[guide.chat] wheel chair tennis
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- Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:09:30 +0100
Wheelchair tennis
Wimbledon - Men?s Wheelchair doubles
Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis adapted for those who have
disabilities in their lower bodies. The size of courts, balls, and rackets are
same, but there are two major differences from pedestrian tennis; they use
specially designed wheelchairs and the ball may bounce up to two times. The
second bounce may also occur outside of the field.[1]
This is one of the official Paralympic sports and also played at Grand Slams.
There are three categories; Men, Ladies, and Quads and each category has
singles and doubles tournaments. Quads is the category for those with
quadriplegia and it is sometimes called Mixed especially at Paralympic Games.
Quads players can hold rackets taped to the hand and use electric-powered
wheelchairs.
Wheelchair tennis got started in 1976 thanks to the efforts of Brad Parks who
is effectively the creator of competitive wheelchair tennis.[2] Since then,
much effort has been put into the promotion of the sport in order to get rid of
the therapy image that still clings to many sports for people with disabilities
today.
The sport became popular and grew worldwide so fast that it was introduced to
Paralympic games for the first time at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul as
a demonstration event.[3] It was the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona that
wheelchair tennis acquired the status of a full-fledged competition. The 2000
Summer Paralympics in Sydney have boosted public awareness immensely and it led
to the introduction of this sport to Grand Slams of pedestrian tennis.
[edit]Major Tournaments
International tournaments are organized by International Tennis Federation as a
NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour. In wheelchair tennis there are four top-ranked
major tournaments called Super Series (SS); Australian Open (Melbourne),
British Open (Nottingham), Japan Open (Iizuka), and US Open (St. Louis). World
Team Cup is an international team event held annually. To wrap up the season,
they have NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters (singles event) and Camozzi Doubles
Masters tournaments which only world top-ranked players can compete. In
addition, Grand Slams, Australian Open, Wimbledon, Roland Garros, and US Open
have each created wheelchair tennis category. It is also played at Paralympic
Games and FESPIC games as well.
Each year Wheelchair Tennis Masters are held for single and double. The top
eight men and women based on the ranking after the US Open at the end of the
year compete to be the champion of the year.
The Netherlands has dominated numerous victories at major tournaments including
Paralympic Games and Grand Slams. It has many top players of this sport such as
Robin Ammerlaan, Esther Vergeer, and Korie Homan.
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