Wheelchair tennis at the 2023 European Para Championships | |
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Location | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Start date | 8 August |
End date | 13 August |
Competitors | 52 from 17 nations |
Wheelchair tennis at the 2023 European Para Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands will be held between 8 and 13 August. There will be six events: three singles and three doubles events for men's, women's and quads divisions. [1]
The winners of the men's and women's singles' events will qualify for the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [2]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's singles | Ruben Spaargaren Netherlands | Martín de la Puente Spain | Maikel Scheffers Netherlands |
Women's singles | Diede de Groot Netherlands | Aniek van Koot Netherlands | Lucy Shuker Great Britain |
Quad singles | Niels Vink Netherlands | Sam Schröder Netherlands | Ahmet Kaplan Turkey |
Men's doubles | Netherlands | France | Spain |
Women's doubles | Netherlands | Great Britain | Germany |
Quad doubles | Netherlands | Turkey | Germany |
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