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Wheelchair tennis – Women's Singles
at the XIII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Wheelchair tennis
VenueOlympic Green Tennis Centre
Dates8–14 September 2008
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Esther Vergeer  Netherlands
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Korie Homan  Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Florence Gravellier  France
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Template:WheelchairTennisAt2008SummerParalympics The women's singles wheelchair tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing was held from 8 September to 14 September at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt competition.

Calendar

September 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Round Round of 32 None Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze Final

Seeds

  1.  Esther Vergeer (NED) (Champion, Gold Medalist)
  2.  Korie Homan (NED) (Final, Silver Medalist)
  3.  Sharon Walraven (NED) (Quarterfinals)
  4.  Jiske Griffioen (NED) (Semifinals, Fourth Place)
  5.  Florence Gravellier (FRA) (Semifinals, Bronze Medalist)
  6.  Annick Sevenans (BEL) (Second Round)
  7.  Ilanit Fridman (ISR) (Second Round)
  8.  Mie Yaosa (JPN) (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final (Gold Medal Match)
          
1  Esther Vergeer (NED) 6 6  
4  Jiske Griffioen (NED) 0 1  
1  Esther Vergeer (NED) 6 4 7
2  Korie Homan (NED) 2 6 6
5  Florence Gravellier (FRA) 4 2  
2  Korie Homan (NED) 6 6   Bronze Medal Match
4  Jiske Griffioen (NED) 3 4  
5  Florence Gravellier (FRA) 6 6  

Top Half

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
1  E Vergeer (NED) 6 6  
   D di Toro (AUS) 2 0   1  E Vergeer (NED) 6 6  
   K Krüger (GER) 7 6 6    K Krüger (GER) 1 0  
   A Bartczak (POL) 6 7 3 1  E Vergeer (NED) 6 6  
INV  A Racineux (FRA) 6 6      F Dong (CHN) 2 0  
INV  J Whiley (GBR) 2 4   INV  A Racineux (FRA) 0 2  
   F Dong (CHN) 6 6      F Dong (CHN) 6 6  
8  M Yaosa (JPN) 4 4   1  E Vergeer (NED) 6 6  
4  J Griffioen (NED) 6 6   4  J Griffioen (NED) 0 1  
   Y Okabe (JPN) 2 4   4  J Griffioen (NED) 6 6  
INV  S de Maria (ITA) 2 2      MH Hwang (KOR) 1 0  
   MH Hwang (KOR) 6 6   4  J Griffioen (NED) 6 6  
INV  Y Ida (INA) 0 0      B Arnoult (USA) 3 0  
   B Arnoult (USA) 6 6      B Arnoult (USA) 1 6 6
INV  J Martinez (COL) 0 0   6  A Sevenans (BEL) 6 3 4
6  A Sevenans (BEL) 6 6  

Bottom Half

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals
5  F Gravellier (FRA) 6 6  
INV  CS Tugui (ROU) 0 0   5  F Gravellier (FRA) 2 6 6
   K Domori (JPN) 1 3      L Shuker (GBR) 6 1 4
   L Shuker (GBR) 6 6   5  F Gravellier (FRA) 6 6  
INV  K Montjane (RSA) 4 0   3  S Walraven (NED) 1 4  
   K Verfuerth (USA) 6 6      K Verfuerth (USA) 1 5  
   MD Ochoa (ESP) 2 1   3  S Walraven (NED) 6 7  
3  S Walraven (NED) 6 6   5  F Gravellier (FRA) 4 2  
7  I Fridman (ISR) 6 6   2  K Homan (NED) 6 6  
   C Ohmae (JPN) 4 0   7  I Fridman (ISR) 1 6 4
   M Lauro (ITA) 2 4   INV  D Hu (CHN) 6 3 6
INV  D Hu (CHN) 6 6   INV  D Hu (CHN) 1 1  
   YS Hong (KOR) 6 6   2  K Homan (NED) 6 6  
   K Suter-Erath (SUI) 1 1      YS Hong (KOR) 0 1  
   Y Chokyu (CAN) 1 2   2  K Homan (NED) 6 6  
2  K Homan (NED) 6 6  

References

  • "Beijing 2008 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair Tennis: Women's Singles". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 2008. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
  • "Schedule and Results - Wheelchair Tennis". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
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