Wheelchair_tennis_at_the_2008_Summer_Paralympics_-_Men's_Singles

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

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

2008 tennis event results

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.

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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

GoldShingo Kunieda
 Japan
SilverRobin Ammerlaan
 Netherlands
BronzeMaikel Scheffers
 Netherlands

Source: www.paralympic.org[1]

Calendar

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Seeds

  1.  Shingo Kunieda (JPN) (champion, gold medalist)
  2.  Robin Ammerlaan (NED) (final, silver medalist)
  3.  Michaël Jeremiasz (FRA) (quarterfinals)
  4.  Stéphane Houdet (FRA) (quarterfinals)
  5.  Tadeusz Kruszelnicki (POL) (third round)
  6.  Maikel Scheffers (NED) (semifinals, bronze medalist)
  7.  Stefan Olsson (SWE) (quarterfinals)
  8.  Martin Legner (AUT) (third round)
  9.  Satoshi Saida (JPN) (quarterfinals)
  10.  Nicolas Peifer (FRA) (third round)
  11.  Ronald Vink (NED) (semifinals, fourth place)
  12.  Ben Weekes (AUS) (first round)
  13. n/a
  14.  Peter Wikstrom (SWE) (third round)
  15.  Joachim Gérard (BEL) (third round)
  16.  Lahcen Majdi (FRA) (SecondRound)
  17.  Jon Rydberg (USA) (third round)

Draw

Key

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  

References

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