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Players were given a classification depending on 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 had to have a major or total loss of function in one or both legs.
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This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their players (in this context a country is an entity represented by a
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players competed in the mixed events, while players with full use of their arms competed in the separate men's and women's events.
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There were 112 athletes (77 male, 35 female) from 35 nations taking part in this sport.
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Wheelchair Tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics (Beijing)
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Index


Olympic Green Tennis Centre
Men's singles
Shingo Kunieda
JPN
Women's singles
Esther Vergeer
NED
Men's doubles
Stéphane Houdet
FRA
Michaël Jeremiasz
FRA
Women's doubles
Korie Homan
NED
Sharon Walraven
NED
Quad singles
Peter Norfolk
GBR
Quad doubles
Nick Taylor
USA
David Wagener
USA
2004
Summer Paralympics
2012
Wheelchair tennis

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