Wheelchair tennis performance

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 

Read National High Performance Overview 

Meet our National High Performance Players

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 

Meet our National High Performance Players

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

• Tennis Canada wheelchair tennis coaching manual
• Wheelchair tennis instructor workshop presentation
• Wheelchair Tennis - Cycle of Mobility
• Wheelchair Tennis - Coordination Drills
• Wheelchair Tennis - Warm Up Games
• Wheelchair Tennis - Beginner Drills
• Wheelchair doubles instruction manual – Part 1
• Wheelchair doubles instruction manual – Part 2
• Running a wheelchair tennis “Have a go” session

Tennis Canada Performance Program

• 2026 National High Performance Program Handbook
• 2026 National Development Program Handbook
• 2027 Sport Canada AAP Criteria
• AAP Carding Criteria 2026/2027
• 2027 Amendment to Ranking Progressions
• 2026 World Team Cup Regional Qualifying Selection Criteria
• Wheelchair Tennis Podium Pathway Summary & Checklist

National and International Partnering Organizations:

• International Tennis Federation
• Canadian Paralympic Committee
• International Paralympic Committee
• USTA wheelchair tennis coaching manual
• ITF Wheelchair Tennis Classification Regulations

Provincial Wheelchair Sports Associations:

• British Colombia Wheelchair Sports
• Wheelchair Sports Alberta
• Saskatchewan Wheelchair Sports
• Ontario Para Network
• Parasports Quebec
• Parasport Nova Scotia
• Parasport New Brunswick
• Parasport PEI

If you have any questions related to wheelchair tennis, we invite you to contact the Tennis Canada wheelchair tennis staff.

Janet Petras, Director
jpetras@tenniscanada.com
Tel: 604 562-5667

Kai Schrameyer, National Coach
kschrameyer@tenniscanada.com
Tel: 778 995 4613