Wheelchair tennis first entered the Summer Paralympic Games in 1988 as a demonstration sport and as a full medal sport at the 1992 Barcelona Games. Australia has competed at every Paralympic wheelchair tennis competition. There are two categories of medals - open division and quad division.
Notable Australian performances:
See also: List of Australian Paralympic wheelchair tennis medalists.
See also: Wheelchair tennis at the 1988 Summer Paralympics.
Australia represented by:
Men – Michael Connell[1]
Wheelchair tennis was a demonstration sport. Michael Connell won a silver medal in the men's singles.[1]
See also: Wheelchair tennis at the 1992 Summer Paralympics. Australia represented by:
Men - Michael Connell, David Hall
Women – Randa Hinson, Sue Twelftree [1] [2]
Australia didn't receive any medals.
See also: Wheelchair tennis at the 1996 Summer Paralympics. Australia represented by:
Men – Mick Connell, David Hall
Women - Daniela Di Toro, Randa Hinson
Coach - Greg Crump
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Australia won 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal.
See also: Wheelchair tennis at the 2000 Summer Paralympics. Australia represented in wheelchair tennis by:
Men - David Hall, David Johnson
Women – Daniela Di Toro, Branka Pupovac
Coach - Greg Crump (Head)
Australia had competitive results making three finals out of four and winning 1 gold and 2 silver medals. David Hall took one gold and one silver medal.[1] [4] [5]
See also: Wheelchair tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.
Australia represented in wheelchair tennis:
Men – Anthony Bonaccurso, David Hall, Ben Weekes
Women – Daniela Di Toro
Head coach- Greg Crump
Officials - Manager – Sallee Trewin [1] [6]
Australia won 2 silver and 2 bronze medals.
Detailed Australian Results
See main article: article and Wheelchair Tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. Representing Australia in wheelchair tennis:
Men - Michael Dobbie, Ben Weekes
Women - Daniela Di Toro
Coach - Head Coach - Greg Crump Officials - Section Manager – Geoff Quinlan[7]
Daniela Di Toro competed at her fourth Games. Australia did not win a medal as only Michael Dobbie progressed past the first round.Detailed Australian Results
See also: Wheelchair tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Men - Ben Weekes, Adam Kellerman
Women - Daniela Di Toro, Janel Manns
Coaches – Greg Crump (Head), Craig Purcell
Officials - Section Manager – Brenda Tierney; [8]
Daniela Di Toro competed at her fifth Games.[9] Australia did not win any medals.
Detailed Australian Results
See also: Wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Men - Dylan Alcott, Heath Davidson (d), Ben Weekes, Adam Kellerman
Women - Sarah Calati (d)
Coaches - Vernon Cheung (Men's), Franscois Vogelsberger (Quad)
Officials Team Leader - Brenda Tierney [10]
Australia achieved impressive results winning two gold medals, Dylan Alcott taking the men's singles and men's quad doubles with Heath Davidson.
Detailed Australian Results
See also: Wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Men - Dylan Alcott, Heath Davidson, Martyn Dunn (d) Ben Weekes
Coaches- Jessica Moore (Men's), Franscois Vogelsberger (Quad)
Officials - Team Leader - Brenda Tierney [11]
Australia achieved impressive results winning one gold and one silver medals, Dylan Alcott taking gold the men's quad singles and teaming with Heath Davidson to win silver medal in the men's quad doubles.
Detailed Australian Results
(d) Paralympic Games debut