Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Events

Wheelchair tennis – Men's singles
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Wheelchair tennis – Men's singles; at the XIII Paralympic Games
	Paralympic wheelchair tennis
Venue	Olympic Green Tennis Centre
Dates	8–15 September 2008
Medalists
	←2004 2012→

Last updated May 15, 2024

The men's singles wheelchair tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing was held from 8 September to 15 September at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt competition.

Japan's Shingo Kunieda defeated the defending gold medalist Robin Ammerlaan of the Netherlands in the final, 6–3, 6–0 to win the gold medal in men's singles wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics. In the bronze medal match, the Netherlands' Maikel Scheffers defeated compatriot Ronald Vink.

Medalists

Gold	Shingo Kunieda Japan
Silver	Robin Ammerlaan Netherlands
Bronze	Maikel Scheffers Netherlands

Source: www.paralympic.org^[1]

Calendar

September	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Start time	11:00	11:00	11:00	11:00	13:00	13:00	13:00	13:00
	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Bronze	Final

Seeds

Shingo Kunieda (JPN) (champion, gold medalist)
Robin Ammerlaan (NED)(final, silver medalist)
Michaël Jeremiasz (FRA)(quarterfinals)
Stéphane Houdet (FRA)(quarterfinals)
Tadeusz Kruszelnicki (POL)(third round)
Maikel Scheffers (NED)(semifinals, bronze medalist)
Stefan Olsson (SWE)(quarterfinals)
Martin Legner (AUT)(third round)
Satoshi Saida (JPN)(quarterfinals)
Nicolas Peifer (FRA)(third round)
Ronald Vink (NED)(semifinals, fourth place)
Ben Weekes (AUS)(first round)
n/a
Peter Wikstrom (SWE) (third round)
Joachim Gérard (BEL) (third round)
Lahcen Majdi (FRA)(SecondRound)
Jon Rydberg (USA)(third round)

Draw

Key

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

Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals					Final (gold medal match)

1	Shingo Kunieda (JPN)	6	6

7	Stefan Olsson (SWE)	0	1
				1	Shingo Kunieda (JPN)	6	6

				6	Maikel Scheffers (NED)	1	1
3	Michaël Jeremiasz (FRA)	3	3

6	Maikel Scheffers (NED)	6	6
									1	Shingo Kunieda (JPN)	6	6

									2	Robin Ammerlaan (NED)	3	0
11	Ronald Vink (NED)	6	6

4	Stéphane Houdet (FRA)	2	1
				11	Ronald Vink (NED)	5	6	6	Bronze medal match

				2	Robin Ammerlaan (NED)	7	4	7
9	Satoshi Saida (JPN)	4	2						6	Maikel Scheffers (NED)	6	6

2	Robin Ammerlaan (NED)	6	6						11	Ronald Vink (NED)	3	1

Top half

Section 1

Round of 64				Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarterfinals

1	S Kunieda (JPN)	6	6
	A Jewitt (GBR)	1	0	1	S Kunieda (JPN)	6	6
	E Stuurman (NED)	6	6	INV	E Stuurman (NED)	2	1
INV	Y Shi (CHN)	4	4					1	S Kunieda (JPN)	6	6
	L Carter (CAN)	4	3					17	J Rydberg (USA)	1	1
	J Felix (SVK)	6	6		J Felix (SVK)	4	3
ALT	H Pfundner (AUT)	2	0	17	J Rydberg (USA)	6	6
17	J Rydberg (USA)	6	6									1	S Kunieda (JPN)	6	6
10	N Peifer (FRA)	6	6									7	S Olsson (SWE)	0	1
	S Kruamai (THA)	2	2	10	N Peifer (FRA)	6	6
ALT	S Mathonsi (RSA)	2	1		A Batycki (POL)	1	3
	A Batycki (POL)	6	6					10	N Peifer (FRA)	6	0
	MK Okur (TUR)	5	3					7	S Olsson (SWE)	7	6
	T Tenhunen (FIN)	7	6		T Tenhunen (FIN)	1	1
	W Yusuf (NGR)	2	1	7	S Olsson (SWE)	6	6
7	S Olsson (SWE)	6	6

Section 2

Round of 64					Round of 32					Round of 16				Quarterfinals

3	M Jeremiasz (FRA)	6	6
	R Mendez (CHI)	1	0		3	M Jeremiasz (FRA)	6	6
	M Gatelli (ITA)	6	6	6		M Gatelli (ITA)	0	2
INV	K Simpson (GBR)	1	7	4						3	M Jeremiasz (FRA)	6	6
	M Pommê (BRA)	1	3							15	J Gerard (BEL)	4	1
	L Hinson (USA)	6	6			L Hinson (USA)	2	0
	M Gergely (SVK)	1	0		15	J Gerard (BEL)	6	6
15	J Gerard (BEL)	6	6											3	M Jeremiasz (FRA)	3	3
12	B Weekes (AUS)	5	4											6	M Scheffers (NED)	6	6
	Y Fujimoto (JPN)	7	6			Y Fujimoto (JPN)	6	3	6
INV	D Pellegrina (SUI)	1	6	6	INV	D Pellegrina (SUI)	4	6	4
INV	A Illobre (ESP)	6	2	2							Y Fujimoto (JPN)	1	1
	H-g Lee (KOR)	6	6							6	M Scheffers (NED)	6	6
	L Shevchik (RUS)	1	1			H-g Lee (KOR)	2	1
	L Farkas (HUN)	3	4		6	M Scheffers (NED)	6	6
6	M Scheffers (NED)	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

Round of 64					Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarterfinals

8	M Legner (AUT)	6	6
	T Ikenoya (JPN)	1	0		8	M Legner (AUT)	6	6
	D Phillipson (GBR)	6	6			D Phillipson (GBR)	0	0
INV	Y Mathieu (CAN)	3	1						8	M Legner (AUT)	4	3
	F Tur (ESP)	6	6						11	R Vink (NED)	6	6
INV	C Prohaszka (HUN)	1	1			F Tur (ESP)	1	0
	P Moran (USA)	0	1		11	R Vink (NED)	6	6
11	R Vink (NED)	6	6										11	R Vink (NED)	6	6
14	P Wikstrom (SWE)	6	6										4	S Houdet (FRA)	2	1
	P Jaroszewski (POL)	1	0		14	P Wikstrom (SWE)	6	6
	K Schmaeh (SUI)	3	4			M Dobbie (AUS)	1	3
	M Dobbie (AUS)	6	6						14	P Wikstrom (SWE)	0	3
INV	S Khulongrua (THA)	6	6	6					4	S Houdet (FRA)	6	6
	F Mazzei (ITA)	7	2	3	INV	S Khulongrua (THA)	1	0
	D Chabrecek (SVK)	2	0		4	S Houdet (FRA)	6	6
4	S Houdet (FRA)	6	6

Section 4

Round of 64					Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarterfinals

5	T Kruszelnicki (POL)	6	6
	S-h Oh (KOR)	2	4		5	T Kruszelnicki (POL)	6	6
INV	E Oquendo (COL)	5	6	4	INV	Li B (CHN)	1	4
INV	B Li (CHN)	7	3	6					5	T Kruszelnicki (POL)	2	3
	T Mossier (AUT)	6	5						9	S Saida (JPN)	6	6
	C Santos (BRA)	7	7			C Santos (BRA)	0	1
	G Camusso (ARG)	0	0		9	S Saida (JPN)	6	6
9	S Saida (JPN)	6	6										9	S Saida (JPN)	4	2
16	L Majdi (FRA)	6	6										2	R Ammerlaan (NED)	6	6
ALT	G Lazaridis (GRE)	0	0		16	L Majdi (FRA)	1	0
	F Cayulef (CHI)	1	1			S Welch (USA)	6	6
	S Welch (USA)	6	6							S Welch (USA)	2	3
INV	U Rajakaruna (SRI)	6	6						2	R Ammerlaan (NED)	6	6
INV	K Kammersgaard (DEN)	1	1		INV	U Rajakaruna (SRI)	0	0
	G Reid (GBR)	3	0		2	R Ammerlaan (NED)	6	6
2	R Ammerlaan (NED)	6	6

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References

↑ "Results WC Men's Singles". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 26 August 2012.

"Beijing 2008 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair Tennis: Men's Singles". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 2008. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
"Schedule and Results – Wheelchair Tennis". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-26.

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[1] "Results WC Men's Singles". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 26 August 2012.

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