Wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics explained
| Date: | 27 August - 4 September 2021 |
| Edition: | 9th |
| Category: | Super Series |
| Location: | Ariake Tennis Park |
| Champmd: | / |
| Champwd: | / |
| Champqd: | / |
| Quadrennial: | yes |
| Multiwc: | yes |
Wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan took place at the Ariake Tennis Park from 27 August to 4 September 2021.
The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They kept the 2020 name and were held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[1] [2]
Patrick Selepe became the first disabled umpire to officiate in a wheelchair Paralympic event.[3]
Qualification
- There are 56 male (singles and doubles), 32 female (singles and doubles) and 16 quad (singles and doubles).
- The qualification slots are awarded to the individual athletes, not to the NPCs and they should not exceed the maximum total quota allocation of 11 qualification slots.[4]
- A maximum of eight qualification slots (4 male, 4 female) can be allocated to men's and women's singles events respectively.
- A maximum of three in the quads' class.
- A maximum of two men's or women's teams to represent the doubles' events.
- One team, of mixed gender, is eligible to compete in the quads doubles.
- An athlete has to have an official ranking on the Wheelchair Tennis Singles World Ranking List dated 7 June 2021.
- An athlete would be eligible to qualify if they have been in a final nominated team and was present in the World Team Cup events including qualifying and Junior World Team Cup for a minimum of two years between 2017 and 2020.
- An athlete would have to fulfill the minimum requirements in the ITF's Tokyo 2020 Wheelchair Tennis Regulations which will be published in late 2021.
- The ITF and the IPC have to consider on bipartite commission invitation athletes who don't have an official ranking but as long as they have competed in one ITF Wheelchair Tennis competition between 1 January 2018 to 6 June 2021, they will be eligible to compete.
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Men | Women | Quads | Totals |
|---|
| 2018 Asian Para Games[5] | 6–13 October 2018 | | | | | 2 |
| 23 August – 1 September 2019 | | | | | 2 |
| Wheelchair tennis singles world rankings[6] [7] | as of 7 June 2021 | – |
|
|
| 74 |
| Bipartite Commission invitation | as of 18 June 2021 | – |
|
|
| 26 |
| Total | | | 56 | 32 | 16 | 104[8] | |
|---|
Schedule
| R | Qualifying rounds | QF | Quarterfinals | SF | Semifinals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Gold medal match | |
| Event | 2021 |
|---|
Fri
27 Aug | Sat
28 Aug | Sun
29 Aug | Mon
30 Aug | Tue
31 Aug | Wed
1 Sept | Thu
2 Sept | Fri
3 Sept | Sat
4 Sept |
|---|
| Men's singles | R64 | R32 | R16 | | QF | SF | | B | F |
| Men's doubles | | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | | | B | F | |
| Women's singles | | R32 | | R16 | QF | | SF | B | F | |
| Women's doubles | R16 | | QF | | | SF | | B | F |
| Quads' singles | | R16 | | QF | SF | | | B | F |
| Quads' doubles | QF | | SF | | | B | F | | | | |
Medalists
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee . International Olympic Committee. Olympic.org . 24 March 2020.
- News: Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021 . . 30 March 2020.
- Web site: 'I never made it as a player, but now I can say I am a Paralympian'. 30 August 2021. www.itftennis.com . International Tennis Federation.
- Web site: 13 April 2021. 2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide. International Paralympic Committee.
- Web site: Yui Kamiji and Shingo Kunieda win gold, qualify for 2020 Paralympics. 13 October 2018. The Japan Times.
- Web site: 8 June 2021. Wheelchair Tennis World Rankings. International Tennis Federation.
- Web site: 7 June 2021. British wheelchair tennis players Hewett and Whiley qualify for Paralympics through rankings. insidethegames.biz.
- Web site: 1 July 2021. ITF announces wheelchair entries for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. International Paralympic Committee.
