Tokyo 2020 release Paralympic Tennis schedule
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games have unveiled the tournament schedule for the Paralympic Tennis Event, with six wheelchair tennis events to be contested over the course of nine days of competition.
The eighth Paralympic Tennis Event will take place from Friday 28 August to Saturday 5 September, with medal matches in men’s, women’s and quad singles and doubles events to be decided during the last four days of competition at the newly renovated Ariake Tennis Park.
Medal matches will begin on Wednesday 2 September with the Quad Doubles Gold Medal match.
Thursday 3 September is set to bring the Quad Singles Gold Medal match and Bronze Medal matches in Quad Singles, Men’s Singles, Men’s Doubles and Women’s Singles.
On the penultimate day of competition, Friday 4 September, the Women’s Singles and Men’s Doubles Gold Medal matches will be decided. The nine days of competition culminate with the Men’s Singles and Women’s Doubles Gold Medal matches on Saturday, 5 September.
The Ariake Tennis Park, which features a 10,000-seater centre court and which has hosted ATP and WTA tournaments since 1987, also hosted the 2016 BNP Paribas World Team Cup. The Tennis Park will form part of the Tokyo Bay Zone during the Paralympics.
Ticket prices for wheelchair tennis range from JPY1,800 to JPY6,500
Tokyo 2020 will start accepting applications from Japanese residents for the ticket lottery for all sessions, including the Opening and Closing ceremonies, on August 22.
The full tennis competition schedule can be found here, while the wheelchair tennis medal matches at Tokyo 2020 are as follows.
Date and Time: Wednesday 2 September 11:00-18:00
Ariake Tennis Park - Center Court
Men's Singles Semifinals
Women’s Singles Semifinals
Quad Doubles Gold Medal Match
Quad Doubles Victory Ceremony
Ariake Tennis Park - Court 1
Men's Singles Semifinals
Women’s Singles Semifinals
Women's Doubles Bronze Medal Match
Quad Doubles Bronze Medal Match
Date and Time: Thursday 3 September 12:00-18:00
Ariake Tennis Park - Center Court
Men's Singles Bronze Medal Match
Men’s Doubles Bronze Medal Match
Quad Singles Gold Medal Match
Quad Singles Victory Ceremony
Ariake Tennis Park - Court 1
Women's Singles Bronze Medal Match
Quad Singles Bronze Medal Match
Date and Time: Friday 4 September 12:00-17:00
Ariake Tennis Park - Center Court
Men's Doubles Gold Medal Match
Men's Doubles Victory Ceremony
Women's Singles Gold Medal Match
Women's Singles Victory Ceremony
Date and Time: Saturday 5 September 12:00-17:00
Ariake Tennis Park - Center Court
Women's Doubles Gold Medal Match
Women's Doubles Victory Ceremony
Men's Singles Gold Medal Match
Men's Singles Victory Ceremony