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WHEELCHAIR TENNIS NEWS

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Wheelchair Tennis

Great Britain picked up two victories and the Netherlands took one title at the wheelchair tennis Atlanta Open.

Aniek van Koot
Wheelchair Tennis

Aniek van Koot, David Wagner and Stephane Houdet all triumphed at the Airports Company South Africa SA Open.

A wheelchair tennis player hits a forehand with his right hand.
Wheelchair Tennis

The 16-player field for the wheelchair tennis Roland Garros is now complete.

A picture of a man in a wheelchair playing a backhand during a wheelchair tennis match
Wheelchair Tennis

Men’s, women’s and quad singles events will be contested at the second Super Series event on the 2014 ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour.

Germany's Sabine Ellerbrock sits in her wheelchair and hits a tennis ball.
Wheelchair Tennis

All top three seeds won their respective classes at the wheelchair tennis Airports Company South Africa Gauteng Open.

German wheelchair tennis player Sabine Ellerbrock
Wheelchair Tennis

The world’s top-ranked players Sabine Ellerbrock and Shingo Kunieda will both try to contest Roland Garros titles in June.

A picture of a woman in a wheelchair playing a forhand during a wheelchair tennis match.
Wheelchair Tennis

The Dutch wheelchair tennis player was presented with the Spirit of Sport Individual Award in Turkey.

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Wheelchair Tennis

For the second straight year, the world’s best wheelchair tennis doubles players will travel to the USA in November.

Wheelchair tennis Yemen
Wheelchair Tennis

ChangeMakers: The International Tennis Federation conducted a study of it’s development fund and found that wheelchair tennis leads to ‘numerous’ psychological and social benefits.

Stefan Olsson and Peter Vikstrom
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The Paralympic gold medallist has made the switch to the ice for Sochi 2014.

Aniek van Koot
Wheelchair Tennis

The Netherlands’ Aniek van Koot, along with Great Britain’s Andy Lapthorne and Gordon Reid, will compete in next week’s Bolton Arena Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament.

Dylan Alcott celebrates winning his quad wheelchair tennis singles match against Great Britain's Andy Lapthorne at the 2014 Australian Open.
Wheelchair Tennis

The Melbourne native has swapped wheelchair basketball for wheelchair tennis, and is now the No. 10 quads player in the world.

Stephane Houdet
Wheelchair Tennis

France’s Stephane Houdet and the USA’s David Wagner took part in the Davis Cup activities to promote wheelchair tennis.

Anna Schaffelhuber at the IPC Alpine World Cup in Panorama, Canada
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Nominees for the award include: Alena Kaufman, Shingo Kunieda, Roman Petushkov, Markus Salcher, Anna Schaffelhuber and Mike Shea.

Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair Tennis

Japan’s Shingo Kunieda picked up his seventh Australian Open crown, as Germany’s Sabine Ellerbrock and the USA’s David Wagner also won titles.

David Wagner and Andy Lapthorne
Wheelchair Tennis

In the singles events, Argentina’s Gustavo Fernandez and Japan’s Yui Kamiji advanced to their first Grand Slam finals.

Shingo Kunieda in a wheelchair plays a backhand with his tennis racket
Wheelchair Tennis

The world’s top two players, Shingo Kunieda and Stephane Houdet, advanced to the semi-finals after tough first-round matches.

Gordon Reid
Wheelchair Tennis

Shingo Kunieda is unbeaten at the Australian Open since 2007, but up-and-coming Gordon Reid is poised for an upset on the big stage.

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Wheelchair Tennis

Esther Vergeer will be tournament director for the World Wheelchair Tennis Tournament, which includes eight of the world’s top 10 men’s players.

Gordon Reid
Wheelchair Tennis

Great Britain’s Gordon Reid becomes the first British player to win a men’s Super Series wheelchair tennis title, whilst team-mate Lucy Shuker wins the women’s doubles title in Sydney.