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WHEELCHAIR TENNIS NEWS

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Wheelchair Tennis

Belgium’s Joachim Gerard stunned the wheelchair tennis scene after ending Shingo Kunieda’s winning streak.

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Rio 2016

The IPC caught up with former tennis star Gustavo ‘Guga’ Kuerten, an ambassador for the Brazilian Paralympic Committee.

Woman in wheelchair celebrates after wheelchair tennis point
Wheelchair Tennis

The semifinals and finals will be shown live on BBC Red Button and the BBC Sport website.

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Wheelchair Tennis

Here is a look at the events to watch before the year concludes.

Japan’s Shingo Kunieda, the USA’s David Wagner and the Netherlands’ Aniek van Koot.
Wheelchair Tennis

Kunieda, Van Koot and Wagner are among the standouts looking to cap off their season with a Masters title.

Man in wheelchair holds woman in air while spinning wheelchair.
Archery

A recap of all major para-sport events that took place in November 2015.

Gordon Reid and Shingo Kunieda with their trophies at Roland Garros.
Wheelchair Tennis

The Great British wheelchair tennis star is among the top-eight men’s singles players to compete for the title.

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Wheelchair Tennis

The World Tennis Championships will come to the Delaware in June.

USA wheelchair tennis
Wheelchair Tennis

The US wheelchair tennis players beat Jamie Burdekin and Andy Lapthorne to win the quad doubles title for the ninth time.

Nicolas Peifer of France and Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina pose with the winners trophy
Wheelchair Tennis

The tournament is the ITF’s year-end championship for the top wheelchair doubles players.

Woman in wheelchair celebrates after wheelchair tennis point
Wheelchair Tennis

The British wheelchair tennis players will hit the courts in December for the last singles tennis championship of 2015.

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Wheelchair Tennis

Canada’s top wheelchair tennis player played his last competitive match at Toronto 2015, where he won bronze in the men’s doubles.

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Wheelchair Tennis

The top singles players from around the world will close their seasons at the tournament in London.

Sabine Ellerbrock
Wheelchair Tennis

Germany’s top wheelchair tennis player has juggled teaching and her athletic career but has found it harder with Rio 2016 nearing.

Six para-athletes have been nominated for the Allianz Athlete of the Month for September.
Triathlon

The public has until 9 October to vote for their favourite from the six candidates.

Jordanne Whiley
Wheelchair Rugby

Five World Championships wrapped up this month. Here is a quick rundown of what happened.

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Wheelchair Tennis

The USA native will succeed outgoing president Francesco Ricci Bitti.

Jordanne Whiley
Wheelchair Tennis

Whiley becomes the first British woman to capture a wheelchair tennis Grand Slam singles win; Kunieda clinches his 20th singles title.

David Wagner
Wheelchair Tennis

The quads division has only two Grand Slam events, and the American wants to close 2015 with at least one.