Entries announced for 2021 Wheelchair Tennis Masters events
The International Tennis Federation has announced the entries for the 2021 NEC Wheelchair Singles Masters and UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters.
The ITF's year-end wheelchair tennis championships on the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour take place simultaneously on 31 October - 7 November at the USTA National Campus in Lake Nona, Orlando, Florida, with the venue hosting both events for the second time in three years after they were cancelled in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The NEC Wheelchair Singles Masters, which was first held in 1994, is the ITF year-end championship for the world’s top eight men’s, women’s and quad singles players. The entry for the quad singles event has been increased from six players to eight players in 2021, meaning a total of 24 of the world’s top singles players will contest the year-end championship.
NEC has been title sponsor of the prestigious event since its inception in 1994, while 2021 marks 30 years of their sponsorship of ITF wheelchair tennis activities. The tournament celebrated its 25th edition in 2018, when it moved to the USTA National Campus for the first time.
The UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters is the ITF’s flagship wheelchair tennis doubles event. First staged in 2000, the season-ending event features the world’s top eight men’s doubles partnerships, top six women’s doubles partnerships and top four quad doubles partnerships. UNIQLO became the title sponsor in 2014.
Entries for the 2021 NEC Wheelchair Singles Masters and UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters are based on the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Rankings at the entry cut-off date of 13 September.
NEC Wheelchair Singles Masters Entries
Men
| PLAYER | RANK | |
| 1 | Shingo Kunieda (JPN) | 1 |
| 2 | Alfie Hewett (GBR) | 2 |
| 3 | Gustavo Fernandez (ARG) |
4 |
| 4 | Gordon Reid (GBR) | 5 |
| 5 | Stephane Houdet (FRA) | 6 |
| 6 | Tom Egberink (NED) | 7 |
| 7 | Nicolas Peifer (FRA) | 8 |
| 8 | Martin de la Puente (ESP) | 10 |
Women
| PLAYER | RANK | |
| 1 | Diede de Groot (NED) | 1 |
| 2 | Yui Kamiji (JPN) | 2 |
| 3 | Aniek van Koot (NED) | 3 |
| 4 | Momoko Ohtani (JPN) | 5 |
| 5 | Kgothatso Montjane (RSA) |
6 |
| 6 | Zhenzhen Zhu (CHN) | 7 |
| 7 | Dana Mathewson (USA) | 8 |
| 8 | Macarena Cabrillana (CHI) |
9 |
Quads
| PLAYER | RANK | |
| 1 | Sam Schroder (NED) | 2 |
| 2 | Niels Vink (NED) | 3 |
| 3 | David Wagner (USA) | 4 |
| 4 | Koji Sugeno (JPN) | 5 |
| 5 | Andy Lapthorne (GBR) | 6 |
| 6 | Ymanitu Silva (BRA) | 8 |
| 7 | Bryan Barten (USA) | 9 |
| 8 | Kyu-Seung Kim (KOR) | 11 |
UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters Entries
RANK in right hand column is combined doubles ranking
Men
| PLAYERS | RANK | |
| 1 |
Alfie Hewett (GBR) (1) |
3 |
| 2 |
Stephane |
7 |
| 3 |
Tom Egberink (NED) (6) |
15 |
| 4 |
Jef Vandorpe (BEL) (14) |
26 |
| 5 |
Martin |
28 |
| 6 |
Casey Ratzlaff (USA) (21) |
45 |
| 7 |
Tokito Oda (JPN) (42) |
91 |
| 8 |
Chris Herman (USA) (67) |
110 |
Women
| PLAYERS | RANK | |
| 1 |
Diede de Groot (NED) (1) |
3 |
| 2 |
Yui Kamiji (JPN) (4) |
12 |
| 3 |
Dana Mathewson (USA) (7) |
12 |
| 4 |
Kgothatso |
17 |
| 5 |
Momoko Ohtani (JPN) (10) |
23 |
| 6 |
Maria Florencia |
37 |
Quads
| PLAYERS | RANK | |
| 1 |
Niels Vink (NED) (1) |
5 |
| 2 |
David Wagner (USA) (5) |
15 |
| 3 |
Andy Lapthorne (GBR) (6) |
15 |
| 4 |
Kyu-Seung Kim (KOR) (8) |
15 |