2008_Australian_Open_–_Wheelchair_men's_singles

2008 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's singles

2008 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's singles

2008 tennis event results


Defending champion Shingo Kunieda defeated Michaël Jérémiasz in the final, 6–1, 6–4 to win the men's singles wheelchair tennis title at the 2008 Australian Open. It was his second Australian Open singles title and fourth major singles title overall.

Quick Facts Wheelchair men's singles, Final ...

Seeds

  1. Japan Shingo Kunieda (champion)
  2. Netherlands Robin Ammerlaan (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Finals
          
1 Japan Shingo Kunieda 6 6
  France Stéphane Houdet 0 3
1 Japan Shingo Kunieda 6 6
  France Michaël Jérémiasz 1 4
  France Michaël Jérémiasz 4 6 6
2 Netherlands Robin Ammerlaan 6 1 0

Section 1

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Japan S Kunieda 6 6
  Australia D Latham 1 2   France M Peifer 1 1
  France N Peifer 6 6 1 Japan S Kunieda 6 6
  United States J Rydberg 6 6   Netherlands M Scheffers 1 0
  Australia A Bonnaccurso 1 4   United States J Rydberg 6 0 2
  Netherlands M Scheffers 3 6 6
1 Japan S Kunieda 6 6
  France S Houdet 0 3
  France S Houdet 6 6
  Netherlands E Stuurman 6 6   Netherlands E Stuurman 1 2
  Japan T Hirate 0 0   France S Houdet 6 62 6
  Chile R Mendez 6 2 2   Austria M Legner 1 77 4
  United Kingdom D Phillipson 4 6 6   United Kingdom D Phillipson 1 62
  Austria M Legner 6 7

Section 2

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Japan S Saida 6 6
  Germany S Sommerfield 6 6   Germany S Sommerfield 0 3
  Australia M Dobbie 1 2   Japan S Saida 3 3
  Poland T Kruszelnicki 4 6 6   France M Jérémiasz 6 6
  Australia B Weekes 6 2 1   Poland T Kruszelnicki 3 2
  France M Jérémiasz 6 6
  France M Jérémiasz 4 6 6
2 Netherlands R Amerlaan 6 1 0
  Netherlands R Vink 6 6
  Sweden N Larsson 2 2   Japan Y Fujimoto 1 2
  Japan Y Fujimoto 6 6   Netherlands R Vink 4 0
  United States T Lara 0 1 2 Netherlands R Amerlaan 6 6
  France F Cattanéo 6 6   France F Cattanéo 0 3
2 Netherlands R Amerlaan 6 6

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