2018 Wheelchair Tennis Masters

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2018 Wheelchair Tennis Masters
Date28 November–2 December 2018
Edition25th (men/women) / 15th (quad)
CategoryITF Masters Series
Draw8M/8W/6Q
Surface Hard / indoor
Location Lake Nona, Orlando, Florida, United States
VenueUSTA National Campus
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Joachim Gérard
Women's singles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Diede de Groot
Quad singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dylan Alcott
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The 2018 Wheelchair Tennis Masters (also known as the 2018 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters for sponsorship reasons) was a wheelchair tennis tournament played at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona, Orlando, Florida, United States, from 28 November to 2 December 2018. It is the season-ending event for the highest-ranked wheelchair tennis singles players on the 2018 ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour.

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Tournament

The 2018 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters took place from 28 November to 2 December at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona, Orlando, Florida, United States. [1] It was the 25th edition of the tournament (15th for quad players). The tournament was run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2018 ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour. The event took place on indoor hard courts. It served as the season-ending championship for singles players on the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour.

The eight players who qualified for the men's and women's events, and six players who qualified for the quad event, were split into two groups of three or four. During this stage, players competed in a round-robin format (meaning players played against all the other players in their group). The two players with the best results in each group progressed to the semifinals, where the winners of a group faced the runners-up of the other group. This stage, however, was a knock-out stage. [2]

Format

The Wheelchair Tennis Masters has a round-robin format, with six/eight players divided into two groups of three/four. The six/eight seeds are determined by the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Rankings as they stood on 15 October 2018. [3] All matches are the best of three tie-break sets, including the final.

Qualified players

The following players qualified for the 2018 Wheelchair Tennis Masters, based upon rankings as at 16 October 2017. Players whose names are struck out qualified but did not participate and were replaced by the next highest ranking player. [3]

Champions

Men's singles

Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Joachim Gérard def. Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Kunieda, 6–1, 6–7(5), 6–3

Women's singles

Flag of the Netherlands.svg Diede de Groot def. Flag of Japan.svg Yui Kamiji, 6–3, 7–5

Quad singles

Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dylan Alcott def. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Lapthorne, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4

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References

  1. ↑ Maher, Eric (1 October 2018). "National Campus to Host Wheelchair Masters". usta.com. United States Tennis Association . Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "About the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters". lta.org.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. 1 2 "Entries announced for 2018 NEC Masters". itftennis.com. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
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