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A wheelchair is a mobilized form of chair using 2 or more wheels, a footrest and armrest usually cushioned. It is used when walking is difficult or impossible to do due to illnesses, injury, disabilities, or age related health conditions. Wheelchairs come in a wide variety of formats to meet the specific needs of their users.
Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis adapted for wheelchair users. The size of the court, net height and rackets are the same, but there are two major differences from pedestrian tennis: athletes use specially designed wheelchairs , and the ball may bounce up to two times, where the second bounce may also occur outside the court.
This is a list of the wheelchair tennis champions at the Grand Slam and the Wheelchair Tennis Masters events in the men's division since the introduction of the NEC Tour in 1992. Champions from the wheelchair tennis events at the Paralympic Games are also included. Some entries have an asterisk (*) linking to the tournament article.
Disability. Lists. v. t. e. A motorized wheelchair, powerchair, electric wheelchair or electric-powered wheelchair (EPW) is a wheelchair that is propelled by means of an electric motor (usually using differential steering) rather than manual power. Motorized wheelchairs are useful for those unable to propel a manual wheelchair or who may need ...
Alfie Hewett OBE (born 6 December 1997 in Norwich, Norfolk) is a British professional wheelchair tennis player. He is the current world No. 1 in both singles and doubles. He has won a total of 30 Grand Slam titles, with 9 singles and 21 doubles titles. . Hewett is a 30-time major champion, having won nine titles in singles and 21 in doubles, the latter all partnering Gordon Reid. The pair ...
There are several lists of wheelchair tennis champions : List of men's wheelchair tennis champions. List of women's wheelchair tennis champions. List of quad wheelchair tennis champions. Wheelchair tennis at the Summer Paralympics#Medalists.
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