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WHEELCHAIR TENNIS NEWS
How wheelchair tennis is developing in France
Jean-Pierre Limborg, pioneer of wheelchair tennis in France, gave an insight into how the sport has grown over the last decades.
Monthly preview: June 2017
Check out all the events that will headline this month in Para sport.
Para sport in review: May 2017
Check out what went on in the Paralympic Movement during May.
Fernandez, Kamiji crowned champions in South Korea
Argentina’s world No.4 and Japan’s No.2 won the men’s and women’s titles respectively, at the Korea Open on 27 May.
Dylan Alcott wins third Japan Open quad singles title
Great Britain’s Gordon Reid and Japan’s Yui Kamiji sealed the men’s and women’s titles in the third ITF Super Series of the year.
Kunieda to meet Fernandez at Japan Open
Japan’s three-time Paralympic gold medallist will face Argentina’s 2017 Australian Open champion in the second round.
Robinson Mendez retires from wheelchair tennis
Chile’s four-time Paralympian will now devote himself entirely to Para canoe, hoping to qualify for Tokyo 2020.
Rodrigues wins first ITF 2 European title
Brazil’s world No.27 claimed the 2017 Internazionali d’Italia title in Rome following a 6-4, 6-0 win over Austria’s Nico Langmann in the final.
British Paralympians inducted into Stoke Mandeville Hall of Fame
Isabel Newstead, Jane Blackburn, Peter Norfolk and Simon Munn join the list of legends.
Stephane Houdet keeps proving age is just a number
Fresh from winning another World Team Cup title for France, the No.1 describes what is like to continue competing at 46 years old.
France claim eighth World Team Cup men’s title
No.1 Stephane Houdet and No.5 Nicolas Peifer won their second consecutive title, whilst Great Britain took the quad title on 7 May in Alghero, Italy.
China stuns the Netherlands to win women´s title
After a surprising victory in Italy, China became just the third nation other than the Netherlands to win the wheelchair tennis World Team Cup.
World Team Cup finalists decided
France will face Great Britain and the Netherlands will meet China in the men’s and women’s finals at the wheelchair tennis event in Alghero, Italy.
Great Britain, Poland complete men’s semi-finals
They joined defending champions France and Belgium in the next round of the 2017 wheelchair tennis World Team Cup in Alghero, Italy.
World Team Cup women’s semi-finalists decided
The Netherlands, Switzerland, China and the USA advanced into the women’s semi-finals; France and Belgium secured a place in the men’s next round.
Brazil secure two wins on second day of World Team Cup
Both the Brazilian men’s and women’s teams won their ties at the wheelchair tennis World Team Cup in Alghero, Italy, on 2 May.
David Hall has fond memories of World Team Cup
With Alghero, Italy, hosting the 2017 World Team Cup, Australia’s wheelchair tennis player recalls some of his best moments at this event.
World Team Cup kicks off in Italy
Three of the four men’s and women’s wheelchair tennis pool ties went to deciding doubles rubbers on the first day of competition in Alghero.
Burdekin, McCarroll and Phillipson retire from wheelchair tennis
Great Britain’s three Paralympic players announced their retirements from competitive sport.
Monthly preview: May 2017
The first major international rowing competition kicks off, among other events this month.