WHEELCHAIR TENNIS NEWS

Wheelchair tennis players prepare for US Open Grand Slam
Japanese world number ones will be aiming for title success at Flushing Meadows

Tickets to NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters now on-sale
November’s event will feature 20 of the world’s best wheelchair tennis players.

Houdet expects open tournament at Flushing Meadow
The French defending champion believe any of the top wheelchair tennis players can win the US Open title which starts on Thursday.

September: What to watch
With three World Championships taking place, September 2014 is set to be another bumper month of para-sport.

Esther Vergeer launches biography at US Open
Dutch wheelchair tennis ace launches biography ‘Fierce and Vulnerable’

July: The month in sport reviewed
Take a look back at what happened in global para-sport during July, a month that featured three World Championships, one European Championships, a World Cup and the Commonwealth Games.

Kunieda wins British Open title
World No.1 claims his fifth British Open title with convincing straight sets win in Nottingham

Kamiji and Alcott lift British Open titles
World No.1 claimed women's title whilst world No.4 took victory in the quads in Nottingham.

Lapthorne beats world No.1 Wagner to reach British Open final
British world No.3 defeats Wagner for sixth time in his career to reach quads final.

Defending champion Gerard falls at British Open
Top four seeds in the men’s, women’s and quad singles all make the semi-finals in Nottingham

British Open: McCarroll and Domori cause upsets
Great Britains Marc McCarroll and Japan’s Kanako Domori caused an upset on day two (16 July) at the 25th British Open

Wimbledon wheelchair tennis doubles titles decided
Defending champions claim the men’s title whilst Whiley and Kamiji win their third women’s Grand Slam title of 2014

Griffioen and van Koot start Wimbledon title defence
The Dutch players are bidding to become Wimbledon champions for a third consecutive year, whilst Stephane Houdet and Shingo Kunieda will defend their title.

UNIQLO sign three-year wheelchair tennis tour agreement
UNIQLO and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) jointly announced that they have signed a three-year sponsorship agreement for the ITF’s major wheelchair tennis properties.

Trio of British wheelchair tennis players set for Wimbledon
Australian Open and Roland Garros champion Jordanne Whiley is among three Brits on the Tennis Foundation’s Performance Programme set to contest the wheelchair tennis doubles event at Wimbledon this year after the British No. 1 and British No.2 Lucy Shuker gained direct entry for the women’s doubles with their respective partners.

Success for Shingo Kunieda and Yui Kamiji at Roland Garros
The two world No.1's won both singles titles in Paris, whilst Kamiji also claimed the women's double to cap a memorable tournament.

Wheelchair tennis celebrates five years of Grand Slams
Entering this week’s Roland Garros, wheelchair tennis players mark five years of Grand Slam events forming part of the top tier of the the sport.

Five storylines for Roland Garros
Ahead of the French Open Grand Slam which starts at Roland Garros in Paris, France, on Wednesday (4 June), here are five storylines to follow.

WHAT TO WATCH: June 2014
A jam-packed month in store for sports fans, highlighted by international competitions in fencing, shooting, athletics, wheelchair tennis, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball, goalball and para-triathlon.

Vote now for May’s IPC Athlete of the Month
Nominees include: Marieke Vervoort, Aled Davies, Yui Kamiji, Dariusz Pender, and Marco Dispaltro.