Wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan will take place at the Ariake Tennis Park between 28 August to 5 September.
| Wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
| Date | 27 August to 4 September 2021 |
| Edition | 9th |
| Category | Super Series |
| Location | Ariake Tennis Park |
| Champions | |
Qualification
- There will be expected to be 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.[1]
- 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[2] | 6 - 13 October 2018 |  |  | | N/A | 2 |
| 2019 Parapan American Games | 23 August - 1 September 2019 |  |  |  | N/A | 2 |
| Wheelchair Tennis Singles World Rankings | as of 7 June 2021 | - | 40 qualified slots | 22 qualified slots | 12 qualified slots | 74 |
| Bipartite Commission Invitation | as of 18 June 2021 | - | 14 qualified slots | 8 qualified slots | 4 qualified slots | 26 |
| Total | 56 | 32 | 16 | 104 |
Schedule
| R | Qualifying rounds | QF | Quarterfinals | SF | Semifinals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Gold medal match |
| Event | Dates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 27 Aug | Sat 28 Aug | Sun 29 Aug | Mon 30 Aug | Tues 31 Aug | Wed 1 Sept | Thurs 2 Sept | Fri 3 Sept | Sat 4 Sept | |||
| Men's singles | R64 | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | B | F | ||||
| Women's singles | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | B | F | |||||
| Men's doubles | R32 | R16 | QF | SF | B | F | |||||
| Women's doubles | R32 | QF | SF | B | F | ||||||
| Quads' singles | R16 | QF | SF | B | F | ||||||
| Quads' doubles | QF | SF | B | F | |||||||
Medal table
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
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| Men's doubles |
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| Women's singles |
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| Women's doubles |
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| Quad singles |
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| Quad doubles |
See also
References
- "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 16 August 2020.
- "Yui Kamiji and Shingo Kunieda win gold, qualify for 2020 Paralympics". The Japan Times. 13 October 2018.
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