South Africa celebrate World Wheelchair Tennis Day

Throughout the month of March, Wheelchair Tennis South Africa will roll out 12 regional camps across the 46 centres in support of World Tennis Day. 04 Mar 2013
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World Tennis Day celebrations in Gauteng, Limpopo and the Western Cape, South Africa centred on grassroots level camps and tournaments.

ⒸWheelchair Tennis South Africa
By IPC

South Africa has seen major growth in their wheelchair tennis programmes lately, and their top player Kgothatso Montjane is now ranked No. 10 in the world in the women’s singles rankings.

More than 80 wheelchair tennis players from three provinces in South Africa took to the tennis courts in celebration of the annual International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Tennis Day on Monday (4 March) in an effort to promote able-bodied and wheelchair tennis and increase participation among young players around the globe.

World Tennis Day celebrations in Gauteng, Limpopo and the Western Cape centred on grassroots level camps and tournaments. Throughout the month of March, Wheelchair Tennis South Africa will roll out 12 regional camps across the 46 centres in nine provinces to support World Tennis Day with their own grassroots activities to attract new participants to the sport.

South Africa has seen major growth in their wheelchair tennis programmes lately, and their top player Kgothatso Montjane is now ranked No. 10 in the world in the women’s singles rankings and in January became the first African wheelchair tennis player to take part in a Grand Slam event.

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