Wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's singles

The men's singles wheelchair tennis tournament at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre in the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 9 to 16 September 2016.

Wheelchair tennis – Men's singles at the XV Paralympic Games
Paralympic wheelchair tennis
Venue	Olympic Tennis Centre
Date	9–16 September
Competitors	52
Medalists
Gordon Reid  Great Britain Alfie Hewett  Great Britain Joachim Gérard  Belgium

Men's singles
Wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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Great Britain's Gordon Reid defeated compatriot Alfie Hewett in the final, 6–2, 6–1 to win the gold medal in men's singles wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Rio Paralympics. With the win, Reid became the singles world No. 1. In the bronze-medal match, Belgium's Joachim Gérard defeated France's Stéphane Houdet.

Japan's Shingo Kunieda was the two-time defending gold medalist, but was defeated by Gérard in the quarterfinals.

Seeds

01.    Stéphane Houdet (FRA) (semifinals, fourth place)

02.    Joachim Gerard (BEL) (semifinals, bronze medalist)

03.    Gordon Reid (GBR) (champion, gold medalist)

04.    Nicolas Peifer (FRA) (third round)

05.    Gustavo Fernández (ARG) (quarterfinals)

06.    Shingo Kunieda (JPN) (quarterfinals)

07.    Stefan Olsson (SWE) (quarterfinals)

08.    Maikel Scheffers (NED) (third round)

09.    Takashi Sanada (JPN) (third round)

10.    Takayu Miki (JPN) (quarterfinals)

11.    Tom Egberink (NED) (second round)

12.    Adam Kellerman (AUS) (third round)

13.    Alfie Hewett (GBR) (final, silver medalist)

14.    Frédéric Cattanéo (FRA) (third round)

15.    Daniel Caverzaschi (ESP) (third round)

16.    Michaël Jérémiasz (FRA) (third round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

• BPC = Bipartite Invitation

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final (gold-medal match)
	1	Stéphane Houdet (FRA)	6	6
	10	Takayu Miki (JPN)	4	2
								1	Stéphane Houdet (FRA)	5	2
								3	Gordon Reid (GBR)	7	6
	3	Gordon Reid (GBR)	2	77	6
	5	Gustavo Fernández (ARG)	6	64	1
															3	Gordon Reid (GBR)	6	6
															13	Alfie Hewett (GBR)	2	1
	7	Stefan Olsson (SWE)	1	6	3
	13	Alfie Hewett (GBR)	6	2	6
								13	Alfie Hewett (GBR)	7	6				Bronze-medal match
								2	Joachim Gerard (BEL)	5	3
	6	Shingo Kunieda (JPN)	3	3											1	Stéphane Houdet (FRA)	4	2
	2	Joachim Gerard (BEL)	6	6											2	Joachim Gerard (BEL)	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	S Houdet (FRA)	6	6
	BPC	P Bedard (CAN)	0	1					D Phillipson (GBR)	1	2
		D Phillipson (GBR)	6	6											1	S Houdet (FRA)	6	6
	BPC	S Baldwin (USA)	6	4	6										15	D Caverzaschi (ESP)	0	1
		R Medeiros (BRA)	2	6	3			BPC	S Baldwin (USA)	0	3
		Z Wei (CHN)	2	6	3			15	D Caverzaschi (ESP)	6	6
	15	D Caverzaschi (ESP)	6	1	6																	1	S Houdet (FRA)	6	6
																						10	T Miki (JPN)	4	2
								10	T Miki (JPN)	77	7
		E Maripa (RSA)	7	6					E Maripa (RSA)	61	5
	BPC	S Khlongrua (THA)	5	0											10	T Miki (JPN)	4	7	6
	A Ledesma (ARG)		2	2											8	M Scheffers (NED)	6	5	4
	T Kruszelnicki (POL)		6	6					T Kruszelnicki (POL)	2	0
								8	M Scheffers (NED)	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	G Reid (GBR)	6	6
	M Denayer (BEL)		2	2					D Wallin (SWE)	1	2
	D Wallin (SWE)		6	6											3	G Reid (GBR)	6	6
		M Legner (AUT)	1	3											14	F Cattanéo (FRA)	0	2
	BPC	HW Im (KOR)	6	6				BPC	HW Im (KOR)	7	2	64
	BPC	E Oquendo (COL)	0	2				14	F Cattanéo (FRA)	5	6	77
	14	F Cattanéo (FRA)	6	6																		3	G Reid (GBR)	2	77	6
																						5	G Fernández (ARG)	6	64	1
								12	A Kellerman (AUS)	7	6
	S Saida (JPN)		6	6					S Saida (JPN)	5	1
	A Berdichevsky (ISR)		1	2											12	A Kellerman (AUS)	1	2
	C Santos (BRA)		1	4											5	G Fernández (ARG)	6	6
	M de la Puente (ESP)		6	6					M de la Puente (ESP)	2	4
								5	G Fernández (ARG)	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	S Olsson (SWE)	6	6
	F Tur (ESP)		5	3					B Weekes (AUS)	0	3
	B Weekes (AUS)		7	6											7	S Olsson (SWE)	6	77
	K Fabisiak (POL)		6	6											9	T Sanada (JPN)	2	65
	M Pommê (BRA)		1	2					K Fabisiak (POL)	0	1
								9	T Sanada (JPN)	6	6
																						7	S Olsson (SWE)	1	6	3
	13	A Hewett (GBR)	6	6																		13	A Hewett (GBR)	6	2	6
	BPC	AS Borhan (MAS)	0	1				13	A Hewett (GBR)	6	6
	BPC	U Rajakaruna (SRI)	2	77	6			BPC	U Rajakaruna (SRI)	1	2
	BPC	HG Lee (KOR)	6	65	1										13	A Hewett (GBR)	77	4	6
		E Casco (ARG)	6	3	67										4	N Peifer (FRA)	64	6	3
	BPC	J Rydberg (USA)	3	6	79			BPC	J Rydberg (USA)	2	2
								4	N Peifer (FRA)	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	S Kunieda (JPN)	6	6
	BPC	R Mendez (CHI)	0	4					D Rodrigues (BRA)	2	1
		D Rodrigues (BRA)	6	6											6	S Kunieda (JPN)	6	6
	S Dong (CHN)		6	6												S Dong (CHN)	1	4
	N Langmann (AUT)		0	3					S Dong (CHN)	6	6
								11	T Egberink (NED)	1	1
																						6	Shingo Kunieda (JPN)	3	3
	16	M Jérémiasz (FRA)	6	6																		2	J Gerard (BEL)	6	6
	BPC	S Diamantis (GRE)	0	3				16	M Jérémiasz (FRA)	6	6
		L Els (RSA)	3	3				BPC	R Nemeth (HUN)	1	2
	BPC	R Nemeth (HUN)	6	6											16	M Jérémiasz (FRA)	0	0
	M McCarroll (GBR)		7	6											2	J Gerard (BEL)	6	6
	F Mazzei (ITA)		5	3					M McCarroll (GBR)	1	4
								2	J Gerard (BEL)	6	6