Wheelchair Tennis

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Tennis Canada’s National Development Program for wheelchair tennis debuted in 2023. The program aims to provide support to promising players early in their development path to help them reach their full potential. Comprised of a pool of athletes who have shown initial abilities and commitment to training, the National Development Program is designed to progress players towards the National High Performance Program with the support of Tennis Canada and its provincial partners.

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Tennis Canada’s Wheelchair Tennis Whole Player Development Pathway is a holistic approach designed to develop people and players through each stage of the pathway. The National High Performance Program (NHPP) focuses on the Podium Pathway which encompasses stages 6 and 7: Performance and Life as a Pro.

The NHPP is one component of the pathway and is designed for athletes who are on track to meet Tennis Canada’s, Sport Canada’s, and Own the Podium’s performance and podium objectives in 2025 and beyond. The overall objectives include:

Paralympic and ParapanAm podium results
Top 16 ITF singles world rankings
Targeted World Team Cup results
A pool of next gen athletes

Visit Wheelchair Tennis National High Performance Program to learn more about the program

The NHPP is geared to athletes moving through the high performance pathway and is divided into two streams: Podium and Performance.

The Podium Stream is divided into three levels: Gold, Silver, Bronze

The Performance Stream is divided into five levels: Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3, Junior Transition to Pro, and Junior

Visit Wheelchair Tennis National High Performance Program to learn more about the program

Did you know that our National High Performance players are among the best in the world? They have represented Canada at major international events, such as the Paralympic and Parapan Am Games as well as the World Team Cup. All national team members play 10 to 15 tournaments per year on average as part of the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour which makes stops in cities around the world.

Learn more about the Team Canada Wheelchair tennis here

This section includes player and coaching development resources and links to Provincial, National and International organizations;