Event: | Wheelchair tennis – Men's singles |
Games: | 2016 Summer |
Venue: | Olympic Tennis Centre |
Date: | 9–16 September |
Competitors: | 52 |
Gold: | Gordon Reid |
Goldnpc: | GBR |
Silver: | Alfie Hewett |
Silvernpc: | GBR |
Bronze: | Joachim Gérard |
Bronzenpc: | BEL |
Prev: | 2012 |
Next: | 2020 |
Type: | quad |
Quadrennial: | yes |
Multiwc: | yes |
See main article: article and Wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
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.[1]
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.
See also: 1 and 1. (semifinals, fourth place)
See also: 2 and 4. (semifinals, bronze medalist)
See also: 3 and 2. (champion, gold medalist)
See also: 4 and 3. (third round)
See also: 5 and 2. (quarterfinals)
See also: 6 and 4. (quarterfinals)
See also: 7 and 3. (quarterfinals)
See also: 8 and 1. (third round)
See also: 9 and 3. (third round)
See also: 10 and 1. (quarterfinals)
See also: 11 and 4. (second round)
See also: 12 and 2. (third round)
See also: 13 and 3. (final, silver medalist)
See also: 14 and 2. (third round)
See also: 15 and 1. (third round)
See also: 16 and 4. (third round)