2008 Events
A Wheelchair Tennis match is played between two (singles) or four athletes (doubles) with loss of motor function in one or both lower extremities. There is a special class for quadriplegics (quads), or athletes with loss of motor function in the lower extremities and functional disability or amputation in the upper extremities. The ParaSport Games Wheelchair Tennis consists of six events:
- Men's singles
- Women's singles
- Men's doubles
- Women's doubles
- Quads singles
- Quads doubles
The aim in Wheelchair Tennis is to hit the ball with one's racket so that it crosses over the net and lands on the opponent's court.
The game of Wheelchair Tennis follows the ITF Rules of Tennis with a few exceptions:
a) The Wheelchair Tennis player is allowed two bounces of the ball. The player must return the ball before it hits the ground a third time. The second bounce can be either in or out of the court boundaries.
b) The wheelchair is considered part of the body and all applicable rules, which apply to a player's body, shall apply to the wheelchair.
The winner is the player or pair to win two sets (best-of-three set match). To win a set an athlete or pair must win six games, with a tie-break employed at 6:6.
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