title: Wheelchair tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
text: # Wheelchair tennis at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
  
  Wheelchair tennis events at the 2012 Summer Paralympics were held between 1 and 9 September at Eton Manor, London.
  
  ## Classification
  
  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.
  
  ## Events
  
  Six events were contested:
  
  * Men's singles
  * Men's doubles
  * Women's singles
  * Women's doubles
  * Quad singles
  * Quad doubles
  
      (Quadriplegic class players are not divided by gender)
  
  ## Participating nations
  
  112 competitors from 31 nations took part in this sport.
  
  * Argentina (2)
  * Australia (4)
  * Austria (3)
  * Belgium (3)
  * Brazil (5)
  * Canada (2)
  * Chile (4)
  * Colombia (3)
  * France (5)
  * Germany (2)
  * Great Britain (10)
  * Hungary (1)
  * Iran (1)
  * Iraq (1)
  * Israel (3)
  * Italy (4)
  * Japan (9)
  * Morocco (1)
  * Netherlands (8)
  * Nigeria (2)
  * Poland (4)
  * Slovakia (1)
  * South Africa (4)
  * South Korea (4)
  * Spain (4)
  * Sri Lanka (2)
  * Sweden (4)
  * Switzerland (2)
  * Thailand (4)
  * United States (9)
  * Zimbabwe (1)
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Medalists
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Men's singles details | Shingo Kunieda Japan | Stéphane Houdet France | Ronald Vink Netherlands |
  | Men's doubles details | Sweden (SWE) Stefan Olsson Peter Vikström | France (FRA) Frédéric Cattanéo Nicolas Peifer | France (FRA) Stéphane Houdet Michaël Jérémiasz |
  | Women's singles details | Esther Vergeer Netherlands | Aniek van Koot Netherlands | Jiske Griffioen Netherlands |
  | Women's doubles details | Netherlands (NED) Marjolein Buis Esther Vergeer | Netherlands (NED) Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot | Great Britain (GBR) Lucy Shuker Jordanne Whiley |
  | Quad singles details | Noam Gershony Israel | David Wagner United States | Nicholas Taylor United States |
  | Quad doubles details | United States (USA) Nicholas Taylor David Wagner | Great Britain (GBR) Andrew Lapthorne Peter Norfolk | Israel (ISR) Noam Gershony Shraga Weinberg |
  
  Source: Paralympic.org
  
  ### Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
  | 2 | United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
  | 3 | Israel (ISR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 4 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 4 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | 7 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
  