| Wheelchair tennis at the 1992 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Edition | 1st |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Randy Snow | |
| Women's singles | |
 Monique Kalkman-Van Den Bosch | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Brad Parks / Randy Snow | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Monique Kalkman-Van Den Bosch / Chantal Vandierendonck | |
Wheelchair tennis at the 1992 Summer Paralympics consisted of four events.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Randy Snow United States | Kai Schramayer  Germany | Laurent Giammartini  France |
| Men's doubles |  United States (USA)Brad Parks Randy Snow |  France (FRA)Thierry Caillier Laurent Giammartini |  Germany (GER)Stefan Bitterauf Kai Schramayer |
| Women's singles | Monique Van Den Bosch Netherlands | Chantal Vandierendonck Netherlands | Regina Isecke Germany |
| Women's doubles |  Netherlands (NED)Monique Van Den Bosch Chantal Vandierendonck | United States (USA) Nancy Olson Lynn Seidemann | France (FRA) Oristelle Marx Arlette Racineux |
Source: Paralympic.org [1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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