Wheelchair tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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| Date: | 1 – 8 September 2012 | |||
| Edition: | 7th | |||
| Category: | Super Series | |||
| Location: | Eton Manor, London | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's Singles | ||||
 Shingo Kunieda (JPN)
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| Women's Singles | ||||
 Esther Vergeer (NED)
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| Quad Singles | ||||
 Noam Gershony (ISR)
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| Men's Doubles | ||||
 Stefan Olsson (SWE) / Peter Vikström (SWE)
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| Women's Doubles | ||||
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Esther Vergeer (NED) / Marjolein Buis (NED)
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| Quad Doubles | ||||
 Nick Taylor (USA) / David Wagner (USA)
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Wheelchair tennis at the Summer Paralympics
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Wheelchair tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics |
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| Singles | men | women | quad | |||
| Doubles | men | women | quad | |||
Wheelchair tennis events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics were held between 1–9 September at Eton Manor, London.
Players were classified according to the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allowed players to compete against others with a similar level of function. To compete in wheelchair tennis, athletes must have a major or total loss of function in one or both legs. Quadriplegic class players compete in mixed events, while Paraplegic class players (with full use of their arms) competed in separate men's and women's events.
Six events were contested:
Source: Paralympic.org
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