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Angelica Bernal, Colombia, in the women's doubles semi-final against USA at the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.
Wheelchair Tennis

Despite her youth, Colombia’s two-time Paralympian has the necessary experience to shine at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Man in wheelchair playing tennis
Wheelchair Tennis

Both teams won the BNP Paribas World Team Cup Americas Qualification in Quito, Ecuador, and qualified for the 2017 World Group in Sardinia, Italy, from 1-7 May.

Alexander Cataldo
Wheelchair Tennis

Popular vote chose the Chilean wheelchair tennis player as the best athlete in the Americas in February 2017.

Jiske Griffioen NED playing against Aniek Van Koot NED in the Women's Singles Gold Medal Match
Wheelchair Tennis

The Dutch player’s main target for 2017 is not to remain as world No.1 but to win more Grand Slams.

Marjolein Buis of the Netherlands competes against Lucy Shuker of Great Britain in their Quarterfinal match during the Australian Open 2017 Wheelchair Championships.
Wheelchair Tennis

The USN Bolton Arena Indoor came to a close on 25 February, with Olsson and Buis sealing their first wheelchair tennis titles and Schroder his second in 2017.

Gordon Reid - Rio 2016
Wheelchair Tennis

The British Paralympic champion won his first title of the season following a rough start to the season in Australia.

Jiske Griffioen
Wheelchair Tennis

One of the world’s most successful wheelchair tennis nations will stage these prestigious events.

Group picture on a tennis court with some people in wheelchairs
Wheelchair Tennis

The 16-year-old wheelchair tennis player dreams of reaching the top spot in the women´s rankings, emulating what her hero and tennis legend Martina Hingis did over a decade ago.

Man in ski helmet and goggles smiles in a sit ski
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Check out what went on in the Paralympic Movement during January.

Stephane Houdet of France in action in his Men's Wheelchair Singles Final against Shingo Kunieda of Japan during the Australian Open 2015 Wheelchair Championships
Wheelchair Tennis

Gordon Reid dropped to No.3, whilst Dutch Jiske Griffioen is the new No.1 in women’s doubles, same as British Andy Lapthorne in quad doubles.

Gustavo Fernandez, Yui Kamiji and Dylan Alcott at the Australian Open 2017 Wheelchair Championships in Melbourne, Australia.
Wheelchair Tennis

The quad singles final was the first wheelchair tennis match ever to take place on a Grand Slam centre court, with around 5,000 people in attendance.

Monique Kalkman-Van den Bosch was elected for induction to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Wheelchair Tennis

The first Dutch female wheelchair tennis player to win Paralympic gold recalls Barcelona 1992, the Games in which she made history.

Jiske Griffioen NED playing against Aniek Van Koot NED in the Women's Singles Gold Medal Match
Wheelchair Tennis

Gordon Reid and Joachim Gerard will meet in the men’s singles, whilst Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot will face-off in the women’s singles when the event starts on 25 January.

Monique Kalkman-Van den Bosch was elected for induction to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Wheelchair Tennis

The Netherlands’ former wheelchair tennis player and Paralympic champion was elected for induction to the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

Man in wheelchair playing tennis
Wheelchair Tennis

Gordon Reid and Alfie Hewett in the men’s events, Lucy Shuker in women’s, and Andy Lapthorne in quad are Great Britain’s hopes at this year’s first Grand Slam, from 25-28 January.

Wheelchair tennis player hits a ball.
Wheelchair Tennis

The Argentinian wheelchair tennis player will go into the year’s first Grand Slam on a high after winning the men’s singles and doubles titles at the Melbourne Open.

Great Britain’s Gordon Reid
Wheelchair Tennis

The new wheelchair tennis rankings have been published by the International Tennis Federation whilst the Melbourne Open draws were also revealed.

Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair Tennis

The UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour started with 11 tournaments in 1992 and consists now of more than 150 annually over 40 countries.

Jiske Griffioen
Wheelchair Tennis

The Apia International was the first ITF Super Series of the year, with all 2016 singles champions successfully defending their title.

Two men in wheelchairs on a tennis court
Wheelchair Tennis

Serbia’s tennis legend gave the Paralympic sport a try under the guidance of Australia’s Rio 2016 two-time wheelchair tennis champion Dylan Alcott.