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Similar to the main tours, the ITF Wheelchair Tour continues with events back on European clay. The Swiss Open starts tomorrow, an ITF series 1 event (same as the British Open the other week) and Cornelia goes in that as our only participant. Cornelia is still just behind Lucy, so a win or two here could be big for her.

Thereafter, we have the series 1 Belgian Open, and the series 2 Austrian Open. The US Open warm up is a series 2 event in Washington and then we are into the US Open in early September.

Thereafter, back on clay and a series 1 event in Sardinia, before the big Super Series French Riviera Open in Antibes at the end of September.

In October, there is a series 1 event in Mallorca at Nadals academy and a series 1 event at the Paris Masters also.

Thereafter year ending Masters isnt showing on the ITF calendar yet, as far as I can see. Google AI says it is Nov 3-9 in the Netherlands, but we will see if it is formally put on the calendar. 



Sadly, no win for Cornelia as she lost a close 3 setter. 

The next event for the top players will the Belgian Open, another Series 1 event, here are the main events to come: the biggest events in RED, the other big events in BLUE

July 23-27 Belgian Open Series 1

July 23-27 German Open Series 2

Aug 6-10 Austrian Open Series 2

Aug 26-31 College Park, Maryland, Series 2 

Sep 2-6 US Open Grand Slam

Sep 16-20 Toyota Open de L'Ile de Re  (off the coast near Nantes) Series 2

Sep 23-27 Sardinia Open Series 1

Sep 27-29 Japan Open (mens) Series 1

Sep 30 - Oct 5 - French Riviera Open Super Series

Oct 7-10 Manacor, Mallorca, Open Series 1

Oct 17-19 Japan Open (womens) Series 1

Oct 21-25 Open du Loiret Series 2

Oct 31- Nov 2 Paris Masters Series 1

November tbd - ITF NEC Masters Finals

 



-- Edited by JonH comes home on Thursday 17th of July 2025 11:01:15 AM

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A new tour structure has been announced for 2026, with the top level of the tour being a new Premier Tier based around events integrated with the main ATP and WTA tour events at 1000, 500, and 250 level events. This already happens in slams but it means more of the wheelchair events will be alongside the main tour and gives greater visibility and a clearer structure to the tour.

Details of which events will no doubt follow but it is a big step forward for wheelchair events in terms of visibility and presumably prize money

www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-media/articles/2026-premier-tier-level-a-giant-step-forward-for-wheelchair-tennis/

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In the German Open (series 2) event we have playing:

Mens - Andrew Penney (8) and Joshua Johns

Quad - Oliver Cox

In the Belgian Open (series 1) we have:

Womens - Lucy Shuker (4) and Cornelia Oosthuizen

Quad - Greg Slade (in a 3 player draw, which is quite surprising for a Series 1 event!)



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Great effort in Belgium by Lucy who lost a third set tie break to Zhu in the semis.

Greg Slade is in the quad final tomorrow. Bizarrely for a series 1 event, only 3 players entered and Greg was top seed and got a bye to the final. It is what it is, but shows the depth still needs to build in the quad category. Still, a win tomorrow would still be nice for his ranking.

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Greg rather susprisingly lost the Belgian final 2 and 2 to Argentinas Lazarte. As mentioned, strange one though.

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The July Player of the Month vote is now live here:

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For those coming back in, the July Player of the Month vote is up and running here

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The Austrian Open starts today. Brits involved are:

Mens - Andrew Penney, seeded 3, and Dahnon Ward
Womens - Lucy Shuker, seeded 4
Quad - Oliver Cox

Good luck to all.

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A reminder of the calendar remaining - focus moves to the US hardcourts after this week

Aug 6-10 Austrian Open Series 2

Aug 26-31 College Park, Maryland, Series 2

Sep 2-6 US Open Grand Slam

Sep 16-20 Toyota Open de L'Ile de Re (off the coast near Nantes) Series 2

Sep 23-27 Sardinia Open Series 1

Sep 27-29 Japan Open (mens) Series 1

Sep 30 - Oct 5 - French Riviera Open Super Series

Oct 7-10 Manacor, Mallorca, Open Series 1

Oct 17-19 Japan Open (womens) Series 1

Oct 21-25 Open du Loiret Series 2

Oct 31- Nov 2 Paris Masters Series 1

November tbd - ITF NEC Masters Finals



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The Austrian Open starts today. Brits involved are:

Mens - Andrew Penney, seeded 3, and Dahnon Ward
Womens - Lucy Shuker, seeded 4
Quad - Oliver Cox

Good luck to all.

 Andrew Penney and Lucy Shuker survive their opening matches - Lucy into the semis, Andrew into the last 8. 



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Just Andy Penney left in now; into the semis and plays top seeded Tom Egberink of NL

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A reminder of the calendar remaining - focus moves to the US hardcourts next

Aug 26-31 College Park, Maryland, Series 2

Sep 2-6 US Open Grand Slam

Sep 16-20 Toyota Open de L'Ile de Re (off the coast near Nantes) Series 2

Sep 23-27 Sardinia Open Series 1

Sep 27-29 Japan Open (mens) Series 1

Sep 30 - Oct 5 - French Riviera Open Super Series

Oct 7-10 Manacor, Mallorca, Open Series 1

Oct 17-19 Japan Open (womens) Series 1

Oct 21-25 Open du Loiret Series 2

Oct 31- Nov 2 Paris Masters Series 1

November tbd - ITF NEC Masters Finals (last season it as 11-17 Nov, presumably similar this year although a venue is yet to be announced). 

 No titles in Austria this week on the outdoor carpet courts. Action now switches over to the US; first the players are alongside the junior J300 event as the US warm up, then the US Open. Then we move back to Europe and Japan for a combination of bigger series 1 and Super Series events before the season draws to a close with the Masters - date still tbd last time I looked  



-- Edited by JonH comes home on Friday 15th of August 2025 06:23:30 PM

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The US Open prizemoney has been announced and, like the main events, it is a whopping prize - a record breaking $1.6m in total across the 6 formats/ 3 disciplines of the event. No one is going to want to be injured ahead of these and so don't expect too many stars of the sport to turn up at College Park for the warm up event.

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The lower level of the ITF tour has two back to back events in Lithuania this week and next. The level is the futures series, so below series 1 and 2 that I usually provide updates on and which are listed a couple of posts up for the remaining events.

In the Lithuania Open this week, Ruby Bishop reached the womens singles final and Oliver Cox the quad final, with Ruben Harris in the mens singles semis. All sadly lost at that stage.

I believe all go again in next weeks Vilnius Open at the same arena.

Prize money for each is $3k, i suspect all players end the week out of pocket. Presumably at this level, most players are funded by their federations or supportive sponsors.

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The lower level of the ITF tour has two back to back events in Lithuania this week and next. The level is the futures series, so below series 1 and 2 that I usually provide updates on and which are listed a couple of posts up for the remaining events.

In the Lithuania Open this week, Ruby Bishop reached the womens singles final and Oliver Cox the quad final, with Ruben Harris in the mens singles semis. All sadly lost at that stage.

I believe all go again in next weeks Vilnius Open at the same arena.

Prize money for each is $3k, i suspect all players end the week out of pocket. Presumably at this level, most players are funded by their federations or supportive sponsors.

 Apologies - my mistake, Oli Cox won the quad singles title in Lithuania - congrats to him!  



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