The wheelchair tennis paralympics competitions are held at Roland Garros Stadium from August 30 to September 7.
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Wheelchair Tennis At Paralympics 2024: Dates, Venue, Teams
Wheelchair tennis competitions will be held at the Roland Garros Stadium, which is renowned for its famous clay courts, from August 30 to September 7, 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France. Men’s, women’s, and quads divisions all have singles and doubles matches during the competition.
There are strict rules regarding athlete participation set forth by National Paralympic Committees (NPCs), and each NPC is only allowed to offer a maximum of eleven qualification berths. This comprises two teams for men’s and women’s doubles, one team for quad doubles, up to four male and four female competitors for singles events, and three athletes for quad singles.
All competitors must be ranked currently in the Wheelchair Tennis Singles World Ranking list, as these spots are given to individual athletes rather than committees. Furthermore, athletes needed to have participated in a World Team Cup competition at least twice between 2021 and 2024, with at least one of those events taking place in 2023 or 2024.
Wheelchair Tennis: A Quick History
One of the most well-liked adaptive sports in the world, wheelchair tennis combines the classic components of the game with special adaptations that allow players with impairments to participate. The origins of the sport can be traced to 1976, when crippled former acrobatic skier Brad Parks started experimenting with wheelchair-based tennis.
Wheelchair tennis is quite comparable to regular tennis because players use the same courts, rackets, and tennis balls, unlike other adaptive sports. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) describes the main distinction as follows: wheelchair players are allowed two bounces before returning the ball, whereas able-bodied competitors are only allowed one.
Wheelchair tennis was introduced to the Paralympic Games in 1992 and has since become a mainstay of adaptive sports events. Wheelchair tennis matches have been staged alongside traditional competitions in Grand Slam tennis tournaments, such as the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open, since the sport’s integration into major tennis tournaments started in 2007.
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