Updated 2017 UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour calendar published

The new calendar takes in the first eight months of 2017 and includes many major events. 08 Jan 2017

Woman in wheelchair celebrates after wheelchair tennis point

Jordanne Whiley reached the semifinals in the women's singles event at the 2014 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters.

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By International Tennis Federation

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has published the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour Calendar for the first eight months of 2017, from January through to August.

The updated calendar includes dates and tournament gradings for the events taking place up until the end of August 2017.

The first eight months of the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour feature the Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon Grand Slams, all six Super Series events and the Cruyff Foundation Junior Masters, which will once again take place in Tarbes, France at the end of January.

The latest calendar also includes the dates for the four BNP Paribas World Team Cup reegional qualifictation events as well as the dates for the 2017 BNP Paribas Wold Team Cup in Sardinia, Italy.

In 2014 UNIQLO signed a three-year sponsorship agreement for the ITF’s major wheelchair tennis properties. The agreement saw UNIQLO become the title sponsor of the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour and Wheelchair Doubles Masters, as well as an international sponsor of the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters.

The latest calendar, updated as of 22 December, can be downloaded on the ITF website.