(May 22, 2013) Wednesday’s results from the 2013 BNP Paribas World Team Cup wheelchair tennis event taking place in Antalya, Turkey on 20-26 May. A total of 52 teams from 28 nations are competing in four categories: men, women, quad and junior. Netherlands is defending its women’s and junior titles, while France is the defending men’s champion and Israel the defending quad champion.
The World Team Cup is the ITF’s flagship wheelchair tennis event, often referred to as the Davis and Fed Cups of wheelchair tennis. The initial event took place in California in 1985 involving six men’s teams. The women’s competition began the following year, with quad and junior events introduced in 1998 and 2000 respectively. The ITF introduced regional qualifying for the men’s and women’s events in 2012.
BNP PARIBAS WORLD TEAM CUP, ANTALYA, TURKEY
RESULTS – 22 MAY
Men’s World Group – Pool A
NETHERLANDS (1) defeated SOUTH AFRICA 3-0
Ronald Vink (NED) d. Leon Els (RSA) 61 62
Maikel Scheffers (NED) d. Evans Maripa (RSA) 60 61
Rody de Bie/Ronald Vink (NED) d. Leon Els/Evans Maripa (RSA) 63 61
Men’s World Group – Pool B
FRANCE (2) defeated THAILAND 3-0
Frederic Cattaneo (FRA) d. Suwitchai Merngrprom (THA) 63 63
Stephane Houdet (FRA) d. Sumrerng Kruamai (THA) 61 61
Frederic Cattaneo/Stephane Houdet (FRA) d. Sumrerng Kruamai/Suwitchai Merngprom (THA) 60 61
Men’s World Group – Pool C
JAPAN (3) defeated USA 3-0
Takashi Sanada (JPN) d. Steve Baldwin (USA) 61 62
Shingo Kunieda (JPN) d. Steve Welch (USA) 62 61
Shingo Kunieda/Takuya Miki (JPN) d. Steve Welch/Steve Baldwin (USA) 60 62
Men’s World Group – Pool D
GREAT BRITAIN (4) defeated KOREA 3-0
Marc McCarroll (GBR) d. Ji-Hwan Lee (KOR) 63 60
Gordon Reid (GBR) d. SAM-Ju Kim (KOR) 60 61
Dave Phillipson/Gordon Reid (GBR) d. Sam-JU Kim/Sang-Ho Oh (KOR) 62 60
Men’s World Group 2 – Pool A
AUSTRALIA (1) defeated SRI LANKA 3-0
Adam Kellerman (AUS) d. Upali Rajakaruna (SRI) 61 64
Ben Weekes (AUS) d. Gamini Dissanayake (SRI) 63 63
Adam Kellerman/Ben Weekes (AUS) d. Gamini Dissanayake/Upali Rajakaruna (SRI) 62 62
Men’s World Group 2 – Pool B
GREECE defeated CANADA (2) 3-0
Stefanos Diamantis (GRE) d. Philippe Bedard (CAN) 64 60
Georgios Lazaridis (GRE) d. Joel Dembe (CAN) 57 63 63
Stefanos Diamantis/Georgios Lazaridis (GRE) d. Philippe Bedard/Joel Dembe (CAN) 62 26 105
Men’s World Group 2 – Pool C
ITALY defeated GERMANY (3) 2-1
Sven Hiller (GER) d. Luca Spano (ITA) 36 60 63
Fabian Mazzei (ITA) d. Steffen Sommerfeld (GER) 62 63
Fabian Mazzei/Luca Spano (ITA) d. Sven Hiller/Steffen Sommerfeld (GER) 64 26 119
Men’s World Group 2 – Pool D
BELGIUM (4) defeated SPAIN 3-0
Martin Varela (ESP) d. Gert Vos (BEL) 62 61
Joachim Gerard (BEL) d. Roberto Chamizo (ESP) 60 60
Gert Vos/Joachim Gerard (BEL) d. Alvaro Illobre/Martin Varela (ESP) 46 61 107
Women’s World Group – Pool A
NETHERLANDS (1) defeated THAILAND 3-0
JIske Griffioen (NED) d. Chusri Inthanin (THA) 62 62
Aniek van Koot (NED) d. Sakhorn Khanthasit (THA) 64 61
Aniek van Koot/Sharon Walraven (NED) d. Chusri Inthanin/Ratana Techamaneewat (THA) 62 63
Women’s World Group – Pool B
GERMANY (2) defeated KOREA 3-0
Katharina Kruger (GER) d. Myung-Hee Hwang (KOR) 61 61
Sabine Ellerbrock (GER) d. Ju-Yeon Park (KOR) 61 61
Sabine Ellerbrock/Katharina Kruger (GER) d. Myung-Hee Hwang/Ju-Yeon Park (KOR) 64 60
Women’s World Group – Pool C
GREAT BRITAIN (3) defeated SPAIN 3-0
Jordanne Whiley (GBR) d. Lola Ochoa (ESP) 62 62
Lucy Shuker (GBR) d. Elena Jacinto (ESP) 63 62
Louise Hunt/Jordanne Whiley (GBR) d. Elena Jacinto/Lola Ochoa (ESP) 60 62
Women’s World Group – Pool D
JAPAN (4) defeated SOUTH AFRICA 3-0
Miho Nijo (JPN) d. Rose Van der Meet (RSA) 60 60
Yui Kamiji (JPN) d. Kgothatso Montjane (RSA) 61 63
Yui Kamiji/Miho Nijo (JPN) d. Mabel Mankgele/Kgothatso Montjane (RSA) 60 61
Quad Event – Pool A
USA (1) defeated GREAT BRITAIN 2-1
Nick Taylor (USA) d. Adam Field (GBR) 61 60
David Wagner (USA) d. Antony Cotterill (GBR) 61 61
Antony Cotterill/Adam Field (GBR) d. Nick Taylor/David Wagner (USA) 75 16 119
ITALY defeated SOUTH AFRICA 2-1
Marco Innocenti (ITA) d. Bongani Dlamini (RSA) 63 62
Lucas Sithole (RSA) d. Antonio Raffaele (ITA) 61 62
Marco Innocenti/Giuseppe Polidori (ITA) d. Steven Kekai/Lucas Sithole (RSA) 62 63
Quad Event – Pool B
ISRAEL (2) defeated CANADA 2-1
Gary Luker (CAN) d. Patrick Ben Uriel (ISR) 46 63 62
Shraga Weinberg (ISR) d. Sarah Hunter (CAN) 63 67(6) 62
Noam Gershony/Shraga Weinberg (ISR) d. Adrian Dieleman/Gary Luker (CAN) 64 76(5)
JAPAN defeated SWEDEN (4) 2-1
Marcus Jonsson (SWE) d. Shota Kawano (JPN) 61 63
Mitsuteru Moroishi (JPN) d. Anders Hard (SWE) 75 61
Shinichi Hirata/Mitsuteru Moroishi (JPN) d. Anders Hard/Marcus Jonsson (SWE) 63 64
Junior Event – Pool A
GREAT BRITAIN (1) defeated USA 2-1
Krystal Kelley (USA) d. Lauren Jones (GBR) 36 64 64
Alfie Hewett (GBR) d. Chris Herman (USA) 61 61
Alfie Hewett/Luz Esperanza Merry (GBR) d. Chris Herman/Krystal Kelley (USA) 63 63
SPAIN defeated TANZANIA 3-0
Martin de la Puente (ESP) d. Mohammed Hamis Juma (TAN) 60 60
Felix Garcia (ESP) d. Novatus Emmanuel Temba (TAN) 60 61
Martin de la Puente/Felix Garcia (ESP) d. Mohamed Hamis Juma/Novatus Emmanuel Temba (TAN) 61 61
Junior Event – Pool B
NETHERLANDS (2) defeated SOUTH AFRICA (3) 3-0
Diede de Groot (NED) d. Mariska Venter (RSA) 62 62
Carlos Anker (NED) d. Gift Lekganyane (RSA) 62 61
Carlos Anker/Thomas Zomerdijk (NED) d. Gift Lekganyane/Thato Tsomole (RSA) 63 57 106
RUSSIA defeated IRAQ 2-1
Viktoriia Lvova (RUS) d. Zahraa Kadhim Jawad (IRQ) 60 61
Hussein Hamed Hel (IRQ) d. Polina SHakirova (RUS) 60 60
Viktoriia Lvova/Polina Shakirova (RUS) d. Hussein Hamed Hel/Zahraa Kadhim Jawad (IRQ) 63 67(2) 106