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This is a list of the wheelchair tennis champions at the Grand Slam and the Wheelchair Tennis Masters events in the men's division since the introduction of the NEC Tour in 1992. [1] Champions from the wheelchair tennis events at the Paralympic Games are also included. Some entries have an asterisk (*) linking to the tournament article.
Alfie Hewett (born 6 December 1997 in Norwich, Norfolk) is a British professional wheelchair tennis player. [1] [2] He is the current world No. 1 in both singles and doubles. He has won a total of 32 Grand Slam titles: 10 in singles and 22 in doubles, partnering Gordon Reid on every occasion.
Wimbledon men's wheelchair doubles Wimbledon men's wheelchair doubles. Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis adapted for wheelchair users. The size of the court, net height and rackets are the same, but there are two major differences from pedestrian tennis: athletes use specially designed wheelchairs, and the ball may bounce up to two times, where the second bounce may also occur ...
There are several lists of wheelchair tennis champions: List of men's wheelchair tennis champions; List of women's wheelchair tennis champions;
Norfolk became a wheelchair tennis player at the age of 30, having seen a demonstration at Stoke Mandeville. [2] He competes in the quad division. This means he competes against other players with a disability in at least three limbs. He plays with a tennis racket taped to his hand, [3] and competes in the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour. [4]
Montjane is a successful wheelchair tennis player who is placed in the top 10 of the ITF ranking. Her highest rank was 5 in the world in 2005. [3] She was named South Africa's disabled sportswoman of the year three times, in 2005, 2011 and 2015. [4] Montjane holds 29 singles titles and won tournaments such as the wheelchair Belgian Open and ...
Gordon James Reid (born 2 October 1991) is a British professional wheelchair tennis player. He was ranked world No. 1 in singles and world No. 1 in doubles. [1] He holds two Paralympic gold medals, two silver medals, and one bronze medal, and is a two-time Grand Slam singles champion, and record holding twenty-six time Grand Slam doubles champion.
The ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour is the world tour for wheelchair tennis. It is also the branch of the International Tennis Federation that is designed to protect the interests of the wheelchair tennis game. As of 2011, 173 tournaments are covered by the tour over many different categories. The tour's main goals are: