| Wheelchair tennis – Quad singles at the XIV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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 Paralympic wheelchair tennis | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Eton Manor, London | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 2–8 September 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 7 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Quad singles | |
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| Wheelchair tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics |
The quad singles event at the 2012 Paralympic Games took place from 2 to 8 September, at Eton Manor, London.
| September | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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| Round | Round of 16 | None | Quarterfinals | None | Semifinals | Bronze | Final |
David Wagner (USA) (silver medalist)
Noam Gershony (ISR) (gold medalist)
Peter Norfolk (GBR)(quarterfinals) Andrew Lapthorne (GBR)(round of 16)| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final (gold-medal match) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | D Wagner (USA) | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 L Sithole (RSA) | 2 | 5 | 1 | D Wagner (USA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 G Polidori (ITA) | 3 | 2 | B Kramer (ISR) | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Kramer (ISR) | 6 | 6 | 1 | D Wagner (USA) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | A Lapthorne (GBR) | 7 | 3 | 3 | N Taylor (USA) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 A Hard (SWE) | 5 | 6 | 6 | A Hard (SWE) | 6 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| N Taylor (USA) | 6 | 7 | N Taylor (USA) | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 S Kawano (JPN) | 1 | 5 | 1 | D Wagner (USA) | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Weinberg (ISR) | 6 | 6 | 2 | N Gershony (ISR) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Jonsson (SWE) | 1 | 2 | S Weinberg (ISR) | 3 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| M Moroishi (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 3 | P Norfolk (GBR) | 6 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | P Norfolk (GBR) | 6 | 6 | S Weinberg (ISR) | 0 | 0 | Bronze-medal match | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M Innocenti (ITA) | 3 | 4 | 2 | N Gershony (ISR) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B Barten (USA) | 6 | 6 | B Barten (USA) | 1 | 1 | N Taylor (USA) | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| J Burdekin (GBR) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | N Gershony (ISR) | 6 | 6 | S Weinberg (ISR) | 6 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | N Gershony (ISR) | 3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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