| Wheelchair tennis at the 1996 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | 16–25 August |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Location | Stone Mountain Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Ricky Molier | |
| Women's singles | |
| Maaike Smit | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Stephen Welch / Vance Parmelly | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Chantal Vandierendonck / Monique Kalkman-Van Den Bosch | |
Wheelchair tennis at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of four events, singles and doubles competitions for men and women.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Ricky Molier Netherlands | Stephen Welch United States | David Hall  Australia |
| Men's doubles |  United States (USA)Stephen Welch Vance Parmelly |  Australia (AUS)David Hall Mick Connell |  Netherlands (NED)Eric Stuurman Ricky Molier |
| Women's singles | Maaike Smit Netherlands | Monique Kalkman-Van Den Bosch Netherlands | Chantal Vandierendonck Netherlands |
| Women's doubles | Netherlands (NED) Chantal Vandierendonck Monique Kalkman-Van Den Bosch | United States (USA) Hope Lewellen Nancy Olson |  France (FRA)Oristelle Marx Arlette Racineux |
Source: Paralympic.org [1]
Australia (4)
Austria (4)
Belgium (1)
Brazil (2)
Canada (2)
Finland (2) France (5)
Germany (5)
Great Britain (4)
Hungary (2)
Israel (4)
Italy (2)
Japan (4)
Mexico (2) Netherlands (5)
New Zealand (2)
Poland (2)
Russia (2)
South Korea (2)
Spain (2)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (4)
Thailand (2) United States (6)
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