Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Classification

Players were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed players to compete against others with a similar level of function. To compete in wheelchair tennis, athletes had to have a major or total loss of function in one or both legs. Quadriplegic players competed in the mixed events, while players with full use of their arms competed in the separate men's and women's events.

Events

Six events were contested:

• Men's singles
• Men's doubles
• Women's singles
• Women's doubles
• Quad singles (mixed gender)
• Quad doubles (mixed gender)

Participating countries

There were 112 athletes (77 male, 35 female) from 35 nations taking part in this sport.

• ARG
• AUS
• AUT
• BEL
• BRA
• CAN
• CHI
• CHN
• COL
• DEN
• FIN
• FRA
• GER
• GBR
• GRE
• HUN
• INA
• ISR
• ITA
• JPN
• NED
• NGR
• POL
• ROU
• RUS
• SVK
• RSA
• KOR
• ESP
• SRI
• SWE
• SUI
• THA
• TUR
• USA

Medal summary

Medal table

This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their players (in this context a country is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.

Medalists

Source: Paralympic.org {{cite web |access-date = 2012-11-01 }}

References

• {{cite web | access-date = 2008-09-10 | archive-date = 2008-09-21 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080921123305/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/Schedule/WT.shtml | url-status = dead