Wheelchair Tennis

Wheelchair tennis is one of the fastest growing and most challenging of all wheelchair tennis sports. To meet this demand, the USTA offers programs geared towards the wheelchair player.  Rules are the same as stand-up tennis, except the wheelchair player is allowed two bounces of the ball.

 

 

Adaptive Tennis

Yes, there are lines on a court, but they aren't there to exclude anyone, regardless of disability. Adaptive Tennis recognizes four categories of differently-abled players:
***Developmentally disabled (learning disabilities, autism, Down's Syndrome, mental retardation)
***Physically disabled (birth defects, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, muscular dystrophy, etc.)
***Consumers of mental health services (psychiatrically disabled, emotionally disturbed)
***At risk/environmentally disabled (substance abusers, mentally and physically abused, homeless, HIV positive individuals, persons within the juvenile justice system, etc.)