Wheelchair tennis at the Summer Paralympics
Introduction '''Wheelchair tennis''' was first contested at the '''Summer Paralympics''' as a demonstration sport in 1988, with two events being held (men's and women's singles). It became an official medal-awarding sport in 1992 and has been competed at every Summer Paralympics since then. Four events were held from 1992 to 2000, with quad events (mixed gender) in both singles and doubles added in 2004.
Summary GamesYear EventsBest Nation1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8 1988 2  9 1992 4  10 1996 4  11 2000 4  12 2004 6  13 2008 6  14 2012 6  15 2016 6  16 2020 6
Events Six events are contested at each Paralympic. Only men's and women's singles were held at the 1988 Paralympics, when it was a demonstration sport. These were joined by men's and women's doubles events four years later when the sport turned an official event.In 2004, two new events were added with quadriplegia (as such they are also known as "quad" events) and unlike the other events they are mixed. But until the 2020 Games, only two women competed in the event, the Dutch Monique de Beer and the Canadian Sarah Hunter, both competed in 2004 and 2008.However, the Dutch is still the only woman to win a medal at the Paralympics, a bronze in the doubles event in 2004. '''Current events'''*Men's singles*Men's doubles*Women's singles*Women's doubles*Quad singles*Quad doubles
Historical medal table
Medalists Medal winners for every Summer Games since 1992 are as follows:=== Men's singles === ''1988 Seoul''''demonstration''    1992 Barcelona    1996 Atlanta    2000 Sydney    2004 Athens    2008 Beijing    2012 London    2016 Rio    2020 Tokyo   === Women's singles === ''1988 Seoul''''demonstration''    1992 Barcelona    1996 Atlanta    2000 Sydney    2004 Athens    2008 Beijing    2012 London    2016 Rio    2020 Tokyo   === Quad singles === 2004 Athens    2008 Beijing    2012 London    2016 Rio    2020 Tokyo   === Men's doubles === 1992 Barcelona   Brad Parks  Randy Snow   Thierry Caillier  Laurent Giammartini   Stefan Bitterauf  Kai Schramayer 1996 Atlanta   Stephen Welch  Vance Parmelly   David Hall  Mick Connell   Ricky Molier  Eric Stuurman 2000 Sydney   Ricky Molier  Robin Ammerlaan   David Johnson  David Hall   Stephen Welch  Scott Douglas 2004 Athens   Shingo Kunieda  Satoshi Saida   Michaël Jérémiasz  Lahcen Majdi   Anthony Bonaccurso  David Hall 2008 Beijing   Stéphane Houdet  Michaël Jérémiasz   Stefan Olsson  Peter Vikström   Shingo Kunieda  Satoshi Saida 2012 London Stefan OlssonPeter Vikström Frédéric CattanéoNicolas Peifer Stéphane HoudetMichaël Jérémiasz 2016 Rio Stéphane HoudetNicolas Peifer Alfie HewettGordon Reid Shingo KuniedaSatoshi Saida 2020 Tokyo Stéphane HoudetNicolas Peifer Alfie HewettGordon Reid Tom EgberinkMaikel Scheffers=== Women's doubles === 1992 Barcelona   Monique van den Bosch  Chantal Vandierendonck   Nancy Olson  Lynn Seidemann   Oristelle Marx  Arlette Racineux 1996 Atlanta   Chantal Vandierendonck  Monique Kalkman-van den Bosch   Hope Lewellen  Nancy Olson   Oristelle Marx  Arlette Racineux 2000 Sydney   Maaike Smit  Esther Vergeer   Branka Pupovac  Daniela Di Toro   Christine Otterbach  Petra Sax-Scharl 2004 Athens   Maaike Smit  Esther Vergeer   Sakhorn Khanthasit  Ratana Techamaneewat   Sandra Kalt  Karin Suter-Erath 2008 Beijing   Korie Homan  Sharon Walraven   Jiske Griffioen  Esther Vergeer   Florence Gravellier  Arlette Racineux 2012 LondonMarjolein BuisEsther Vergeer Jiske GriffioenAniek van Koot Lucy ShukerJordanne Whiley 2016 Rio Jiske GriffioenAniek van Koot Marjolein BuisDiede de Groot Lucy ShukerJordanne Whiley 2020 Tokyo Diede de GrootAniek van Koot Lucy ShukerJordanne Whiley Yui KamijiMomoko Ohtani=== Quad doubles === 2004 Athens   Nicholas Taylor  David Wagner   Mark Eccleston  Peter Norfolk   Monique de Beer  Bas van Erp 2008 Beijing   Nicholas Taylor  David Wagner   Boaz Kramer  Shraga Weinberg   Jamie Burdekin  Peter Norfolk 2012 London Nicholas TaylorDavid Wagner Andrew LapthornePeter Norfolk Noam GershonyShraga Weinberg 2016 Rio Dylan AlcottHeath Davidson Nicholas TaylorDavid Wagner Andrew LapthornePeter Norfolk 2020 Tokyo Sam SchröderNiels Vink Dylan AlcottHeath Davidson Mitsuteru MoroishiKoji Sugeno
Nations  ''Nations''                  16  24  24  32  35  31  29  ''Competitors''                  48  72  72  112  112  112  100
See also *Tennis at the Summer Olympics
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