Melbourne Wheelchair Open 2024 Tennis Tournament | ITF
Dates: 14 Jan - 19 Jan 2024
Host nation: Australia
Surface: Hard - O
Prize money: $45000
Date: 14 Jan, 2024
Host nation: Australia
Surface: Hard - O
Prize money: $45000

Overview

The Melbourne Wheelchair Open was the second of three tournaments in Australia at the start of the 2024 UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour, the first Super Series tournament of the year and the tournament directly before the 2024 Australian Open Wheelchair Championships, the first Grand Slam of the year.

Diede de Groot extended her winning streak to 131 matches as she retained the women's singles title after beating Yui Kamiji 6-1 3-6 7-6(0), having been 5-1 down and saved a match point in the final set.

Tokito Oda won his first Melbourne Open title after beating defending champion Alfie Hewett 6-2, 7-6(5) in the men's singles final, while Sam Schroder left Hume Tennis and Community Centre with the quad singles title after top seed Niels Vink had to retire inured at 5-0 down in the first set of their final.

Live Stream

The last two days of play included live streaming from Court 1 at the Melbourne Wheelchair Open, available on the Hume Tennis & Community Centre's Facebook Page and on the ITF Facebook Page here