WHEELCHAIR TENNIS NEWS

BNP Paribas Open kicks off
The world’s best wheelchair tennis players are back in action in Paris.

Stephane Houdet: Fernandez can win Rio 2016 gold
Frenchman Stephane Houdet talks about rising wheelchair tennis star Gustavo Fernandez after facing him at Roland Garros.

Wimbledon doubles entries confirmed
The third wheelchair tennis Grand Slam event of this year will take place from 5-7 July.

Finalists decided at Roland Garros
Jiske Griffioen will play Sabine Ellerbrock and Stephane Houdet will face Shingo Kunieda in the singles finals in Paris.

Houdet, Ellerbrock win Roland Garros titles
France's Stephane Houdet beat Japan's Shingo Kunieda and Germany's Sabine Ellerbrock defeated the Netherlands' Jiske Griffioen in Paris.

Reid, Montjane make Roland Garros semi-finals
Great Britain’s Gordon Reid and South Africa’s Kgothatso Montjane highlighted the first day of wheelchair tennis action in Paris, France.

Enticing matchups to open Roland Garros
France’s Stephane Houdet will face Argentina’s Gustavo Fernandez and Dutchwomen Jiske Girffioen will face compatriot Marjolein Buis in the first round.

ITF holds coaches workshop in Turkey
Twenty coaches from 13 different countries were educated on player pathways and practical coaching drills.

What to watch: June
Here’s a brief run-down of the top para-sport events around the world to keep your eyes on in June.

France and Netherlands win World Team titles in Turkey
Great Britain and the USA triumph in the junior and quad wheelchair tennis titles respectively.

USA wins eighth quad title
USA win title at BNP Paribas World Team Cup in Turkey
Netherlands, Great Britain into 2013 BNP Paribas World Team Cup final
Final will take place on Friday 24 May

Spain beat Chile on first day of competition
First day of BNP Paribas World Team Cup concludes in Antalya, Turkey

ITF lists World Team Cup nominations
France, the Netherlands and Israel are the defending champions in the BNP Paribas World Team Cup events.

Roland Garros wheelchair tennis entrants announced
Second Grand Slam of the year to take place 5-7 June in Paris, France

Whiley claims first ITF 1 singles title
British players win three out of four titles in Atlanta

Former Swedish star traversing Nicaragua jungles
Despite retiring from wheelchair tennis as a player, Niclas Rodhborn continues to help people with an impairment around the world.

Wheelchair tennis and Iranian archer nominated SportAccord award
The Wheelchair Tennis Development Fund has been nominated for the SportAccord Spirit of Sport Award 2013 in the project category and Iranian archer Zahra Nemati in the individual category.

Sithole and Reid pull upsets in Johannesburg
Lucas Sithole and Gordon Reid beat the world’s top singles and quads wheelchair tennis players, respectively in Johannesburg.

Britain selects players for World Team Cup
All British wheelchair tennis teams will compete in the highest tiers of the World Team Cup.