Wheelchair NEC Singles and Invacare Doubles entries

Written by: Staff on 26th September 2011

Wheelchair NEC Singles and Invacare Doubles entries

David Ferrer of Spain (R) serves to Andy Roddick of the US (L) after their match was moved to an outer court due to a damaged court surface on the eleventh day of the 2011 US Open Tennis Championship at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA 08 September 2011. The US Open runs through 11 September 2011. EPA/JASON SZENES |

Defending champions Esther Vergeer (NED), Stefan Olsson (SWE) and Peter Norfolk (GBR) will lead the fields for the NEC Singles Masters which will take place for the first time in Heiveld Tenniscenter, Mechelen, Belgium on 8-12 November. Vergeer will be seeking a 14th Masters crown, while Olsson bids to win his third, and Norfolk his fourth. Competitors for the event are as follows:

Men

Shingo Kunieda (JPN)

Maikel Scheffers (NED)

Stephane Houdet (FRA)

Stefan Olsson (SWE)

Ronald Vink (NED)

Nicolas Peifer (FRA)

Robin Ammerlaan (NED)

Satoshi Saida (JPN)

Women

Esther Vergeer (NED)

Jiske Griffioen (NED)

Aniek van Koot (NED)

Marjolein Buis (NED)

Daniela di Toro (AUS)

Sharon Walraven (NED)

Sabine Ellerbrock (GER)

Annick Sevenans (BEL)

Quad

David Wagner (USA)

Peter Norfolk (GBR)

Noam Gershony (ISR)

Andrew Lapthorne (GBR)

Invacare continues its long-time support of major ITF wheelchair tennis events by becoming title sponsor of the Invacare Doubles Masters, which will take place at the Frans Otten Stadium in Amsterdam from 2-6 November.

Dutch duo Maikel Scheffers and Ronald Vink will bid to retain the men’s doubles title. Aniek van Koot and Sharon Walraven of Netherlands won the women’s title in 2010, while Jiske Griffioen and Esther Vergeer are former champi- ons, making for a fascinating competition this year as they swap partners.

Reigning champions Andrew Lapthorne and Peter Norfolk of Great Britain and American former.