2018 Wheelchair Tennis Masters

The 2018 Wheelchair Tennis Masters (also known as the 2018 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters for sponsorship reasons) was a wheelchair tennis tournament played at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona, Orlando, Florida, United States, from 28 November to 2 December 2018. It is the season-ending event for the highest-ranked wheelchair tennis singles players on the 2018 ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour.

2018 Wheelchair Tennis Masters
Date28 November–2 December 2018
Edition25th (men/women) / 15th (quad)
CategoryITF Masters Series
Draw8M/8W/6Q
SurfaceHard / indoor
LocationLake Nona, Orlando, Florida, United States
VenueUSTA National Campus
Champions
Men's Singles
Joachim Gérard
Women's Singles
Diede de Groot
Quad Singles
Dylan Alcott

Tournament

The 2018 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters took place from 28 November to 2 December at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona, Orlando, Florida, United States.[1] It will be the 25th edition of the tournament (15th for quad players). The tournament is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2018 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.[2]

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 15 October 2018.[3] All matches are the best of three tie-break sets, including the final.

Qualified players

The following players qualified for the 2018 Wheelchair Tennis Masters, based upon rankings as at 16 October 2017. Players whose names are struck out qualified but did not participate and were replaced by the next highest ranking player.[3]

Champions

Men's Singles

Joachim Gérard def. Shingo Kunieda, 6–1, 6–7(5), 6–3

Women's Singles

Diede de Groot def. Yui Kamiji, 6–3, 7–5

Quad Singles

Dylan Alcott def. Andy Lapthorne, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4

See also

References
  1. Maher, Eric (1 October 2018). "National Campus to Host Wheelchair Masters". usta.com. United States Tennis Association. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  2. "About the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters". lta.org.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. "Entries announced for 2018 NEC Masters". itftennis.com. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
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