London 2012 Paralympic Games: Wheelchair Tennis

Watch Paralympic athletes serve and smash their way to 2012 Wheelchair Tennis gold in the Olympic Park.

Wheelchair Tennis at London 2012

See more than a hundred Paralympic athletes competing in London 2012's Wheelchair Tennis knockout tournament. Featuring as a fully-fledged Paralympic sport for only the sixth time, the sport takes place at the purpose built Eton Manor complex at the north of the Olympic Park.

The London 2012 Wheelchair Tennis competition will consist of men and women competing across six medal events:

• Men's and Women's Singles
• Men's and Women's Doubles
• Quad Singles
• Quad Doubles

Tennis at the 2012 Paralympic Games

Wheelchair Tennis is one of the fastest-growing wheelchair sports in the world, with more than 170 tournaments on the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour.

The sport follows similar rules to tennis, with one main difference: the ball is allowed to bounce twice, and only the first bounce must be within the boundaries of the court. All matches are played over the best of three sets.