title: 2008 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's singles
text: # 2008 Australian Open – Wheelchair men's singles
  
  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
  
  * Shingo Kunieda (champion)
  * Robin Ammerlaan (semifinals)
  
  ## 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
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Shingo Kunieda | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Stéphane Houdet | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Stéphane Houdet | 0 | 3 | | 1 | Shingo Kunieda | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Michaël Jérémiasz | 1 | 4 |
  | | Michaël Jérémiasz | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Michaël Jérémiasz | 1 | 4 |
  | 2 | Robin Ammerlaan | 6 | 1 | 0 | | | | |
  
  ### Section 1
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 1 | S Kunieda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | D Latham | 1 | 2 | | | M Peifer | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | N Peifer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | S Kunieda | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | J Rydberg | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Scheffers | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
  | A Bonnaccurso | 1 | 4 | | | J Rydberg | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | M Scheffers | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S Kunieda | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Houdet | 0 | 3 |
  | | | | | | S Houdet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | E Stuurman | 6 | 6 | | | E Stuurman | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | T Hirate | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | S Houdet | 6 | $6^2$ | 6 | | | | |
  | R Mendez | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | M Legner | 1 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | |
  | D Phillipson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | D Phillipson | 1 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | M Legner | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Section 2
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | S Saida | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | S Sommerfield | 6 | 6 | | | S Sommerfield | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | M Dobbie | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | S Saida | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | T Kruszelnicki | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | M Jérémiasz | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | B Weekes | 6 | 2 | 1 | | T Kruszelnicki | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | M Jérémiasz | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Jérémiasz | 4 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Amerlaan | 6 | 1 | 0 |
  | | | | | | R Vink | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | N Larsson | 2 | 2 | | | Y Fujimoto | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Y Fujimoto | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | R Vink | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
  | T Lara | 0 | 1 | | | | | | 2 | R Amerlaan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | F Cattanéo | 6 | 6 | | | F Cattanéo | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 2 | R Amerlaan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  