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Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Quad singles

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Wheelchair tennis – Quad singles
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Paralympic wheelchair tennis
VenueOlympic Green Tennis Centre
Dates8–15 September 2008
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Peter Norfolk  Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Johan Andersson  Sweden
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) David Wagner  United States
2004
2012
Quad singles
Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Events
Singles men women quad
Doubles men women quad
← 2004 · Summer Paralympics · 2012 →

The quad singles wheelchair tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing was held from 9 September to 14 September at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt competition.

Medalists

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Gold Peter Norfolk
 Great Britain
Silver Johan Andersson
 Sweden
Bronze David Wagner
 United States

Calendar

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September 9 10 11 12 13 14
Round Round of 16 Quarterfinals None Semifinals Bronze Final

Seeds

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  1.  David Wagner (USA) (semifinals, bronze medalist)
  2.  Peter Norfolk (GBR) (champion, gold medalist)
  3.  Nick Taylor (USA) (semifinals, fourth place)
  4.  Johan Andersson (SWE) (final, silver medalist)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final (gold medal match)
          
1  David Wagner (USA) 4 6 3
4  Johan Andersson (SWE) 6 2 6
4  Johan Andersson (SWE) 2 2  
2  Peter Norfolk (GBR) 6 6  
3  Nick Taylor (USA) 0 3  
2  Peter Norfolk (GBR) 6 6   Bronze medal match
1  David Wagner (USA) 6 4 6
3  Nick Taylor (USA) 2 6 1

Top half

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
               
1  D Wagner (USA) 6 4 6
   S Hunter (CAN) 3 6 4
1  D Wagner (USA) 6 6  
   S Weinberg (ISR) 2 2  
INV  J Burdekin (GBR) 2 4  
   S Weinberg (ISR) 6 6  
1  D Wagner (USA) 4 6 3
4  J Andersson (SWE) 6 2 6
4  J Andersson (SWE) 6 7  
   B Poppen (USA) 2 6  
4  J Andersson (SWE) 6 6  
   D Timmermans-van Hall (NED) 3 1  
   D Timmermans-van Hall (NED) 6 3 6
   G Polidori (ITA) 1 6 3

Bottom half

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Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
               
   B van Erp (NED) 6 6  
   A Raffaele (ITA) 1 1  
   B van Erp (NED) 6 5 6
3  N Taylor (USA) 1 7 7
INV  B Kramer (ISR) 3 3  
3  N Taylor (USA) 6 6  
3  N Taylor (USA) 0 3  
2  P Norfolk (GBR) 6 6  
INV  C Jansson (SWE) 0 7 3
   S Kimura (JPN) 6 6 6
   S Kimura (JPN) 0 1  
2  P Norfolk (GBR) 6 6  
   M de Beer (NED) 1 1  
2  P Norfolk (GBR) 6 6  

References

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  • "Schedule and Results – Wheelchair Tennis". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-26.