Singles and doubles world No. 1 Alfie Hewett missed out on completing a career Golden Slam after losing to Japan's Tokito Oda in the Paralympic wheelchair tennis men's singles final on Saturday.

The sport grew in the 1980s as France became the first country in Europe to put together a specific wheelchair tennis programme. The sport made its first appearance at the Barcelona 1992 Paralympics.

While the sport of able-bodied tennis dates back to the late 19th century in the United Kingdom, wheelchair tennis’ roots are in the USA, in 1976. Wheelchair tennis first appeared on the Paralympic ...

If you're one of the people who can't get enough tennis these days, you've likely been interested in the wheelchair tennis ...

In terms of participation, table tennis is the third largest Paralympic sport. What started as a competition for wheelchair athletes, is now open to a much wider range of athletes. Eleven ...

I've had some good support in my career but it's amazingly hard to get sponsors in wheelchair tennis. I'm sponsored by my club, a company which is building the biggest airplane in the world and an ...

It’s just that she now does so in a wheelchair. Alwan is among a growing ... track and field, fencing, table tennis, tennis, weight lifting, swimming and volleyball. The athletes are mostly ...

The Dutch have long dominated the wheelchair tennis arena, but Japan has also emerged as a formidable force. "We are not having a long history, but we have many histories," Kamiji said ...