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2008 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's singles

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Wheelchair men's singles
2008 Australian Open
Final
ChampionJapan Shingo Kunieda
Runner-upFrance Michaël Jérémiasz
Score6–1, 6–4
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Defending champion Shingo Kunieda defeated Michaël Jérémiasz in the final, 6–1, 6–4 to win the men's singles wheelchair tennis title at the 2008 Australian Open. It was his second Australian Open singles title and fourth major singles title overall.

Seeds

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  1. Japan Shingo Kunieda (champion)
  2. Netherlands Robin Ammerlaan (semifinals)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Finals
          
1 Japan Shingo Kunieda 6 6
  France Stéphane Houdet 0 3
1 Japan Shingo Kunieda 6 6
  France Michaël Jérémiasz 1 4
  France Michaël Jérémiasz 4 6 6
2 Netherlands Robin Ammerlaan 6 1 0

Section 1

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Japan S Kunieda 6 6
  Australia D Latham 1 2   France M Peifer 1 1
  France N Peifer 6 6 1 Japan S Kunieda 6 6
  United States J Rydberg 6 6   Netherlands M Scheffers 1 0
  Australia A Bonnaccurso 1 4   United States J Rydberg 6 0 2
  Netherlands M Scheffers 3 6 6
1 Japan S Kunieda 6 6
  France S Houdet 0 3
  France S Houdet 6 6
  Netherlands E Stuurman 6 6   Netherlands E Stuurman 1 2
  Japan T Hirate 0 0   France S Houdet 6 62 6
  Chile R Mendez 6 2 2   Austria M Legner 1 77 4
  United Kingdom D Phillipson 4 6 6   United Kingdom D Phillipson 1 62
  Austria M Legner 6 7

Section 2

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Japan S Saida 6 6
  Germany S Sommerfield 6 6   Germany S Sommerfield 0 3
  Australia M Dobbie 1 2   Japan S Saida 3 3
  Poland T Kruszelnicki 4 6 6   France M Jérémiasz 6 6
  Australia B Weekes 6 2 1   Poland T Kruszelnicki 3 2
  France M Jérémiasz 6 6
  France M Jérémiasz 4 6 6
2 Netherlands R Amerlaan 6 1 0
  Netherlands R Vink 6 6
  Sweden N Larsson 2 2   Japan Y Fujimoto 1 2
  Japan Y Fujimoto 6 6   Netherlands R Vink 4 0
  United States T Lara 0 1 2 Netherlands R Amerlaan 6 6
  France F Cattanéo 6 6   France F Cattanéo 0 3
2 Netherlands R Amerlaan 6 6