Wheelchair Tennis At The Asian Para Games
Wheelchair Tennis events have been contested at every Asian Para Games since 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon .... Editions Medalists Medal winning teams for every Asian Para Games since 2010 are as follows: Men's singles Men's doubles Women's singles Women's doubles Quad singles Quad doubles Medals (2010-2018) References External linksAsian Paralympic Committee {{Sports at the Asian Para Games Sports at the Asian Para Games Wheelchair tennis at multi-sport events ...
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Wheelchair Tennis
Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis adapted for wheelchair users. The size of the court, net height and 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. Wheelchair tennis has been played at all four Grand Slams since 2007, and is one of the sports contested at the Summer Paralympics. There are three categories, Men, Women, and Quads; each category has singles and doubles tournaments. The Quad, the newest division, is for players that have substantial loss of function in at least one upper limb, but may include various disabilities besides quadriplegia. The division is sometimes called Mixed, especially at the Paralympic Games. Quad players often tape the rackets to their hand, to compensate for loss of function, and some players are allowed to use electric-powered wheelchairs. History Whee ...
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