Atlanta Open Tennis Championships

Atlanta Open Tennis Championships Atlanta Open Tennis Championships - A NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tournament Proficient wheelchair users can play and actively compete against stand-up players.

Wheelchair tennis is one of the fastest growing and most challenging of all wheelchair sports. Rules are the same as stand-up tennis, except the wheelchair player is allowed two bounces of the ball. Wheelchair tennis provides persons with disabilities the opportunity to share in activities with their peers and family, whether able-bodied or disabled. Playing wheelchair tennis adds to the socializa

tion and normalization of life after sustaining a disabling injury. A wheelchair tennis player must have a medically diagnosed, mobility-related disability, with a substantial or total loss of function in one or more extremities. In wheelchair tennis, the player must master the game and the wheelchair. Learning mobility on the court is exciting and challenging, and helps build strength and cardiovascular ability. As part of the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour, the Atlanta Open draws approximately 100 of the most accomplished wheelchair tennis athletes worldwide. Since inception,the event has grown to become one of the top five attended events on the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour in North America, and continues to grow. Competitors from fourteen countries including Argentina, Chile, Great Britain, Japan, and Poland join American players from more than a dozen states on for five days of action packed tennis. Last year, the International Tennis Federation upgraded the tournament from an ITF Series-2 to a Series-1 as a U.S. Major Championship on the NEC Tour. The Atlanta Open is presented by PBD Worldwide and the Atlanta Lawn Tennis Association (ALTA), and sanctioned by the United States Tennis Association (USTA National Championship - Category II) and the International Tennis Federation (ITF Series 1)

05/10/2014
05/08/2014
05/06/2014

Atlanta Open starts tomorrow! Player sign in is today from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. If you are traveling, please call to sign in. Draw will be posted at 5:00 p.m. today. Matches begin tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. It's going to be a great week of tennis! Can't wait to see all our new & returning players!

Reminder that we are now accepting entries for the Atlanta Open 2014. The deadline is approaching fast!Entries must be r...
03/20/2014

Reminder that we are now accepting entries for the Atlanta Open 2014. The deadline is approaching fast!

Entries must be received by:

April 7th - OPEN
May 3rd - A/B/C

For additional information, or to download an entry form, please visit our website at http://www.atlantaopen.org/

The Atlanta Open is a highly organized, professional tennis competition for people with physical disabilities.

11/13/2013

We're proud to announce that the Atlanta Open has been selected as the 2013 USTA Southern Wheelchair Tournament of the Year! Thank you to all of our participants and volunteers who make this tournament great every year! We can't wait to see everyone for the 2014 Atlanta Open May 7-11!

07/15/2013

We're excited to announce that the 28th Annual Atlanta Open Tennis Championships will be taking place on May 7 - 11, 2014! We can't wait to see all of our new and returning players! Let the countdown begin!

05/07/2013
Congratulations to our C Division Champion, Casey Ratzlaff and runner up, Signe Dietrichson!
05/06/2013

Congratulations to our C Division Champion, Casey Ratzlaff and runner up, Signe Dietrichson!

Congratulations to our B Division Singles Champion, Victor Vaughan and the runner up, Jerry Vaughan!
05/06/2013

Congratulations to our B Division Singles Champion, Victor Vaughan and the runner up, Jerry Vaughan!

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