2. Wheelchair tennis was featured as an exhibition sport at the
Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games.
It became a full medal sport at the 1992 Barcelona
Paralympic games.
It originated in the USA in the 1970s.
The International Wheelchair Tennis Association has 62
member nations.
The events that exist in the Paralympic Games and on the
global wheelchair tennis tour are men’s and women’s
Singles, men’s and women’s doubles, quad singles and
quad doubles.
3. Wheelchair Events
Robin Ammerlaan (NED) & Maikel Scheffers (NED)
NEC WHEELCHAIR TENNIS MASTERS 2011
Photographer: Philippe Buissin
4. Paralympic Moments with Wheelchair Tennis star Esther Vergeer
WATCH IT ON PARALYMPIC SPORTS TV’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbk4QZkZ06E&feature=fvst
5. Esther Vergeer vs Jiske Griffioen
Beijing 2008 Paralympics. Semifinal Women's tennis.
WATCH VIDEO HERE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmxpYYwJ330&feature=related
6. International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the
governing body for Wheelchair Tennis.
Wheelchair Tennis also has an international tour,
the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour which was
originated in 1992.
7. Tennis Wheelchairs can be fully custom made and built to the
players specifications including size.
Typically lightweight and made of titanium or aluminum, the chairs
are compact without the handles and brakes
often found on regular chairs.
Some common rules include a limit on
the height of the chair, the use of
cushions and other peripheral devices,
and regulation heel straps and belts.
8. There are a number of leagues that allow children
to participate as early as they want.
There are no professional wheelchair sports
leagues.
Photo from http://www.tennisfoundation.org.uk
9. The game follows the same rules as able-bodied
tennis.
The only difference in Wheelchair tennis is that the
ball is allowed to bounce twice, while in an able-
bodied tennis game it is allowed to bounce once.
10. According to ITF, participants must have a
permanent substantial or total loss of function in
one or both legs.
Quad doubles and quad singles player have an
impairment that affects three or more limbs.
11. If you are a person with experience in tennis you
can help out with feeding and drills and volunteer
as a coach.
Wheelchair tennis camps always look for
volunteers to help out.
12. Wheelchair tennis is the fastest growing
wheelchair sports in the world.
There are more than 170 tournaments worldwide
on the Wheelchair Tennis Tour.
People in a wheelchair can easily play against
able-bodied friends.
13. Play is usually suspended in most games when a
player falls out of the chair.
Many tetraplegics and quadriplegics play tennis by
strapping/taping the racket to their hand.
14. Retrieved Jan 30, 2012, from
http://www.paralympics.org.uk/page.asp?section=0001000100050018§ionTitle=W
heelchair+Tennis
Retrieved Jan 30, 2012, from
http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/IF_Sports/Wheelchair_Tennis/
Retrieved Jan. 30, 2012 from http://www.itftennis.com/
Retrieved Jan. 30, 2012 from http://beta.itftennis.com/wheelchair/news/photo-
galleries/
Retrieved Jan. 30, 2012 from http://www.london2012.com/wheelchair-tennis
Retrieved Jan. 30, 2012 from
http://www.tennisfoundation.org.uk/disabilitytennis/Wheelchair-Tennis/
Retrieved Jan. 30, 2012 from http://www.topendwheelchair.com/faq/details.asp?ID=5
Facts about wheelchair athletics. Retrieved Jan. 30, 2012,
from http://www.ehow.com/about_4709364_facts-wheelchair-
athletes.html#ixzz1kzOcqOaa
Editor's Notes
Awesome title slide!
Wonderful background information for Wheelchair tennis Saeed.
Very good job including this picture. Interesting design of wheelchair.
Thank you for including a video Saeed.
Excellent job including who the governing body of Wheelchair Tennis.
I was wondering about the chair. You must be reading my mind. Thank you for including this information.
Very interesting rule about the ball only being allowed to bounce twice.
Very good including the disability requirements for Wheelchair Tennis.
You bring up an interesting point about this sport having the ability for both wheelchair bound and able-bodied participants to play one another.
Interesting facts here Saeed.
Sport changes community perceptions of persons with disabilities by focusing attentionon their abilities and moving their disability into the background. Through sport, personswithout disabilities encounter persons with disabilities in a positive context and see them accomplish things they had previously thought impossible. the tendency to see the disabilityinstead of the person is greatly reduced, in part because of the common experience ofsport that they now share. Saeed great job on your presentation. You met all the requirements for this assignment by including all the required content in your slides.
