Wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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Wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair Tennis, Rio 2016.png
Date9–16 September
Edition8th
CategorySuper Series
Location Olympic Tennis Centre
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Gordon Reid  (GBR)
Women's singles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jiske Griffioen  (NED)
Men's doubles
Flag of France.svg  Stéphane Houdet  (FRA) / Flag of France.svg  Nicolas Peifer  (FRA)
Women's doubles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jiske Griffioen  (NED) / Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Aniek van Koot  (NED)
Quad singles
Flag of Australia.svg  Dylan Alcott  (AUS)
Quad doubles
Flag of Australia.svg  Dylan Alcott  (AUS) / Flag of Australia.svg  Heath Davidson  (AUS)
  2012  · Summer Paralympics ·  2020  

Wheelchair tennis events at the 2016 Summer Paralympics were held between 8 and 16 September at Olympic Tennis Centre, Rio. This was the seventh full Paralympic wheelchair tennis competition since the event was introduced in 1992, having been a demonstration event in 1988.

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Classification

Players were classified according to the type and extent of their disability, and within that system according to gender.

The classification system allows players to compete against others with a similar level of function. All wheelchair tennis athletes must have a major or total loss of function in one or both legs to take part in the sport. further to that, there are two broad categorisations within wheelchair tennis; paraplegic players, with full arm function who play in gendered events, and quadriplegic ("quad tennis") players with restrictions in arm function, where no gender division occurs.

Qualification

A national paralympic committee (NPC) can enter a maximum of four qualified male athletes and four qualified female athletes in the men's and women's singles events, respectively and a maximum of three qualified athletes in the quad singles.

An NPC can enter a maximum of two qualified men's teams and two qualified women's teams, each containing two athletes, in the men's and women's doubles events, respectively, and a maximum of one qualified team of two athletes in the quad doubles – (mixed gender)

An NPC can be allocated a maximum of four male and four female qualification slots for athletes competing in the men's and women's events, and no more than three qualification slots in the quad sport class for a maximum quota allocation of eleven qualification slots per NPC. As such, doubles pairings in the larger teams must be made from the qualified singles players of that team. [1]

The majority of the qualifiers will be chosen by rankings on 23 May 2016. A smaller number will be chosen by the Bipartite Commission, while the host country will also be allocated quota places. A small number of direct qualifiers will also be allocated places from continental games.

Qualifiers for the Paralympic Games 2016 – wheelchair tennis [1]
Qualification MethodMenWomenQuadTotals
ITF wheelchair tennis
Regional games
Direct allocation
2014 Asian Para Games
Incheon, Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
2
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
2015 Parapan American Games
Toronto, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
ITF wheelchair tennis
singles rankings
23 May 2016
Flag of France.svg  France (4)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (4)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (3)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (2)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (3)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (3)
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (4)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (3)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (3)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (2)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (2)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (2)
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Chinese Taipei Paralympic Flag.svg  Chinese Taipei
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (3)
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel (2)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (2)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States (2)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
68
Bipartite CommissionFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (2)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Flag of the United States.svg  United States(2)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (2)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
24
ITF wheelchair tennis
doubles rankings
23 May 2016
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
8

Competition schedule

Competition lasts from 9 to 16 September.

OCOpening ceremony  Competition  Event finalsCCClosing ceremony
September 20167
Wed
8
Thu
9
Fri
10
Sat
11
Sun
12
Mon
13
Tue
14
Wed
15
Thu
16
Fri
17
Sat
18
Sun
Gold
medals
Wheelchair tennis pictogram (Paralympics).svg Wheelchair TennisOC                   CC6

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)2204
2Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)2002
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1326
4Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1001
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)0112
6Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)0022
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)0011
Totals (7 entries)66618

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's singles
details
Gordon Reid
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Alfie Hewett
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Joachim Gérard
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Men's doubles
details
Flag of France.svg  France
Stéphane Houdet
Nicolas Peifer
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Alfie Hewett
Gordon Reid
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Shingo Kunieda
Satoshi Saida
Women's singles
details
Jiske Griffioen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Aniek van Koot
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Yui Kamiji
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Women's doubles
details
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Jiske Griffioen
Aniek van Koot
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Marjolein Buis
Diede de Groot
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Lucy Shuker
Jordanne Whiley
Quad singles
details
Dylan Alcott
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Andrew Lapthorne
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
David Wagner
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Quad doubles
details
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Dylan Alcott
Heath Davidson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Nicholas Taylor
David Wagner
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Jamie Burdekin
Andrew Lapthorne

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