Wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair tennis events at the 2016 Summer Paralympics were held between 8–16 September at Olympic Tennis Centre, Rio. This was the seventh full Paralympic wheelchair tennis competition since the event was introduced in 1992, having been a demonstration event in 1988.

Wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Date9–16 September 2016
Edition8th
CategorySuper Series
LocationOlympic Tennis Centre
Champions
Men's Singles Gordon Reid (GBR)
Women's Singles Jiske Griffioen (NED)
Quad Singles Dylan Alcott (AUS)
Men's Doubles Stéphane Houdet (FRA) /  Nicolas Peifer (FRA)
Women's Doubles Jiske Griffioen (NED) /  Aniek van Koot (NED)
Quad Doubles Dylan Alcott (AUS) /  Heath Davidson (AUS)

Classification

Players were classified according to the type and extent of their disability, and within that system according to gender.

The classification system allows players to compete against others with a similar level of function. All wheelchair tennis athletes must have a major or total loss of function in one or both legs to take part in the sport. further to that, there are two broad categorisations within wheelchair tennis; paraplegic players, with full arm function who play in gendered events, and quadriplegic ("quad tennis") players with restrictions in arm function, where no gender division occurs.

Qualification

A National Paralympic Committee (NPC) can enter a maximum of four qualified male athletes and four qualified female athletes in the men's and women's singles events, respectively and a maximum of three qualified athletes in the quad singles.

An NPC can enter a maximum of two qualified men's teams and two qualified women's teams, each containing two athletes, in the men's and women's doubles events, respectively, and a maximum of one qualified team of two athletes in the quad doubles – (mixed gender)

An NPC can be allocated a maximum of four male and four female qualification slots for athletes competing in the men's and women's events, and no more than three qualification slots in the quad sport class for a maximum quota allocation of eleven qualification slots per NPC. As such, doubles pairings in the larger teams must be made from the qualified singles players of that team.[1]

The majority of the qualifiers will be chosen by rankings on 23 May 2016. A smaller number will be chosen by the Bipartite Commission, while the host country will also be allocated quota places. A small number of direct qualifiers will also be allocated places from continental games.

Qualifiers for the Paralympic Games 2016 – Wheelchair Tennis[1]
Qualification Method Men Women Quad Totals
ITF Wheelchair Tennis
Regional Games
Direct Allocation
2014 Asian Para Games
Incheon,  South Korea
N/A 2
 Japan  Thailand
2015 Parapan American Games
Toronto,  Canada
N/A 2
 Argentina  Brazil
ITF Wheelchair Tennis
Singles Rankings
23 May 2016
 France (4)
 Great Britain (4)
 Japan (3)
 Argentina (2)
 Brazil (3)
 Spain (3)
 Australia
 Austria
 Netherlands
 Poland
 South Africa
 Belgium
 China
 Israel
 Italy
 Sweden
 Netherlands (4)
 Great Britain (3)
 Japan (3)
 Brazil (2)
 Germany (2)
 United States (2)
 Chile
 China
 France
 Italy
 Russia
 South Africa
 South Korea
 Thailand
 Chinese Taipei
 Great Britain (3)
 Israel (2)
 Japan (2)
 United States (2)
 Italy
 Australia
 South Africa
68
Bipartite Commission  Canada
 Chile
 Colombia
 Greece
 Hungary
 South Korea (2)
 Malaysia
 Sri Lanka
 Thailand
 United States(2)
 Brazil
 Chile
 China
 Colombia
 France
 Spain
 Turkey
 United States
 Australia
 Brazil (2)
 United States
24
ITF Wheelchair Tennis
Doubles Rankings
23 May 2016
 Belgium
 Brazil
 China
 Sweden
N/A N/A 8

Events

Six events will be contested:

  • Men's singles
  • Men's doubles
  • Women's singles
  • Women's doubles
  • Quad singles
  • Quad doubles
(Quadriplegic class players are not divided by gender)

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
Gordon Reid
 Great Britain
Alfie Hewett
 Great Britain
Joachim Gérard
 Belgium
Men's doubles
 France (FRA)
Stéphane Houdet
Nicolas Peifer
 Great Britain (GBR)
Alfie Hewett
Gordon Reid
 Japan (JPN)
Shingo Kunieda
Satoshi Saida
Women's singles
Jiske Griffioen
 Netherlands
Aniek van Koot
 Netherlands
Yui Kamiji
 Japan
Women's doubles
 Netherlands (NED)
Jiske Griffioen
Aniek van Koot
 Netherlands (NED)
Marjolein Buis
Diede de Groot
 Great Britain (GBR)
Lucy Shuker
Jordanne Whiley
Quad singles
Dylan Alcott
 Australia
Andrew Lapthorne
 Great Britain
David Wagner
 United States
Quad doubles
 Australia (AUS)
Dylan Alcott
Heath Davidson
 United States (USA)
Nicholas Taylor
David Wagner
 Great Britain (GBR)
Jamie Burdekin
Andrew Lapthorne

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Netherlands (NED)2204
2 Australia (AUS)2002
3 Great Britain (GBR)1326
4 France (FRA)1001
5 United States (USA)0112
6 Japan (JPN)0022
7 Belgium (BEL)0011
Totals (7 nations)66618

Competition schedule

Competition lasts from 9 to 16 September.

OCOpening ceremony    Competition   Event finals CCClosing ceremony
September 2016 7
Wed
8
Thu
9
Fri
10
Sat
11
Sun
12
Mon
13
Tue
14
Wed
15
Thu
16
Fri
17
Sat
18
Sun
Gold
medals
Wheelchair Tennis OC                 CC 6

References

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