WHEELCHAIR TENNIS NEWS
Recapping the month in para-sport: November 2015
A recap of all major para-sport events that took place in November 2015.
Reid says winning NEC Masters ‘would mean a lot’
The Great British wheelchair tennis star is among the top-eight men’s singles players to compete for the title.
USA to host two INAS World Championships in 2016
The World Tennis Championships will come to the Delaware in June.
Taylor and Wagner on cloud nine at Doubles Masters
The US wheelchair tennis players beat Jamie Burdekin and Andy Lapthorne to win the quad doubles title for the ninth time.
Grand Slam champions head UNIQLO Doubles Masters
The tournament is the ITF’s year-end championship for the top wheelchair doubles players.
Reid, Whiley look for home support at NEC Masters
The British wheelchair tennis players will hit the courts in December for the last singles tennis championship of 2015.
Joel Dembe to retire from wheelchair tennis
Canada’s top wheelchair tennis player played his last competitive match at Toronto 2015, where he won bronze in the men’s doubles.
Stars return to London for 2015 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters
The top singles players from around the world will close their seasons at the tournament in London.
Ellerbrock works around financial challenges
Germany’s top wheelchair tennis player has juggled teaching and her athletic career but has found it harder with Rio 2016 nearing.
Vote now for the Allianz Athlete of the Month – September 2015
The public has until 9 October to vote for their favourite from the six candidates.
Recapping the month in para-sport: September 2015
Five World Championships wrapped up this month. Here is a quick rundown of what happened.
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.