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One of the fastest growing wheelchair sports in the world, wheelchair tennis is played in the same way as able-bodied tennis, with the only exception being that a wheelchair tennis player is allowed two bounces of the ball.
Official rankings for the Wheelchair Tennis Tour, featuring singles, doubles and head-to-heads.
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 outside the ...
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7 de ago. de 2019 · Wheelchair tennis is one of the fastest-growing wheelchair sports in the world. The sport grew in the 1980s as France became the first country in Europe to put together a specific wheelchair tennis programme. The sport made its first appearance at the Barcelona 1992 Paralympics.
12 de mar. de 2024 · Invented in 1976, and first contested at the Barcelona Paralympic Games in 1992, wheelchair tennis is an especially popular sport. Wheelchair tennis is played at all four Grand Slam tournaments, and the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour now includes over 150 events.
Wheelchair Tennis is practiced in more than 100 different countries. It follows able-bodied rules with one exception – the ball is allowed to bounce twice.
