Wheelchair tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair Tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged at the Olympic Tennis Centre from September 19 to September 26.

Wheelchair tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Date19–26 September
Edition4th
LocationAthens Olympic Tennis Centre
Champions
Men's Singles Robin Ammerlaan
Women's Singles Esther Vergeer
Quad Singles Peter Norfolk
Men's Doubles Shingo Kunieda / Satoshi Saida
Women's Doubles Maaike Smit / Esther Vergeer
Quad Doubles Nick Taylor / David Wagner

There were singles and doubles competitions for men, women and quads. All matches were played to the best of three sets.

Participating countries

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Netherlands (NED)3126
2 Great Britain (GBR)1102
 United States (USA)1102
4 Japan (JPN)1001
5 Australia (AUS)0123
6 France (FRA)0112
7 Thailand (THA)0101
8 Switzerland (SUI)0011
Totals (8 nations)66618

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
Robin Ammerlaan
 Netherlands
David Hall
 Australia
Michael Jeremiasz
 France
Men's doubles
 Japan (JPN)
Shingo Kunieda
Satoshi Saida
 France (FRA)
Michael Jeremiasz
Lahcen Majdi
 Australia (AUS)
Anthony Bonaccurso
David Hall
Women's singles
Esther Vergeer
 Netherlands
Sonja Peters
 Netherlands
Daniela Di Toro
 Australia
Women's doubles
 Netherlands (NED)
Maaike Smit
Esther Vergeer
 Thailand (THA)
Sakhorn Khanthasit
Ratana Techamaneewat
 Switzerland (SUI)
Sandra Kalt
Karin Suter Erath
Quad singles
Peter Norfolk
 Great Britain
David Wagner
 United States
Bas van Erp
 Netherlands
Quad doubles
 United States (USA)
Nick Taylor
David Wagner
 Great Britain (GBR)
Mark Eccleston
Peter Norfolk
 Netherlands (NED)
Monique de Beer
Bas van Erp

Source: Paralympic.org [1]

See also

References

  1. "Medallists, Athens 2004 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair tennis". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 2004. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
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