Wheelchair tennis

Wheelchair Tennis

Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis adapted for those who have disabilities in their lower bodies. The size of courts, balls, and rackets are same, but there are two major differences from pedestrian tennis; they use specially designed wheelchairs and the ball may bounce up to two times...

was first contested at the Summer Paralympics as a demonstration sport

Demonstration sport

A demonstration sport is a sport which is played to promote itself, most commonly during the Olympic Games, but also at other sporting events.Demonstration sports were officially introduced in 1912 Summer Olympics, when Sweden decided to include glima, traditional Icelandic wrestling, in the...

 in 1988, with two events being held (Men's and Women's Singles). It became an official medal-awarding sport in 1992 and has been competed at every Summer Paralympics since then. Four events were held from 1992 to 2000, with mixed events (also called "quad" events) in both singles and doubles added in 2004.

Events

Six events are contested at each Paralympic. Only men's and women's singles were held at the 1988 Paralympics, when it was a demostation sport. These were joined by men's and women's doubles events at its first medal games. In 2004 mixed singles and doubles events were added to the roster for athletes with quadriplegia

Quadriplegia

Tetraplegia, also known as quadriplegia, is paralysis caused by illness or injury to a human that results in the partial or total loss of use of all their limbs and torso; paraplegia is similar but does not affect the arms...

 (as such they are also known as "quad" events).

Current events

• Men's singles
• Men's doubles
• Women's singles
• Women's doubles
• Mixed singles ("quad singles")
• Mixed doubles ("quad doubles")

Men's Singles

1992 Wheelchair tennis at the 1992 Summer Paralympics - Medal summary :- References :...
1996 Wheelchair tennis at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of four events, singles and doubles competitions for men and women.- Medal summary :- References :...
2000 Wheelchair tennis at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of doubles and singles competitions for men and women.- Medal summary :...
2004 Wheelchair Tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair Tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged at the Olympic Tennis Centre from September 19 to September 26.There were singles and doubles competitions for men, women and both . All matches were played to the best of three sets....
2008

Women's Singles

1992 Wheelchair tennis at the 1992 Summer Paralympics - Medal summary :- References :...
1996 Wheelchair tennis at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of four events, singles and doubles competitions for men and women.- Medal summary :- References :...
2000 Wheelchair tennis at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of doubles and singles competitions for men and women.- Medal summary :...
2004 Wheelchair Tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair Tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged at the Olympic Tennis Centre from September 19 to September 26.There were singles and doubles competitions for men, women and both . All matches were played to the best of three sets....
2008

Men's Doubles

1992 Wheelchair tennis at the 1992 Summer Paralympics - Medal summary :- References :...	Brad Parks  Randy Snow Randy Snow Randy Snow was the first Paralympian to be inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. A native of Terrell, Texas, Snow was a state-ranked tennis player as a teenager, but at the age of 16, his spine was crushed by a 1000-pound bale of hay, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down...	Thierry Caillier  Laurent Giammartini	Stefan Bitterauf  Kai Schramayer
1996 Wheelchair tennis at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of four events, singles and doubles competitions for men and women.- Medal summary :- References :...	Ricky Molier  Robin Ammerlaan Robin Ammerlaan Robin Ammerlaan is a professional, former world number one in singles and doubles, wheelchair tennis player from the Netherlands. Ammerlaan is also champion of many grand slam titles since 2000. The right-handed player's favorite surface is carpet, and he is coached by Gert Bolk. His wheelchair is...	David Johnson David Johnson David Johnson may refer to:* C. David Johnson , Canadian actor* David Johnson , American painter* David Johnson , American former college football quarterback...   David Hall David Hall (tennis) Hall was inducted into the New South Wales Hall of Champions in 2009.In 2010 Hall was appointed an ambassador for wheelchair tennis by the International Tennis Federation to help promote the sport in Australia and worldwide...	Stephen Welch  Scott Douglas
2000 Wheelchair tennis at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of doubles and singles competitions for men and women.- Medal summary :...	Shingo Kunieda Shingo Kunieda is a Japanese number one singles wheelchair tennis player. Kunieda is a right-hander whose favorite surface is hard court. His coach is Hiromichi Maruyama. His training base is the Tennis Training Center in Kashiwa....   Satoshi Saida Satoshi Saida is a Japanese pioneering wheelchair tennis player and 2004 Summer Paralympics gold medalist .Saida, a big baseball enthusiast in his childhood, lost his left leg because of illness. At first, he used to play wheelchair basketball with his friends...	Michael Jeremiasz Michael Jeremiasz Michael Jeremiasz is a professional wheelchair tennis player from France. He won a gold medal in the men's doubles event at the Paralympic Games in Beijing 2008. Jeremiasz has been World Number 1 for doubles and singles on the wheelchair circuit. Jeremiasz, as of 19 May 2007, is 4th for singles...   Lahcen Majdi	Anthony Bonaccurso Anthony Bonaccurso Anthony Bonaccurso is a Paralympic tennis player competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Men's Doubles event.-References:...   David Hall David Hall (tennis) Hall was inducted into the New South Wales Hall of Champions in 2009.In 2010 Hall was appointed an ambassador for wheelchair tennis by the International Tennis Federation to help promote the sport in Australia and worldwide...
2004 Wheelchair Tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair Tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged at the Olympic Tennis Centre from September 19 to September 26.There were singles and doubles competitions for men, women and both . All matches were played to the best of three sets....	Shingo Kunieda Shingo Kunieda is a Japanese number one singles wheelchair tennis player. Kunieda is a right-hander whose favorite surface is hard court. His coach is Hiromichi Maruyama. His training base is the Tennis Training Center in Kashiwa....   Satoshi Saida Satoshi Saida is a Japanese pioneering wheelchair tennis player and 2004 Summer Paralympics gold medalist .Saida, a big baseball enthusiast in his childhood, lost his left leg because of illness. At first, he used to play wheelchair basketball with his friends...	Michael Jeremiasz Michael Jeremiasz Michael Jeremiasz is a professional wheelchair tennis player from France. He won a gold medal in the men's doubles event at the Paralympic Games in Beijing 2008. Jeremiasz has been World Number 1 for doubles and singles on the wheelchair circuit. Jeremiasz, as of 19 May 2007, is 4th for singles...   Lahcen Majdi	Anthony Bonaccurso Anthony Bonaccurso Anthony Bonaccurso is a Paralympic tennis player competitor from Australia. He won a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Games in the Men's Doubles event.-References:...   David Hall David Hall (tennis) Hall was inducted into the New South Wales Hall of Champions in 2009.In 2010 Hall was appointed an ambassador for wheelchair tennis by the International Tennis Federation to help promote the sport in Australia and worldwide...
2008 Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Men's doubles The men's doubles wheelchair tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing was held from 10 September to 15 September at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre...	Stephane Houdet Stéphane Houdet -Grand Slam titles:* 2009 Wimbledon Championships - Wheelchair Men's Doubles* 2009 US Open - Wheelchair Men's Doubles* 2010 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles* 2010 French Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles-References:...   Michael Jeremiasz Michael Jeremiasz Michael Jeremiasz is a professional wheelchair tennis player from France. He won a gold medal in the men's doubles event at the Paralympic Games in Beijing 2008. Jeremiasz has been World Number 1 for doubles and singles on the wheelchair circuit. Jeremiasz, as of 19 May 2007, is 4th for singles...	Stefan Olsson  Peter Wikstrom	Shingo Kunieda Shingo Kunieda is a Japanese number one singles wheelchair tennis player. Kunieda is a right-hander whose favorite surface is hard court. His coach is Hiromichi Maruyama. His training base is the Tennis Training Center in Kashiwa....   Satoshi Saida Satoshi Saida is a Japanese pioneering wheelchair tennis player and 2004 Summer Paralympics gold medalist .Saida, a big baseball enthusiast in his childhood, lost his left leg because of illness. At first, he used to play wheelchair basketball with his friends...

Women's Doubles

1992 Wheelchair tennis at the 1992 Summer Paralympics - Medal summary :- References :...	Monique Van Den Bosch  Chantal Vandierendonck	Nancy Olson  Lynn Seidemann	Oristelle Marx  Arlette Racineux
1996 Wheelchair tennis at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of four events, singles and doubles competitions for men and women.- Medal summary :- References :...	Chantal Vandierendonck  Monique Kalkman-Van Den Bosch	Hope Lewellen  Nancy Olson	Oristelle Marx  Arlette Racineux
2000 Wheelchair tennis at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of doubles and singles competitions for men and women.- Medal summary :...	Maaike Smit  Esther Vergeer Esther Vergeer Esther Vergeer is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. Combining singles and doubles, she has won 39 Grand Slams, 22 year-end championships and 5 Paralympics titles. Vergeer has been the world number one wheel chair tennis player since 1999. In singles, she has not been beaten since January 2003 and...	Branka Pupovac Branka Pupovac Branka Pupovac is a Paralympic wheelchair tennis competitor from Australia.-Personal:Pupovac was born on 3 March 1972 in Wollongong, New South Wales. She is from Sydney, New South Wales and attended the University of Wollongong where she earned a Bachelor of Commerce. In 2000, she was studying to...   Daniela Di Toro Daniela Di Toro Daniela Di Toro is a Paralympic tennis player competitor from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.-Personal life:Daniela Di Toro was born on 16 October 1974 in Melbourne, Victoria. She became a paraplegic in 1988 in an accident while competing at a school swimming carnival, when a wall fell on her...	Christine Otterbach  Petra Sax-Scharl
2004 Wheelchair Tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair Tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged at the Olympic Tennis Centre from September 19 to September 26.There were singles and doubles competitions for men, women and both . All matches were played to the best of three sets....	Maaike Smit  Esther Vergeer Esther Vergeer Esther Vergeer is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. Combining singles and doubles, she has won 39 Grand Slams, 22 year-end championships and 5 Paralympics titles. Vergeer has been the world number one wheel chair tennis player since 1999. In singles, she has not been beaten since January 2003 and...	Sakhorn Khanthasit  Ratana Techamaneewat	Sandra Kalt  Karin Suter Erath
2008 Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Women's doubles The women's doubles wheelchair tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing was held from 10 September to 15 September at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre...	Korie Homan Korie Homan Korie Homan is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. Homan won the gold medal in women's doubles at the 2008 Paralympics. In 2009 she completed the doubles Grand Slam by winning the Australian, French, Wimbledon and US titles with Esther Vergeer. In addition Homan has also had success in Grand Slams...   Sharon Walraven	Jiske Griffioen Jiske Griffioen Jiske Griffioen is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. She was born with Spina bifida. Before she started her career as a wheelchair tennis player, she was a member of the national wheelchair basketball team at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney at the age of 14.In 2001 she decided to give...   Esther Vergeer Esther Vergeer Esther Vergeer is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. Combining singles and doubles, she has won 39 Grand Slams, 22 year-end championships and 5 Paralympics titles. Vergeer has been the world number one wheel chair tennis player since 1999. In singles, she has not been beaten since January 2003 and...	Florence Gravellier  Arlette Racineux

Mixed Singles

2004 Wheelchair Tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair Tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged at the Olympic Tennis Centre from September 19 to September 26.There were singles and doubles competitions for men, women and both . All matches were played to the best of three sets....
2008 Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Mixed singles The mixed singles wheelchair tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing was held from 9 September to 14 September at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre...

Mixed Doubles

2004 Wheelchair Tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair Tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged at the Olympic Tennis Centre from September 19 to September 26.There were singles and doubles competitions for men, women and both . All matches were played to the best of three sets....	Nick Taylor  David Wagner David Wagner (tennis) David Wagner is an American wheelchair tennis player. Paralyzed from the mid-chest down and with thirty percent function in his hands, he competes in the quadriplegic division of that sport. He plays by taping the tennis racket to his hand...	Mark Eccleston  Peter Norfolk Peter Norfolk Peter Robert Norfolk OBE is a British wheelchair tennis player.Norfolk suffered a motorbike accident at the age of 19, and was left paraplegic. He subsequently became a Paralympian, and was the first person ever to win a Paralympic medal for Britain in tennis when he took gold in the quads singles...	Monique De Beer  Bas Van Erp
2008 Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics - Mixed doubles The mixed doubles wheelchair tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing was held from 10 September to 13 September at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt competition.- Medalists :...	Nick Taylor  David Wagner David Wagner (tennis) David Wagner is an American wheelchair tennis player. Paralyzed from the mid-chest down and with thirty percent function in his hands, he competes in the quadriplegic division of that sport. He plays by taping the tennis racket to his hand...	Boaz Kramer  Shraga Weinberg Shraga Weinberg Shraga Weinberg is an Israeli wheelchair tennis player.Weinberg was born in 1966, paralyzed in his upper body. He also suffers from bone density abnormalities, which caused him to go through many surgeries in his younger years. For his recreation and rehabilitation, he began practicing disabled...	Jamie Burdekin  Peter Norfolk Peter Norfolk Peter Robert Norfolk OBE is a British wheelchair tennis player.Norfolk suffered a motorbike accident at the age of 19, and was left paraplegic. He subsequently became a Paralympian, and was the first person ever to win a Paralympic medal for Britain in tennis when he took gold in the quads singles...