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Wheelchair tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Field	Value
logo	[[File:Wheelchair Tennis, London 2012.png	150px]]
date	1–8 September 2012
edition	7th
category	Super Series
location	Eton Manor, London
champms	Shingo Kunieda
champws	Esther Vergeer
champqs	Noam Gershony
champmd	Stefan Olsson / Peter Vikström
champwd	Esther Vergeer / Marjolein Buis
champqd	Nick Taylor / David Wagner
quadrennial	yes
multiwc	yes

Wheelchair tennis events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics were held between 1 and 9 September at Eton Manor, London.

Classification

Players were classified according to 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 must have a major or total loss of function in one or both legs. Quadriplegic class players compete in mixed events, while Paraplegic class players (with full use of their arms) competed in 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
Quad doubles :(Quadriplegic class players are not divided by gender)

Participating nations

112 competitors from 31 nations took part in this sport.

Medal summary

Medalists

Quad doubles
USA
Nicholas Taylor
David Wagner	GBR
Andrew Lapthorne
Peter Norfolk	ISR
Noam Gershony
Shraga Weinberg

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

Medal table

References

[https://web.archive.org/web/20110828033931/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/paralympic-sport/8716298/London-2012-Paralympics-Wheelchair-Tennis-guide.html London 2012 Paralympics Wheelchair Tennis guide] ''www.telegraph.co.uk''
"Paralympic Wheelchair Tennis - Schedule, Results, Medals | London 2012".

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