Wheelchair tennis at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's singles

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Wheelchair tennis – Men's singles
at the XVII Paralympic Games
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Paralympic wheelchair tennis
Venue Stade Roland Garros
Date30 August – 7 September 2024
Competitors48 from 22 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Tokito Oda Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Silver medal icon.svg Alfie Hewett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Gustavo Fernández Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
←2020
Men's singles
Wheelchair tennis at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Events
Singles men women quad
Doubles men women quad
←  2020  · Summer Paralympics ·  2028  →

The men's singles wheelchair tennis tournament at the 2024 Paralympic Games in France was held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris from 30 August to 7 September 2024. [1]

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Japan's Tokito Oda defeated Great Britain's Alfie Hewett in the final, 6–2, 4-6, 7-5 to win the gold medal in men's singles wheelchair tennis at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. At the age of 18 years and 123 days, Oda became the youngest player to win Paralympic men's singles gold medal, overtaking previous record-holder Ricky Molier of the Netherlands, who was 20 years and 70 days in 1996 in Atlanta. [2]

In the bronze medal match, Argentina's Gustavo Fernandez defeated Spain's Martín de la Puente to win the first Paralympic medal in wheelchair tennis for Argentina and South America. [3]

Japan's Shingo Kunieda was the defending gold medalist, but he did not participate in this edition as he retired from wheelchair tennis in January 2023. [4]

Seeds

0 1.  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alfie Hewett  (GBR)(final, silver medalist)
0 2.  Flag of Japan.svg  Tokito Oda  (JPN) (champion, gold medalist)
0 3.  Flag of Spain.svg  Martín de la Puente  (ESP)(semifinals, fourth place)
0 4.  Flag of Argentina.svg  Gustavo Fernández  (ARG)(semifinals, bronze medalist)
0 5.  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Gordon Reid  (GBR)(quarterfinals)
0 6.  Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Tom Egberink  (NED)(quarterfinals)
0 7.  Flag of France.svg  Stéphane Houdet  (FRA)(quarterfinals)
0 8.  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Joachim Gérard  (BEL)(second round)
0 9.  Flag of Japan.svg  Takuya Miki  (JPN)(third round)
10.  Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ruben Spaargaren  (NED)(quarterfinals)
11.  Flag of Spain.svg  Daniel Caverzaschi  (ESP)(third round)
12.  Flag of Japan.svg  Takashi Sanada  (JPN)(third round)
13.  Flag of the United States.svg  Casey Ratzlaff  (USA)(second round)
14.  Flag of Chile.svg  Alexander Cataldo  (CHI)(third round)
15.  Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Maikel Scheffers  (NED)(third round)
16.  Flag of Japan.svg  Daisuke Arai  (JPN)(third round)

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

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
               
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alfie Hewett  (GBR)66
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ruben Spaargaren  (NED)1 4
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alfie Hewett  (GBR)66
3 Flag of Spain.svg  Martín de la Puente  (ESP)2 0
3 Flag of Spain.svg  Martín de la Puente  (ESP)64 6
7 Flag of France.svg  Stéphane Houdet  (FRA)2 61
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alfie Hewett  (GBR)2 65
2 Flag of Japan.svg  Tokito Oda  (JPN)64 7
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Gordon Reid  (GBR)0 6
4 Flag of Argentina.svg  Gustavo Fernández  (ARG)67
4 Flag of Argentina.svg  Gustavo Fernández  (ARG)2 5 Bronze medal match
2 Flag of Japan.svg  Tokito Oda  (JPN)67
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Tom Egberink  (NED)4 1 3 Flag of Spain.svg  Martín de la Puente  (ESP)1 2
2 Flag of Japan.svg  Tokito Oda  (JPN)664 Flag of Argentina.svg  Gustavo Fernández  (ARG)66

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round
               
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  A Hewett  (GBR)66
Flag of Israel.svg  S Lysov  (ISR)0 1
Flag of Israel.svg  S Lysov  (ISR)76
Flag of Chile.svg  B Tapia  (CHI)5 1
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  A Hewett  (GBR)76
16 Flag of Japan.svg  D Arai  (JPN)5 2
Flag of South Africa.svg  A Sikhosana  (RSA)67
Flag of Brazil.svg  G Carneiro Silva  (BRA)4 5
Flag of South Africa.svg  A Sikhosana  (RSA)1 0
16 Flag of Japan.svg  D Arai  (JPN)66

Section 2

First round Second round Third round
               
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  R Spaargaren  (NED)66
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  ZX Ji  (CHN)3 4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  ZX Ji  (CHN)66
Flag of Spain.svg  E Siscar  (ESP)1 4
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  R Spaargaren  (NED)66
Flag of France.svg  G Menguy  (FRA)4 1
Flag of Malaysia.svg  A S Borhan  (MAS)1 2
Flag of France.svg  G Menguy  (FRA)66
Flag of France.svg  G Menguy  (FRA)3 677
8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  J Gérard  (BEL)63 64

Section 3

First round Second round Third round
               
3 Flag of Spain.svg  M de la Puente  (ESP)66
Flag of Argentina.svg  E Casco  (ARG)2 0
Flag of Argentina.svg  E Casco  (ARG)76
Flag of Australia.svg  A Parker  (AUS)5 4
3 Flag of Spain.svg  M de la Puente  (ESP)66
15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  M Scheffers  (NED)2 2
Flag of South Korea.svg  S-b Han  (KOR)2 62
Flag of Austria.svg  N Langmann  (AUT)60 6
Flag of Austria.svg  N Langmann  (AUT)4 1
15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  M Scheffers  (NED)66

Section 4

First round Second round Third round
               
12 Flag of Japan.svg  T Sanada  (JPN)66
Flag of the United States.svg  C Stroud  (USA)1 2
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  J P Gil  (CRC)3 1
Flag of the United States.svg  C Stroud  (USA)66
12 Flag of Japan.svg  T Sanada  (JPN)2 5
7 Flag of France.svg  S Houdet  (FRA)67
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  D Ward  (GBR)67
Flag of Morocco.svg  S Himam  (MAR)3 6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  D Ward  (GBR)2 1
7 Flag of France.svg  S Houdet  (FRA)66

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round
               
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  G Reid  (GBR)66
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  S Dharmasena  (SRI)0 0
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  S Dharmasena  (SRI)66
Flag of Austria.svg  J Reigler  (AUT)1 3
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  G Reid  (GBR)66
9 Flag of Japan.svg  T Miki  (JPN)1 1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  JH Ding  (CHN)62 6
Flag of Morocco.svg  L Boukartacha  (MAR)1 64
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  JH Ding  (CHN)2 1
9 Flag of Japan.svg  T Miki  (JPN)66

Section 6

First round Second round Third round
               
14 Flag of Chile.svg  A Cataldo  (CHI)63 6
Flag of Israel.svg  A Berdichevsky  (ISR)1 63
Flag of Italy.svg  L Arca  (ITA)2 5
Flag of Israel.svg  A Berdichevsky  (ISR)67
14 Flag of Chile.svg  A Cataldo  (CHI)0 1
4 Flag of Argentina.svg  G Fernández  (ARG)66
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  M ter Hofte  (NED)4 2
Flag of France.svg  F Cattanéo  (FRA)66
Flag of France.svg  F Cattanéo  (FRA)1 4
4 Flag of Argentina.svg  G Fernández  (ARG)66

Section 7

First round Second round Third round
               
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  T Egberink  (NED)66
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  SJ Dong  (CHN)0 0
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  SJ Dong  (CHN)66 6
Flag of Iraq.svg  H Habal  (IRQ)4 71
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  T Egberink  (NED)77
11 Flag of Spain.svg  D Caverzaschi  (ESP)6 6
Flag of Malaysia.svg  M Y Yusuf  (MAS)2 3
Flag of South Korea.svg  H-w Im  (KOR)66
Flag of South Korea.svg  H-w Im  (KOR)64 6
11 Flag of Spain.svg  D Caverzaschi  (ESP)4 67

Section 8

First round Second round Third round
               
13 Flag of the United States.svg  C Ratzlaff  (USA)2 62
Flag of Brazil.svg  D Rodrigues  (BRA)677
Flag of Brazil.svg  D Rodrigues  (BRA)66
Flag of Australia.svg  B Weekes  (AUS)0 1
Flag of Brazil.svg  D Rodrigues  (BRA)0 1
2 Flag of Japan.svg  T Oda  (JPN)66
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  B Bartram  (GBR)66
Flag of France.svg  G Laget  (FRA)4 4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  B Bartram  (GBR)2 64
2 Flag of Japan.svg  T Oda  (JPN)677

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References

  1. ↑ "Wheelchair Tennis – Schedule" (PDF). Paris 2024 Paralympics. Paris Organising Committee for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games . Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Oda holds nerve to claim men's singles gold in stunning fashion". www.itftennis.com. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  3. ↑ "Fernandez wins South America's first wheelchair tennis medal at Paras". www.itftennis.com. 7 September 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Kunieda announces retirement from wheelchair tennis". www.itftennis.com. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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