Invacare Doubles Masters Wheelchair Tennis Results

Written by: Staff on 15th November 2012

Invacare Doubles Masters Wheelchair Tennis Results

epa03390298 France's Stephane Houdet competes against Japan's Shingo Kunieda in the men's Wheelchair Tennis singles final during the London 2012 Paralympic Games in London, Britain, 08 September 2012. EPA/JONATHAN BRADY |

The Invacare Doubles Masters was first played in 2000 alongside the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters for singles players. It became a standalone event in 2003 and was held in Italy from 2003 until 2010. In 2011, the event moved to Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is the most prestigious doubles event on the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour which in 2012 featured over 170 events in more than 40 countries.

In the men’s event, teams compete in two round-robin groups, with the top two teams in each group reaching the semifinals. In the women’s event, there are also two round-robin groups, but the top team in each group advances to the final. In the quad event, four teams compete in one round-robin group, with the top two teams contesting the final.

INVACARE DOUBLES MASTERS, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

Men Pool 1

(4) Stephane Houdet (FRA)/Shingo Kunieda (JPN) d. (1) Michael Jeremiasz (FRA)/Stefan Olsson (SWE) 36 63 63

Martin Legner (AUT)/Nicolas Peifer (FRA) d. David Dalmasso/Lahcen Majdi (FRA) 61 60

Men Pool 2

(2) Gordon Reid (GBR)/Ronald Vink (NED) d. (3) Tom Egberink/Maikel Scheffers (NED) 60 63

Frederic Cattaneo (FRA)/Joachim Gerard (BEL) d. Tadeusz Kruszelnicki (POL)/Marc McCarroll (GBR) 64 61

Women Pool 1

(1) Jiske Griffioen/Aniek van Koot (NED d. (4) Kgothatso Montjane (RSA)/Sharon Walraven (NED) 62 62

Women Pool 2

(3) Sabine Ellerbrock (GER)/Yui Kamiji (JPN) d. (2) Marjolein Buis (NED)/Louise Hunt (GBR) 61 62

Quad Round Robin