| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Maikel Scheffers Ruben Spaargaren |  France Nicolas Charrier Geoffrey Jasiak | Spain Martín de la Puente Francisco Garcia Vena |
| Women's doubles | Netherlands Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot | Great Britain Cornelia Oosthuizen Lucy Shuker |  Germany Katharina Krüger Britta Wend |
| Quad doubles | Netherlands Sam Schröder Niels Vink | Turkey Uğur Altınel Ahmet Kaplan | Germany Marcus Laudan Maximillian Laudan |
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