.org

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[1] Men's singles draw and results Archived 2016-11-01 at the Wayback Machine , Rio 2016.org

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