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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
20042012
Quad singles
Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Events
Singles men women quad
Doubles men women quad
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2008 tennis event results

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

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

Calendar

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

Seeds

  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

Key

  • INV = Bipartite invitation
  • IP = ITF place
  • ALT = Alternate

Finals

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

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

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

Paralympic wheelchair tennis quad singles champions
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