Archive: paralympic-games
Men’s singles gold medal match
Shingo Kunieda (JPN) [2] d. Stephane Houdet (FRA) [1]
6-4 6-2
This was Vergeer’s fourth consecutive women’s singles gold medal after her past wins in Sydney, Athens and Beijing. She has also won two gold medals and one silver medal in women’s doubles, taking her total tally to seven medals. This means she has now surpassed David Hall’s record of six medals to become the most successful Paralympic tennis player of all-time.
Four-time Paralympian Randy Snow has been posthumously awarded the Paralympic Order, an award which recognises an individual who has made an important contribution to the Paralympic Movement.
Esther Vergeer defeats Daniela Di Toro in the US Open Wheelchair Singles Finals