Tennis Panorama News

(November 9, 2012) The latest results from the 2012 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters taking place in Mechelen, Belgium on 7-11 November. Eight men, eight women and four quad players are competing in the ITF’s year-end wheelchair tennis singles championship.

The NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters was initiated in 1994 to honour the top players who have shown dedication and professionalism to the sport, and forms the climax to the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour, that in 2012 featured approximately 170 events in more than 40 countries. In the men’s and women’s events, eight players compete in two round-robin groups, with the top two players in each group reaching the semifinals. In the quad event, four players compete in one round-robin group, with the top two players contesting the final.

NEC WHEELCHAIR TENNIS MASTERS, MECHELEN, BELGIUM

MEN ROUND ROBIN – Pool 1

Stephane Houdet (FRA) (1) d. Ronald Vink (NED) (4) 64 75

Stefan Olsson (SWE) 62 61 d. Michael Jeremiasz (FRA) 62 75

MEN ROUND ROBIN – Pool 2

Shingo Kunieda (JPN) (3) d. Gustavo Fernandez (ARG) 60 60

Maikel Scheffers (NED) (2) d. Gordon Reid (GBR) 46 62 64

WOMEN ROUND ROBIN – Pool 1

Aniek van Koot (NED) (1) d. Kgothatso Montjane (RSA) 61 63

Jiske Griffioen (NED) (4) d. Sharon Walraven (NED) 60 57 64

WOMEN ROUND ROBIN – Pool 2

Sabine Ellerbrock (GER) (2) d. Annick Sevenans (BEL) 61 63

Lucy Shuker (GBR) d. Marjolein Buis (NED) (3) 16 63 64

QUADS ROUND ROBIN

David Wagner (USA) (1) d. Anders Hard (SWE) 60 67(6) 61

Andy Lapthorne (GBR) (2) d. Nick Taylor (USA) 63 63

The quad singles final will be David Wagner from USA against Andy Lapthorne from Great Britain.

The men’s semifinals will see Stephane Houdet from France against Maikel Scheffers from the Netherlands and Shingo Kunieda from Japan against Stefan Olsson from Sweden.

The women’s semifinals will see Aniek van Koot from the Netherlands against Sabine Ellerbrock from Germany and Jiske Griffioen against fellow Dutchwoman Marjolein Buis.

For the latest news and results from the event, please visit the ITF wheelchair website: www.itftennis.com/wheelchair

The latest results from the 2011 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters event at the Heiveld Tennis Centre in Mechelen, Belgium taking place November 8-12, 2011. The ITF’s year-end wheelchair tennis singles event features eight men, eight  women as well as four quad players.Visit the relaunched ITF wheelchair tennis website: www.itftennis.com/wheelchair.

 

 

MEN – Pool A

Nicolas Peifer (FRA) d. Satoshi Saida (JPN) 62 63

Maikel Scheffers (NED) d. Robin Ammerlaan (NED) 36 63 60

MEN – Pool B

Stephane Houdet (FRA) d. Ronald Vink (NED) 62 67(4) 62

Stefan Olsson (SWE) d. Frederic Cattaneo (FRA) 36 60 60

WOMEN – Pool A

Esther Vergeer (NED) d. Sabine Ellerbrock (GER) 61 61

Aniek van Koot (NED) d. Annick Sevenans (BEL) 64 76(4)

 

WOMEN – Pool B

Sharon Walraven (NED) d. Marjolein Buis (NED) 76(7) 67(2) 61

Jiske Griffioen (NED) d. Daniela di Toro (AUS) 61 63

 

QUADS

Andrew Lapthorne (GBR) d. David Wagner (USA) 62 75

Noam Gershony (ISR) d. Nick Taylor (USA) 61 60