| Wheelchair tennis – Women's singles at the XI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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 Paralympic wheelchair tennis | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre | ||||||||||||
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| Women's singles | |
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| Wheelchair tennis at the 2000 Summer Paralympics |
The women's singles wheelchair tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney was held at the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre.
| Semifinals | Final (gold medal match) | ||||||||||||
 Esther Vergeer (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Maaike Smit (NED) | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Esther Vergeer (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Sharon Walraven (NED) | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||
 Kimberly Dell (GBR) | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Sharon Walraven (NED) | 6 | 5 | 6 | Bronze medal match | |||||||||
| Maaike Smit (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Kimberly Dell (GBR) | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1/16-Final | 1/8-Final | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Vergeer (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 K Korb (USA) | 2 | 3 |  B Pupovac (AUS) | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| B Pupovac (AUS) | 6 | 6 | E Vergeer (NED) | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 N Kawashima (JPN) | 6 | 6 |  B Ameryckx (BEL) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 H Simard (CAN) | 1 | 2 | N Kawashima (JPN) | 7 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| B Ameryckx (BEL) | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Vergeer (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Smit (NED) | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Smit (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Clark (USA) | 6 | 6 | S Clark (USA) | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 YS Hong (KOR) | 3 | 1 | M Smit (NED) | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 N Chinprahus (THA) | 7 | 6 | J McMorran (GBR) | 6 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
 P Sax-Scharl (GER) | 5 | 1 | N Chinprahus (THA) | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J McMorran (GBR) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/16-Final | 1/8-Final | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Dell (GBR) | 2 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MH Hwang (KOR) | 3 | 6 | 6 | MH Hwang (KOR) | 6 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 A Racineux (FRA) | 6 | 2 | 4 | K Dell (GBR) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C Ohmae (JPN) | 4 | 6 | 3 | S Peters (NED) | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| H Lewellen (USA) | 6 | 4 | 6 | H Lewellen (USA) | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Peters (NED) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Dell (GBR) | 2 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Walraven (NED) | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Walraven (NED) | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C Otterbach (GER) | 4 | 0 | S Khanthasit (THA) | 6 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Khanthasit (THA) | 6 | 6 | S Walraven (NED) | 6 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| C Seyen (BEL) | 5 | 2 | D Di Toro (AUS) | 7 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Y Chokyu (CAN) | 7 | 6 | Y Chokyu (CAN) | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| D Di Toro (AUS) | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis adapted for wheelchair users. The size of the court, net height, 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 court.
Esther Mary Vergeer is a retired Dutch wheelchair tennis player. Combining singles and doubles, she has won 48 Grand Slam tournaments, 23 year-end championships and 7 Paralympics titles. Vergeer was the world number one wheelchair tennis player from 1999 until her retirement in February 2013. In singles matches, she was undefeated since January 2003 and ended her career on a winning streak of 470 matches. She has often been mentioned as the most dominant player in professional sports.
Lucy Shuker is a British wheelchair tennis player who is currently the highest ranked woman in the sport in Britain. A previous singles & doubles National Champion, Lucy has represented Great Britain at three successive Paralympic Games, twice winning a bronze medal in the women's doubles and is former World Doubles Champion and World Team Cup Silver Medallist amongst a number of other National and International successes.
Wheelchair tennis at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of doubles and singles competitions for men and women.
Wheelchair tennis was first contested at the Summer Paralympics as a demonstration sport in 1988, with two events being held. It became an official medal-awarding sport in 1992 and has been competed at every Summer Paralympics since then. Four events were held from 1992 to 2000, with quad events in both singles and doubles added in 2004.
David Robert Hall, OAM is an Australian wheelchair tennis player. He has been referred to as Australia's greatest ever wheelchair tennis player.
Daphne Jean Hilton was an Australian Paralympic competitor. She was the first Australian woman to compete at the Paralympic Games. She won fourteen medals in three Paralympics in archery, athletics, fencing, swimming, and table tennis from 1960 to 1968.
Daniela "Danni" Di Toro is an Australian wheelchair tennis player. Di Toro was the 2010 French Open doubles champion and has also been the Masters double champion. In singles, Di Toro is the former world number one and two time masters finalist. In 2015, she moved to para-table tennis and represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, where she was team captain with Kurt Fearnley. At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, her sixth Paralympics, she was the team captain and Opening Ceremony flag bearer with Ryley Batt.
Branka Pupovac is a Paralympic wheelchair tennis competitor from Australia.
Jiske Griffioen is a Dutch former wheelchair tennis player. Griffioen is a thirteen-time Grand Slam champion in doubles and a three-time Paralympic medalist. She is also a seven-time Masters doubles champion and a former world number one. Alongside Aniek van Koot, Griffioen completed the Grand Slam in doubles in the 2013 season. In singles competition Griffioen is the 2012 Masters champion and the 2015 Australian Open, French Open and Masters champion and a former world number one.
Wheelchair tennis events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics were held between 1 and 9 September at Eton Manor, London.
Ben Weekes is an Australian wheelchair tennis player. He represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, his fifth Games.
Janel Manns is an Australian wheelchair tennis player. She has been selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in tennis.
Wheelchair tennis first entered the Summer Paralympic Games in 1988 as a demonstration sport and as a full medal sport at the 1992 Barcelona Games. Australia has competed at every Paralympic wheelchair tennis competition. There are teo categories of medals - open division and quad division.
Sharon Walraven is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. She became paraplegic at age 23 after complications following a fall while she was ice-skating. She has won seven Grand Slams doubles titles partnering compatriot Esther Vergeer. At the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing she won the gold medal in the women's doubles competition. At the 2000 Paralympics in Sydney she won a silver medal in the women's singles competition. Walraven has a highest ranking of No.2 in singles and No.1 in doubles.
The women's doubles wheelchair tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney was held at the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre.
The men's singles wheelchair tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney was held at the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre.
Maaike Smit is a former Dutch Wheelchair tennis and Wheelchair basketball player.
Thailand competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
Khetam Kamal Hasan Abuawad is a Jordanian paralympic athlete who has spina bifida and has won two medals at the Summer Paralympics and has been competing for Jordan internationally since 1998. She currently ranked world number one in singles class 5 and world number six in teams class.
