WHEELCHAIR TENNIS NEWS
![Aniek van Koot](/sites/default/files/images/140214163341570_160020962_0.jpg)
Grand Slams before Games for Van Koot
The Dutch wheelchair tennis player wants Rio 2016 gold, but she first wants to get past two Grand Slams.
![Shingo Kunieda of Japan](/sites/default/files/images/160602111451059_Shingo%2BKunieda.jpg)
Monthly preview: June 2016
Check out all the events that will headline this month in Para sport.
![France's Stephane Houdet, left, defeated Shingo Kunieda for the 2013 Roland Garros men's singles titles, and just hours later partnered with him to win the doubles title.](/sites/default/files/images/130628114702722_Roland_Garros_2013_03121.jpg)
France lifts seventh World Team Cup men's title
The wheelchair tennis tournament featured a big rivalry between Stephane Houdet and Shingo Kunieda.
![Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina](/sites/default/files/images/150721092308354_12.jpg)
Casco and Ledesma prove Argentina’s strength in depth in wheelchair tennis
Even if Gustavo Fernandez steals the spotlight, Casco and Ledesma aim to rise to the challenge of September’s Paralympic Games.
![Shingo Kunieda of Japan plays a forehand during the Men's Wheelchair Doubles Final at the Australian Open 2016 Wheelchair Championships.](/sites/default/files/images/160408064320322_Shingo%2BKunieda.jpg)
BNP Paribas World Team Cup nominations named
The ITF’s flagship event will feature 52 teams from 29 countries contesting in five events.
![Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina](/sites/default/files/images/150721092308354_12.jpg)
Gustavo Fernandez named Argentina’s flagbearer for Rio Paralympics
World No. 6 wheelchair tennis player will carry Argentina’s flag at the Opening Ceremony of Rio 2016, on 7 September.
![Two women in jerseys smiling and raising her arms](/sites/default/files/images/160219155700675_Katie%2BKelly%2Btriathlon.jpg)
Monthly preview: May 2016
Check out all the events that will headline this month in para-sport.
![Two women in wheelchairs look at each other smiling on a grass tennis court.](/sites/default/files/images/140522101729601_173106419_0.jpg)
Wimbledon increases prize money for wheelchair tennis events
With the addition of the first singles events at the Grand Slam, wheelchair tennis prize money totals GBP 200,000.
![David Wagner](/sites/default/files/images/130802161247793_151273907_0.jpg)
Sport Week: Wheelchair tennis storylines at Rio 2016
Here are five potential storylines in the sport heading into September’s Games.
![Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina](/sites/default/files/images/150721092308354_12.jpg)
Sport Week: Ones to watch in wheelchair tennis
Here are the ones battling for the podium at Rio 2016.
![Woman in a wheelchair on a blue tennis court trying to reach a ball](/sites/default/files/images/140711092450514_LON_0709_7982.jpg)
ITF launches official anthem to celebrate wheelchair tennis anniversary
Featuring British songwriter Alexander Joseph and wheelchair tennis player Jordanne Whiley, the song is available on iTunes.
![Shingo Kunieda of Japan plays a forehand during the Men's Wheelchair Doubles Final at the Australian Open 2016 Wheelchair Championships.](/sites/default/files/images/160408064320322_Shingo%2BKunieda.jpg)
Sport Week: Kunieda aiming for doubles gold in Rio 2016
The two-time Paralympic singles champion has only one doubles gold in his three Games appearances.
![Esther Vergeer of Netherlands with her gold medal after defeating Aniek Van Koot of Netherlands in the final of the Women's singles match in the Wheelchair Tennis at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/160407093220930_Esther%2BVergeer.jpg)
Sport Week: History of wheelchair tennis
The sport will make its seventh Paralympic Games appearance.
![The Olympic Tennis Centre hosted the first competition in Barra Olympic Park.](/sites/default/files/images/170202104925964_rio-olympic-park.jpg)
Sport Week: Wheelchair tennis venue at Rio 2016
The sport will take place on hard courts at the Olympic Tennis Centre.
![Female wheelchair tennis player in action on a blue court](/sites/default/files/images/121203113534829_108332258.jpg)
Sport Week: Classification in wheelchair tennis
Athletes are assigned to two sport classes, and all have an impairment that affects their legs.
![Paralympic Sports A-Z: Wheelchair Tennis](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/PHZWtZq-MHnl_8mGjqFsjJcw68VrsX-fEZd92SHf3Ko.jpg?itok=wS0NMhno)
Sport Week: Introduction to wheelchair tennis
The sport is one of the fastest growing wheelchair sports and will make its seventh Games appearance.
![Female wheelchair tennis player in action on a blue court](/sites/default/files/images/121203113534829_108332258.jpg)
Griffioen aiming for more than Paralympic gold
Prior to the Games in Rio, the Dutchwoman is also seeking two Grand Slam titles.
Jan Willem Buijs: Inclusive tennis-fest in Rotterdam
The ABN AMRO World Wheelchair Tennis Tournament mixes inclusion and competition, writes Buijs
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Vote now for the Allianz Athlete of the Month – January 2016
The public has until 9 February to vote for their favourite from the five candidates.
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Month in review: January 2016
Catch up on what happened in the first month of the Paralympic year.