WHEELCHAIR TENNIS NEWS

Rotterdam 2023: Top moments
From hosts dominance to multiple world records, the first multi-sport Championships saw sporting history made

Dream team de Groot and van Koot on their golden partnership
Wheelchair tennis stars Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot won the women’s doubles at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, and most recently at the European Para Championships at home

Rotterdam 2023: First European Para Championships begin
The European Para Championships take place between 8 and 20 August 2023, featuring 1,500 athletes competing across 10 Para sports

Vergeer and Draney inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame
First time in history that two wheelchair tennis players have been elected In the same year

Japan's Oda becomes the youngest man ever to win a Wimbledon title
Japanese wheelchair tennis sensation Tokito Oda defeated two-time Paralympian Alfie Hewett in the men's singles final. Diede De Groot won the women's singles, and Niel Vinks won the quad singles in Wimbledon

Japan’s wheelchair tennis sensation Tokito Oda is just getting started
Seventeen-year-old Oda became the youngest player to become world No. 1 in wheelchair tennis rankings after capturing his maiden Grand Slam title at the French Open. He is ready to continue his success at Wimbledon – and the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games

Wheelchair tennis great Kunieda talks about past, present and future after retirement
Shingo Kunieda’s incredible wheelchair tennis career included winning four gold medals across five Paralympic Games. After retiring from the sport, he is tackling new challenges in the pool

Esther Vergeer and Rick Draney to be inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame
Vergeer and Draney were announced as the Class of 2023 in a special ceremony at the ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam, marking the first time two wheelchair candidates were elected simultaneously

Jeremiasz serves up intimate talk on sex and disability in groundbreaking podcast
No topics are off limits for Paralympic champion and Paris 2024 Ambassador Michael Jeremiasz who is eager to encourage people with disabilities to be open about their sexuality

Japan’s five-time Paralympian Kunieda says he had the “best” tennis career
Shingo Kunieda announced his retirement from wheelchair tennis in January 2023 while at the top of the men’s singles rankings

Shake-ups expected at Australian Open as new Grand Slam year begins
A record 16 athletes in the men's singles draw are vying for the spotlight following Shingo Kunieda's retirement announcement
Four-time Paralympic champion Kunieda announces retirement from wheelchair tennis
Japan's Shingo Kunieda, who made his Paralympic debut at Athens 2004, won medals at five consecutive Games

Kunieda, de Groot finish 2022 as No. 1 while Vink celebrates career's first
Japan's Shingo Kunieda and the Netherlands' Diede de Groot won their tenth and fifth ITF World Champions Awards, respectively, while rising star Niels Vink celebrated a personal and nation's first

Paralympic Day host Jeremiasz sees value of historic celebration beyond Paris 2024
To be held on Saturday, 8 October, Paralympic Day will feature entertainment, motivational speeches, and opportunities for visitors to try out Para sports and meet more than 150 athletes

De Groot wins US Open to follow Golden Slam with calendar Grand Slam
De Groot: “This is something that nobody’s ever done and no one’s ever going to take that away from me”

Junior wheelchair tennis players set for historic US Open title bid
First junior wheelchair tournament to take place at a Grand Slam ready to start at 2022 US Open

Kunieda targeting ninth US Open and calendar Grand Slam history
• Diede de Groot on a quest for her fifth successive US Open title with the added challenge of the expanded draw

Kunieda seals career Golden Slam after advice from Federer
De Groot takes seventh consecutive Grand Slam women’s singles title while Schroder claims third quad singles trophy at Wimbledon 2022

Kunieda targets career's first calendar Grand Slam as Wimbledon tournament begins
Twenty-four players set to compete on Wimbledon's grass courts when the wheelchair tennis tournament begins on 7 July
Wheelchair basketball and tennis player Ukari paving way for Para sports in Nigeria
The dual sports athlete is putting great efforts into promoting wheelchair sports in Nigeria despite numerous personal obstacles that stand in his way