2016 Wheelchair Tennis Masters Explained

Date:30 November–4 December 2016
Edition:23rd (men/women) / 13th (quad)
Category:ITF Masters Series
Draw:8M/8W/6Q
Venue:Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre
Location:Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, United Kingdom
Surface:Hard / indoor
Champms: Joachim Gérard
Champws: Jiske Griffioen
Champqs: David Wagner

The 2016 Wheelchair Tennis Masters (also known as the 2016 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters for sponsorship reasons) is a wheelchair tennis tournament played at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, United Kingdom, from 30 November to 4 December 2016. It is the season-ending event for the highest-ranked wheelchair tennis singles players on the 2016 ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour.

Tournament

The 2016 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters took place from 30 November to 4 December at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London, United Kingdom. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament (13th for quad players). The tournament is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2016 ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour. The event takes place on indoor hard courts. It serves as the season-ending championships for singles players on the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour. The eight players who qualify for the men's and women's events, and six players who qualify for the quad event, are split into two groups of three or four. During this stage, players compete in a round-robin format (meaning players play against all the other players in their group).The two players with the best results in each group progress to the semifinals, where the winners of a group face the runners-up of the other group. This stage, however, is a knock-out stage.[1]

Format

The Wheelchair Tennis Masters has a round-robin format, with six/eight players divided into two groups of three/four. The six/eight seeds are determined by the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Rankings as they stood on 10 October 2016.[2] All matches are the best of three tie-break sets, including the final. This year saw an increase in the number of players competing in the quad singles, with six players now completing for the title, up from four the previous year.

Qualified players

The following players qualified for the 2016 Wheelchair Tennis Masters, based upon rankings as at 10 October 2016. Players whose names are struck out qualified but did not participate and were replaced by the next highest ranking player.[3] [4] [5]

Men's singles
RankPlayerTotal points
1 Stéphane Houdet4,581
2 Gordon Reid4,487
3 Joachim Gérard4,213
4 Gustavo Fernández3,346
5 Nicolas Peifer3,081
6 Stefan Olsson2,133
7 Shingo Kunieda
8 Maikel Scheffers3,642
9 Alfie Hewett3,642
Women's singles
RankPlayerTotal points
1 Jiske Griffioen4,588
2 Aniek van Koot2,977
3 Yui Kamiji2,877
4 Marjolein Buis2,860
5 Jordanne Whiley2,546
6 Sabine Ellerbrock2,586
7 Diede de Groot2,358
8 Lucy Shuker1,651
Quad singles
RankPlayerTotal points
1 Dylan Alcott
2 David Wagner3,774
3 Lucas Sithole
4 Andrew Lapthorne2,339
5 Itay Erenlib1,404
6 Kim Kyu-seung1,298
10 Shraga Weinberg967
11 Antony Cotterill849

Champions

Men's singles

See main article: 2016 Wheelchair Tennis Masters – Men's singles. Joachim Gérard def. Gordon Reid, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 [6]

Women's singles

See main article: 2016 Wheelchair Tennis Masters – Women's singles. Jiske Griffioen def. Yui Kamiji, 6–4, 6–4

Quad singles

See main article: 2016 Wheelchair Tennis Masters – Quad singles. David Wagner def. Itay Erenlib, 6–4, 6–1

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters . lta.org.uk . 24 July 2018 .
  2. Web site: ITF confirms 2016 Masters cut-off dates . itftennis.com/ . 24 July 2018 . 17 July 2016.
  3. Web site: Paralympic Champions Reid, Griffioen and Alcott head entries for NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters in London . lta.org.uk . 24 July 2018 . 12 October 2016.
  4. Web site: 2016 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters entries updated . itftennis.com . 24 July 2018 . 24 November 2016.
  5. Web site: Alfie Hewett excited for NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters debut . lta.org.uk . 24 July 2018 . 23 November 2016.
  6. Web site: Champions crowned at NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters . lta.org.uk . 24 July 2018 . 4 December 2016.