NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters – results 5 November

Written by: Staff on 6th November 2013

Wheelchair Tennis Package Australian Open 2013

NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters - results 5 November

epa03557697 WHEELCHAIR TENNIS PACKAGE AUSTRALIAN OPEN Shingo Kuniedo of Japan pumps fist during a match in the men's singles wheelchair event at the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 24 January 2013. After being treated for spinal cancer, Kunieda started his wheelchair tennis career at the age of 11 and then joined the international circuit at 17. He won Paralympic Gold in Beijing 2008 and London 2012. Wheelchair Tennis took place in the First Grand Slam of the Year In Melbourne Park from 23-28 January 2013, Australia. The top seven ranked players from the various countries plus a wirldcard entry participated from the men and women events. In the 1970s Brad Parks, an acrobatic skier who suffered an injury which leaves him paraplegic, and wheelchair athlete Jeff Minnenbraker started promoting wheelchair tennis. In 1977 the Los Angeles City Parks and Recreation Department hosted the first ever wheelchair tennis tournament with around 20 players. EPA/Narendra Shrestha |

Please find below the latest results from the 2013 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters and ITF Wheelchair Doubles Masters taking place in Mission Viejo, California, USA on 5-11 November. The Doubles Masters starts on 7 November. The ITF’s two-year end wheelchair tennis events are being held alongside each other for the first time since 2002. Eight men, eight women and four quad players are competing in the singles, while the doubles features eight men’s pairs, six women’s pairs and four quad pairs.

The NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters was initiated in 1994 to honour the top players who have shown dedication and professionalism to the sport, and forms the climax to the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour, that in 2013 featured approximately 160 events in more than 40 countries. In the men’s and women’s events, eight players compete in two round-robin groups, with the top two players in each group reaching the semifinals. In the quad event, four players compete in one round-robin group, with the top two players contesting the final.

The ITF Wheelchair Doubles Masters was first held alongside the NEC Masters in 2000, and became a standalone event in 2003. In the men’s event, eight pairs compete in two round-robin groups, with the top two pairs in each group reaching the semifinals. In the women’s event, six pairs compete in two round-robin groups, with the top two pairs in each group contesting the semifinals. In the quad event, four pairs compete in one round-robin group, with the top two pairs contesting the final.

For the latest news and results from the event, please visit the ITF wheelchair website: www.itftennis.com/wheelchair

NEC WHEELCHAIR TENNIS MASTERS, MISSION VIEJO, CALIFORNIA

RESULTS – 5 NOVEMBER