WHEELCHAIR TENNIS NEWS

David Haggerty elected ITF President
The USA native will succeed outgoing president Francesco Ricci Bitti.

Ticket2Tokyo inspires new wheelchair tennis players
The initiative saw 80 young wheelchair tennis players attend festivals around Great Britain and meet some of the country’s top athletes.

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

Wagner hopes to lift US Open title
The quads division has only two Grand Slam events, and the American wants to close 2015 with at least one.

Kunieda not far from Paralympic three-peat
One year from now, the Japanese wheelchair tennis player can add to his reign in the sport at Rio 2016.

Paralympic powerhouses look to extend dominance at Rio 2016
Dutch tennis players and Brazilian footballers among those who have stayed atop the podium – for a long time.

Recapping the month in para-sport: August2015
The month was packed with three World Championships and the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.

#ThrowbackThursday: Esther Vergeer
Already firmly etched in the wheelchair tennis record books, the Dutch sensation is now making a business career for herself.

Jeremiasz, Verfuerth, Taylor receive US Open wild cards
The three wheelchair tennis players landed spots in the final Grand Slam competition of the year.

ITF updates 2016 UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour calendar
Three of the four Grand Slams are set for next year.

Fernandez and Mayara notch wheelchair tennis singles titles
Argentina’s top seed retains the men’s Parapan Am title, whilst Mayara won her first single’s medal.
Fernandez and Casco clinch men’s doubles title at Toronto 2015
Argentina’s top seeds edged out Brazil’s Rodrigues and Santos, and claimed the Parapan Am gold medal.

Siamand Rahman named July’s Allianz Athlete of the Month
The Iranian’s record-breaking lift helped him win this month’s award by a landslide.

Wheelchair tennis grows in Caribbean
The International Tennis Federation have been running workshops supported by the Agitos Foundation’s Grant Support Programme.

Toronto 2015 preview: Wheelchair tennis
Argentina’s Gustavo Fernandez will be aiming for his second successive singles gold in Toronto.

Vote now for the Allianz Athlete of the Month – July 2015
The public has until Tuesday 11 August to vote for their favourite from the five candidates.
Recapping the month in para-sport: July 2015
The IPC Swimming World Championships were not the only major event that wrapped up last month.

USA’s Kaiser aims for gold at Toronto 2015
In her second Parapan Am Games, the wheelchair tennis player hopes to triumph this time around.
Houdet, Whiley lift first British Open titles
Despite both dropping their first sets in the finals, Houdet and Whiley came back to win their respective Super Series event.

David Hall honoured at Tennis Hall of Fame
The most decorated wheelchair tennis player was one of three to be inducted into the Class of 2015 on Saturday 18 July.