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Wheelchair Tennis At The 2000 Summer Paralympics – Men's Singles
The men's singles wheelchair tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney was held at the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre. Australia at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, Australia's David Hall (Australian tennis), David Hall defeated the United States at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, United States' Stephen Welch in the final, 6–7, 6–4, 6–2 to win the gold medal in men's singles wheelchair tennis at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics. In the bronze medal match, Germany at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, Germany's Kai Schramayer defeated Austria at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, Austria's Martin Legner. Netherlands at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, The Netherlands' Ricky Molier was the defending gold medalist, but was defeated by Legner in the quarterfinals. Draw Key * INV = Bipartite invitation * IP = ITF place * ALT = Alternate (tennis), Alternate * r = Retired (tennis), Retired * w/o = walkover (tennis), Walkover Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Secti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre
The Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre is a tennis and multi-purpose sports facility located within the Olympic Park in Parramatta, near Sydney, Australia. The centre was built in 1999 and hosted the tennis events for the 2000 Summer Olympics. The venue hosted the Sydney International tournament from 2000 to 2019 and has hosted the ATP Cup since 2020. The main stadium in the centre is the Ken Rosewall Arena, which has a seating capacity of 10,500, and is capable of hosting multiple sports, including tennis and netball. Facilities In December 2008, the centre court was renamed Ken Rosewall Arena, named in honour of the Sydney-born tennis player and multiple Grand Slam winner Ken Rosewall. The stadium holds 10,500 people. There are also two other show courts in the precinct seating 4,000 and 2,000 spectators respectively, as well as ten other match courts and six practice courts. Refurbishment In January 2019, the New South Wales Government announced a $50.5 million upgrade of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |