Wheelchair tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
| Wheelchair tennis at the XII Paralympic Games | |
.svg.png) Paralympic Wheelchair tennis | |
| Venue | Athens Olympic Tennis Centre |
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| Dates | 19–26 September 2004 |
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| Date: | 19–26 September | |||
| Edition: | 4th | |||
| Location: | Athens Olympic Tennis Centre | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's Singles | ||||
 Robin Ammerlaan | ||||
| Women's Singles | ||||
| Esther Vergeer | ||||
| Quad Singles | ||||
 Peter Norfolk | ||||
| Men's Doubles | ||||
 Shingo Kunieda / Satoshi Saida | ||||
| Women's Doubles | ||||
| Maaike Smit / Esther Vergeer | ||||
| Quad Doubles | ||||
 Nick Taylor / David Wagner | ||||
Wheelchair tennis at the Summer Paralympics
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Wheelchair Tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was staged at the Olympic Tennis Centre from September 19 to September 26.
There were singles and doubles competitions for men, women and both (mixed). All matches were played to the best of three sets.
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's singles |
Robin Ammerlaan Netherlands (NED) |
 David HallAustralia (AUS) |
 Michael JeremiaszFrance (FRA) |
| Men's doubles |
Japan (JPN) Shingo Kunieda Satoshi Saida |
France (FRA) Michael Jeremiasz Lahcen Majdi |
Australia (AUS) Anthony Bonaccurso David Hall |
| Women's singles |
Esther Vergeer Netherlands (NED) |
Sonja Peters Netherlands (NED) |
Daniela Di Toro Australia (AUS) |
| Women's doubles |
Netherlands (NED) Maaike Smit Esther Vergeer |
 Thailand (THA) Sakhorn Khanthasit Ratana Techamaneewat |
 Switzerland (SUI) Sandra Kalt Karin Suter Erath |
| Quad singles |
Peter Norfolk Great Britain (GBR) |
David Wagner United States (USA) |
Bas Van Erp Netherlands (NED) |
| Quad doubles |
United States (USA) Nick Taylor David Wagner |
Great Britain (GBR) Mark Eccleston Peter Norfolk |
Netherlands (NED) Monique De Beer Bas Van Erp |
Source: Paralympic.org [1]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Netherlands (NED) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
- ↑ "Medallists, Athens 2004 Paralympic Game, Wheelchair tennis". Official Website of the Paralympic Movement. 2004. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
- Wheelchair Tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics (Athens) from the International Paralympic Committee
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