A wheelchair tennis player serving. Before service, additional balls are routinely tucked between the spokes for quick availability. Note that the configuration of the wheels differs from that of regular wheelchairs, one in the front, two on the sides, one in the back.
Wheelchair tennis is a sport for people with disabilities that is played on a regulation tennis court. All "pedestrian" variations of tennis are being played, i.e. same-sex doubles, mixed etc. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 417 KB) Summary Wheelchair tennis. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 417 KB) Summary Wheelchair tennis. ... A tennis court is where a game of tennis is played. ... Tennis ball This article is about the sport, tennis. ...
The only rule that differs from non-wheelchair tennis is the one that concerns the number of bounces a ball may take before it must be played. In wheelchair tennis the ball may bounce up to two times, the second bounce may also occur outside of the field. This also holds true for service.
Wheelchair tennis got started in the mid-70s thanks to the efforts of Brad Parks who is effectively the creator of competitive wheelchair tennis. Since then, a lot of effort has been put into the promotion of the sport in order to get rid of the therapy image that still clings to many sports for people with disabilities today. It has been a goal Paralympic sport since the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, but it wasn't until 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona that wheelchair tennis acquired the status of a full-fledged competition. The 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney have boosted public awareness immensely. Some of the most thrilling action of all the Paralympic Games could be seen especially in the last two rounds of the men's tournament where local hero David Hall beat Kai Schrameyer of Germany in the semifinal and went on to win the final against Texan Steve Welch. In the ITF men's rankings of January, 2004, Hall ranks first. The strongest woman is Esther Vergeer of the Netherlands. Silver 2004 The Paralympic Games are an official equivalent of the Olympics for athletes with physical disabilities. ... See also: 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Paralympics were the first Paralympics in 24 years that were held concurrently with the Olympics. ... Seoul (서울, (help· info)) is the capital of South Korea (the Republic of Korea) and is one of the most populous cities in the world, located in the northwestern part of the country on the Han River. ... See also: 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Paralympics were the ninth Paralympic Games to be held. ... Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia and the second most populous city in Spain. ... See also: 2000 Summer Olympics External links Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games - archived websites in PANDORA Categories: Summer Paralympic Games | Australian sport | 2000 in sports ... Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and with a population of over four million people is the most populous city in Australia. ... Silver 2004 The Paralympic Games are the official Olympics for athletes with physical, mental and sensorial disabilities. ...
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