Wheelchair Tennis Masters

The Wheelchair Tennis Masters refers to a pair of end of year tennis events for wheelchair athletes held on an annual basis under the jurisdiction of the International Tennis Federation.

Tennis

The Wheelchair Tennis Masters for singles[1] is an end-of-year wheelchair tennis tournament, broadly analogous to the ATP Tour and WTA Championship finals. Initiated in 1994 for men and women's singles, and 2004 for quad players (quad tennis being a mixed gender sport) both genders compete at the same event.[2]

The top eight players (men and women), and the top six quad players, are invited to the Masters. The ranking is based on their ranking after the US Open is played. The round robin format is comparable to that which operates at the ATP World Tour Finals and WTA Championships. The Masters is described as the official ITF year-end singles championship.

Separately, the Wheelchair Tennis Masters for doubles performs a similar function for men's, women's and quad doubles players. Initiated in 2000 (2003 for quad players), each year the top eight men’s pairings, top six women's pairings and top four quad pairings are accepted into the draw in which all three events follow a round-robin format.[3]

NEC Wheelchair Tennis Single Masters

From 1994 until 1999 the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters took place in the Indoor Sport Centre in Eindhoven, Netherlands. From 2000 until 2005 the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters took place in Amersfoort, Netherlands. From 2006 through 2010, the singles tournament took place in the Frans Otten Stadium in Amsterdam.[4] The tournament was renamed the NEC Singles Masters in 2010, and moved to Mechelen, Belgium from 2011 to 2012. In 2013, the NEC Singles Masters took place at the Marguerite Tennis Pavilion in Mission Viejo, California.[5] From 2014 to 2016 the NEC Singles Masters were held in London, UK, while in 2017 the tournament moved to Loughborough, UK. From 2018 the Masters is held in Orlando, Florida. Esther Vergeer holds the record, having won 14 titles between 1998 and 2011, followed by David Wagner with 11.

Men
Location Year Champion Runner-up Score
Eindhoven
1994 Randy Snow Stephen Welch6–2, 6–4
1995 Laurent Giammartini Randy Snow7–5, 4–6, 6–4
1996 Stephen Welch Laurent Giammartini6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1997 Kai Schrameyer Stephen Welch4–6, 7–5, 6–0
1998 Ricky Molier Laurent Giammartini7–5, 7–5
1999 Robin Ammerlaan Martin Legner7–5, 6–1
Amersfoort 2000 Robin Ammerlaan Ricky Molier7–6(11–9), 6–1
2001 Ricky Molier Robin Ammerlaan6–0, 6–7(1–7), 6–1
2002 David Hall Robin Ammerlaan2–6, 6–3, 6–4
2003 Robin Ammerlaan Stephen Welch6–3, 6–4
2004 David Hall Michaël Jeremiasz6–2, 6–4
2005 Robin Ammerlaan Michaël Jeremiasz6–2, 6–3
Amsterdam 2006 Robin Ammerlaan Shingo Kunieda7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5)
2007 Robin Ammerlaan Michaël Jeremiasz7–6(10–8), 5–7, 6–0
2008 Stefan Olsson Robin Ammerlaan6–3, 4–6, 6–3
2009 Maikel Scheffers Robin Ammerlaan2–6, 6–4, 6–2
2010 Stefan Olsson Stéphane Houdet6–4, 7–5
Mechelen 2011 Stéphane Houdet Maikel Scheffers6–4, 7–6(7–2)
2012 Shingo Kunieda Maikel Scheffers6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Mission Viejo 2013 Shingo Kunieda Joachim Gérard6–0 7–6(11–9)
London 2014 Shingo Kunieda Nicolas Peifer6–1 6–1
2015 Joachim Gérard Shingo Kunieda7–5, 2–6, 6–3
2016 Joachim Gérard Gordon Reid4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loughborough 2017 Alfie Hewett Gordon Reid6–3, 6–2
Lake Nona 2018 Joachim Gérard Shingo Kunieda6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–3
2019 Joachim Gérard Alfie Hewett6–3, 6–2
2020no competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Alfie Hewett Gustavo Fernandez7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–4
Oss 2022 Tokito Oda Alfie Hewett6–4, 6–3
Barcelona 2023 Alfie Hewett Gustavo Fernandez4–6, 6–1, 6–3

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Women
Location Year Champion Runner-up Score
Eindhoven
1994 Monique Kalkman Chantal Vandierendonck6–1, 6–4
1995 Monique Kalkman Daniela Di Toro6–1, 6–2
1996 Chantal Vandierendonck Daniela Di Toro6–1, 6–3
1997 Maaike Smit Monique Kalkman6–3, 4–6, 7–5
1998 Esther Vergeer Maaike Smit6–0, 7–6
1999 Esther Vergeer Maaike Smit6–0, 6–1
Amersfoort 2000 Esther Vergeer Djoke van Marum6–1, 6–3
2001 Esther Vergeer Maaike Smit6–2, 6–3
2002 Esther Vergeer Sonja Peters4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
2003 Esther Vergeer Sharon Walraven6–1, 6–3
2004 Esther Vergeer Jiske Griffioen6–2, 6–0
2005 Esther Vergeer Florence Gravellier6–4, 6–2
Amsterdam 2006 Esther Vergeer Sharon Walraven6–1, 6–2
2007 Esther Vergeer Korie Homan6–3, 6–4
2008 Esther Vergeer Korie Homan6–2, 3–6, 6–0
2009 Esther Vergeer Korie Homan2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
2010 Esther Vergeer Daniela Di Toro6–2, 6–1
Mechelen 2011 Esther Vergeer Aniek van Koot6–1, 6–2
2012 Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot6–2, 6–2
Mission Viejo 2013 Yui Kamiji Jiske Griffioen7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–4
London[7] 2014 Aniek van Koot Jiske Griffioen3–6, 6–4, 6–1
2015 Jiske Griffioen Sabine Ellerbrock6–2, 6–2
2016 Jiske Griffioen Yui Kamiji6–4, 6–4
Loughborough 2017 Diede De Groot Yui Kamiji7–5, 6–4
Lake Nona 2018 Diede de Groot Yui Kamiji6–3, 7–5
2019 Diede de Groot Yui Kamiji6–2, 6–3
2020no competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Diede de Groot Yui Kamiji6–3, 2–6, 6–2
Oss 2022 Diede de Groot Yui Kamiji6–2, 6–2
Barcelona 2023 Diede de Groot Yui Kamiji1–6, 6–1, 6–4

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Quads
Location Year Champion Runner-up Score
Amersfoort 2004 David Wagner Bas van Erp6–2, 6–3
2005 David Wagner Nick Taylor6–2, 6–1
Amsterdam 2006 Peter Norfolk David Wagner6–2, 6–2
2007 David Wagner Johan Andersson6–1, 3–6, 6–2
2008 David Wagner Peter Norfolk6–4, 6–1
2009 Peter Norfolk David Wagner6–2, 7–5
2010 Peter Norfolk David Wagner6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Mechelen 2011 Noam Gershony Andrew Lapthorne0–6, 6–3, 7–5
2012 David Wagner Andrew Lapthorne6–4, 6–2
Mission Viejo 2013 David Wagner Lucas Sithole0–6, 6–2, 6–2
London[7] 2014 David Wagner Dylan Alcott6–4, 7–5
2015 David Wagner Lucas Sithole7–6(8–6), 6–4
2016 David Wagner Itay Erenlib6–4, 6–1
Loughborough 2017 David Wagner Andrew Lapthorne6–1, 6–2
Lake Nona 2018 Dylan Alcott Andrew Lapthorne3–6, 7–5, 6–4
2019 David Wagner Niels Vink6–3, 6–4
2020no competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Niels Vink Sam Schroder6–4, 6–7, 4–6
Netherlands 2022 Sam Schroder Niels Vink6–3, 6–0
Barcelona 2023 Niels Vink Sam Schroder6–4, 6–2

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Wheelchair Doubles Masters

From 2000 until 2001 the Wheelchair Tennis Doubles Masters took place alongside the singles event in Amersfoort. From 2002 until 2003 the Wheelchair Tennis Doubles Masters took place at the Invacare World Team Cup by Camozzi in Tremosine, Italy. From 2003 until 2004 the Camozzi company became sponsor of this tournament and it took place in Brescia, Italy. Since 2005 the event took place in the Centro Sportivo Mario Mongodi close to Bergamo, Italy. In 2011 the title sponsorship was taken up by Invacare in a two-year deal and the 2011 tournament was held in the Frans Otten stadium in Amsterdam.[8] From 2013 to 2016, the ITF Wheelchair Doubles Masters took place at the Marguerite Tennis Pavilion in Mission Viejo, California[9] In 2017 and 2018, the event took place in Bemmel, Netherlands. As of 2018, Taylor and Wagner are the most successful partnership across all categories, with a total of 11 titles.[10][11]

Men
Location Year Champion Runner-up Score
NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters
Amersfoort 2000 Ricky Molier
Stephen Welch		 Robin Ammerlaan
Eric Stuurman		6–3, 6–1
2001 Miroslav Brychta
Martin Legner		 Tadeusz Kruszelnicki
Jayant Mistry		6–3, 6–2
Tremosine 2002 Kai Schrameyer
Stephen Welch		 Martin Legner
Satoshi Saida		3–6, 6–4, 6–2
2003 Martin Legner
Satoshi Saida		 Michaël Jeremiasz
Jayant Mistry		6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Brescia 2004 Martin Legner
Satoshi Saida		 Michaël Jeremiasz
Jayant Mistry		6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Camozzi Wheelchair Doubles Masters
Bergamo 2005 Michaël Jeremiasz
Jayant Mistry		 Martin Legner
Satoshi Saida		6–1, 6–2
2006 Maikel Scheffers
Ronald Vink		 Michaël Jeremiasz
Jayant Mistry		6–2, 3–6, 6–3
2007 Stéphane Houdet
Michaël Jeremiasz		 Maikel Scheffers
Ronald Vink		2–6, 6–4, 6–2
2008 Stefan Olsson
Peter Wikstrom		 Maikel Scheffers
Ronald Vink		6–4, 2–6, 7–5
2009 Maikel Scheffers
Ronald Vink		 Robin Ammerlaan
Stéphane Houdet		6–1, 3–6, 6–0
2010 Maikel Scheffers
Ronald Vink		 Robin Ammerlaan
Stéphane Houdet		7–6(7–2), 6–4
Invacare Wheelchair Doubles Masters
Amsterdam 2011 Tom Egberink
Michaël Jeremiasz		 Robin Ammerlaan
Stéphane Houdet		6–4, 6–2
2012 Stéphane Houdet
Shingo Kunieda		 Gordon Reid
Ronald Vink		6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–2
Mission Viejo 2013 Stéphane Houdet
Gordon Reid		 Michaël Jeremiasz
Nicolas Peifer		6–3, 6–3
2014 Joachim Gérard
Stéphane Houdet		 Michaël Jeremiasz
Gordon Reid		6–4, 6–1
2015 Michaël Jeremiasz
Gordon Reid		 Joachim Gérard
Stéphane Houdet		6–1, 6–4
UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters
Mission Viejo 2016 Stéphane Houdet
Nicolas Peifer		 Gustavo Fernández
Joachim Gérard		2–6, 6–2, 7–5
Bemmel 2017 Alfie Hewett
Gordon Reid		 Stéphane Houdet
Nicolas Peifer		1–6, 6–4, 7–5
2018 Stéphane Houdet
Nicolas Peifer		 Joachim Gérard
Stefan Olsson		1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Orlando 2019 Stéphane Houdet
Nicolas Peifer		 Joachim Gérard
Stefan Olsson		6–1, 6–2
2020no competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Alfie Hewett
Gordon Reid		 Stéphane Houdet
Nicolas Peifer		 6–4, 6–1
Oss 2022 Martín de la Puente
Gustavo Fernández		 Tom Egberink
Ruben Spaargarent		6–1, 6–2

http://www.itftennis.com/wheelchair/

Women
Location Year Champion Runner-up Score
NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters
Amersfoort 2000 Daniela di Toro
Maaike Smit		 Esther Vergeer
Sonja Peters		6–4, 6–4
2001 Maaike Smit
Esther Vergeer		 Betty Klave
Djoke van Marum		7–5, 7–5
Tremosine 2002 Maaike Smit
Esther Vergeer		 Betty Klave
Djoke van Marum		7–6(7–2), 6–3
2003 Maaike Smit
Esther Vergeer		 Jiske Griffioen
Sharon Walraven		6–2, 6–2
Brescia 2004 Jiske Griffioen
Korie Homan		 Brigitte Ameryckx
Sharon Walraven		6–4, 6–2
Camozzi Wheelchair Doubles Masters
Bergamo 2005 Jiske Griffioen
Esther Vergeer		 Florence Gravellier
Maaike Smit		6–1, 6–2
2006 Jiske Griffioen
Esther Vergeer		 Korie Homan
Lucy Shuker		6–3, 6–3
2007 Jiske Griffioen
Esther Vergeer		 Korie Homan
Maaike Smit		6–3, 6–3
2008 Jiske Griffioen
Esther Vergeer		 Florence Gravellier
Lucy Shuker		6–3, 6–0
2009 Korie Homan
Esther Vergeer		 Jiske Griffioen
Aniek van Koot		7–6(7–2), 6–4
2010 Aniek van Koot
Sharon Walraven		 Lucy Shuker
Jordanne Whiley		7–5, 6–3
Invacare Wheelchair Doubles Masters
Amsterdam 2011 Esther Vergeer
Sharon Walraven		 Jiske Griffioen
Aniek van Koot		3–6, 7–5, 6–4
2012 Jiske Griffioen
Aniek van Koot		 Sabine Ellerbrock
Yui Kamiji		6–0, 6–3
Mission Viejo 2013 Yui Kamiji
Jordanne Whiley		 Sabine Ellerbrock
Kgothatso Montjane		6–4, 6–1
2014 Yui Kamiji
Jordanne Whiley		 Louise Hunt
Katharina Krüger		6–2, 6–1
2015 Jiske Griffioen
Aniek van Koot		 Yui Kamiji
Jordanne Whiley		7–6(7–1), 6–4
UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters
Mission Viejo 2016 Diede de Groot
Lucy Shuker		 Yui Kamiji
Jordanne Whiley		6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Bemmel 2017 Marjolein Buis
Diede de Groot		 Sabine Ellerbrock
Aniek van Koot		6–2, 6–4
2018 Marjolein Buis
Aniek van Koot		 Louise Hunt
Dana Mathewson		6–3, 6–1
Orlando 2019 Diede de Groot
Aniek van Koot		 Lucy Shuker
Jordanne Whiley		6–2, 6–2
2020no competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Diede de Groot
Aniek van Koot		 Momoko Ohtani
Zhu Zhenzhen		 6–3, 6–3
Oss 2022 Diede de Groot
Aniek van Koot		 Jiske Griffioen
Momoko Ohtani		6–0, 6–4

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Quads
Location Year Champion Runner-up Score
Camozzi Wheelchair Doubles Masters
Tremosine 2003 Sarah Hunter
Peter Norfolk		 Rick Draney
David Wagner		6–4, 6–1
Brescia 2004 Sarah Hunter
Peter Norfolk		 Giuseppe Polidori
Antonio Raffaele		6–1, 6–3, default
Bergamo 2005 Nick Taylor
David Wagner		 Giuseppe Polidori
Antonio Raffaele		6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
2006 Nick Taylor
David Wagner		 Monique De Beer
Dorrie Timmermans-Van Hall		6–2, 6–2
2007 Nick Taylor
David Wagner		 Johan Andersson
Christer Jansson		6–4, 7–6(9–7)
2008 Johan Andersson
Bas van Erp		 Nick Taylor
David Wagner		6–3, 2–6, 3–6
2009 Nick Taylor
David Wagner		 Shraga Weinberg
Dorrie Timmermans-Van Hall		6–1, 6–0
2010 Andrew Lapthorne
Peter Norfolk		 Nick Taylor
David Wagner		4–6, 6–1, 6–3
Invacare Wheelchair Doubles Masters
Amsterdam 2011 Nick Taylor
David Wagner		 Antonio Raffaele
Dorrie Timmermans-Van Hall		7–5, 6–4
2012 Nick Taylor
David Wagner		 Antonio Raffaele
Shraga Weinberg		6–1, 6–4
Mission Viejo 2013 Nick Taylor
David Wagner		 Greg Hasterok
Sarah Hunter		6–1, 6–3
2014 Nick Taylor
David Wagner		 Jamie Burdekin
Andrew Lapthorne		6–4, 4–6, 6–3
2015 Nick Taylor
David Wagner		 Jamie Burdekin
Andrew Lapthorne		6–4, 3–6, 6–3
UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters
Mission Viejo 2016 Antony Cotterill
Andrew Lapthorne		 Nick Taylor
David Wagner		7–5, 1–6, 6–3
Bemmel 2017 Nick Taylor
David Wagner		 Antony Cotterill
Andrew Lapthorne		6–4, 6–3
2018 Nick Taylor
David Wagner		 Antony Cotterill
Andy Lapthorne		6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Orlando 2019 Heath Davidson
Niels Vink		 Kim Kyu-seung
Koji Sugeno		4–6, 7–5, 6–2
2020no competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Sam Schröder
Niels Vink		 Nick Taylor
David Wagner		 6–0, 6–1
Oss 2022 Sam Schröder
Niels Vink		 Heath Davidson
Robert Shaw		 6–1, 6–0

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