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

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

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final (gold medal match) | Final (gold medal match) | Final (gold medal match) | Final (gold medal match) | Final (gold medal match) |
| 1 | Shingo Kunieda (JPN) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Stefan Olsson (SWE) | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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) | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Maikel Scheffers (NED) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Maikel Scheffers (NED) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Shingo Kunieda (JPN) | 6 | 6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Robin Ammerlaan (NED) | 3 | 0 | |
| 11 | Ronald Vink (NED) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Robin Ammerlaan (NED) | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Stéphane Houdet (FRA) | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| 4 | Stéphane Houdet (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 11 | Ronald Vink (NED) | 5 | 6 | 6 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | 2 | Robin Ammerlaan (NED) | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | Satoshi Saida (JPN) | 4 | 2 | 2 | Robin Ammerlaan (NED) | 7 | 4 | 7 | 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 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |