Wheelchair Tennis

Wheelchair Tennis

Wheelchair tennis is played with the same equipment and same sized court as it’s able-bodied counterpart. The main difference in rules is the two bounce rule allowed in wheelchair tennis permitting the tennis ball to bounce twice unlike its Olympic counterpart. Wheelchair tennis is played with wheelchairs that are specifically designed for improved speed and stability. There are men’s and women’s singles and doubles events as well as quads that are mixed gender. In order to qualify for wheelchair tennis, an athlete must have a physical impairment, those who have an impairment affecting one to two limbs qualify for men’s and women’s open competitions. Athletes that have three or more limbs affected qualify for the quad division. For more information about classification see https://www.paralympic.org/wheelchair-tennis/classification