WHEELCHAIR TENNIS

Overview
Wheelchair tennis follows able-bodied tennis rules and athletes must have high levels of skill, fitness and strategy.

The only difference in wheelchair tennis competitions is that the ball is allowed to bounce twice - the first bounce being within the bounds of the court. Athletes must have a permanent substantial or total loss of function in one or both legs. For the quad division the eligibility criteria requires a player to have a disability in three or more limbs.

The events are singles (between two players) and doubles (between two pairs). The winner of a match is the first athlete or pair to win two sets.


Events

Classification
The eligibility requirement for men's and women's events is a permanent substantial or total loss of function in one or both legs due to conditions such as spinal injury, ankylosis, amputation or other lower limb disability.

For the quadriplegic division the eligibility criteria requires a player have a disability in three or more limbs.

Links

» Tennis New Zealand

» New Zealand Wheelchair Tennis

» International Tennis Federation

» International Paralympic Committee
 

Last Updated | Tuesday, 15 May 2012