(May 24, 2013) Netherlands women and Great Britain juniors won the first two titles at the 2013 BNP Paribas World Team Cup wheelchair tennis event in Antalya, Turkey on Friday 24 May. Netherlands defeated Great Britain 2-0 to win its 14th successive women’s title, while Great Britain defeated Spain 2-0 in the junior final. A total of 52 teams from 28 nations are competing on 20-26 May in four categories: men, women, quad and junior.
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 – 24 MAY
Women’s World Group Final
NETHERLANDS (1) defeated GREAT BRITAIN (3) 2-0
Jiske Griffioen (NED) d. Jordanne Whiley (GBR) 75 62
Aniek van Koot (NED) d. Lucy Shuker (GBR) 63 62
Jiske Griffioen/Sharon Walraven (NED) v Lucy Shuker/Jordanne Whiley (GBR) not played
Women’s World Group 3rd/4th Place Play-off
JAPAN (4) defeated GERMANY (2) 2-0
Miho Nijo (JPN) d. Bianca Osterer (GER) 75 63
Yui Kamiji (JPN) d. Katharina Kruger (GER) 60 61
Yui Kamiji/Miho Nijo (JPN) v Katharina Kruger/Bianca Osterer (GER) not played
Junior Event Final
GREAT BRITAIN (1) defeated SPAIN (4) 2-1
Martin de La Puente (ESP) d. Lauren Jones (GBR) 62 60
Alfie Hewett (GBR) d. Felix Garcia (ESP) 60 61
Alfie Hewett/Lauren Jones (GBR) d. Martin de la Puente/Felix Garcia (ESP) 46 75 [10-4]
Junior Event 3rd/4th Place Play-off
NETHERLANDS (2) defeated RUSSIA 2-0
Diede de Groot (NED) d. Viktoriia Lvova (RUS) 62 62
Carlos Anker (NED) d. Artur Saitgareev (RUS) 57 64 64
Viktoriia Lvova/Artur Saitgareev (RUS) v Carlos Anker/Diede de Groot (NED) not played
Quad Event Semifinals
USA (1) defeated JAPAN 3-0
Nick Taylor (USA) d. Shinichi Hirata (JPN) 63 60
David Wagner (USA) d. Mitsuteru Moroishi (JPN) 60 60
Nick Taylor/David Wagner (USA) d. Shota Kawano/Mitsuteru Moroishi (JPN) 63 60
ISRAEL (2) defeated ITALY 2-1
Shraga Weinberg (ISR) d. Marco Innocenti (ITA) 62 76(4)
Noam Gershony (ISR) d. Antonio Raffaele (ITA) 61 61
Marco Innocenti/Giuseppe Polidori (ITA) d. Noam Gershony/Patrick Ben Uriel (ISR) 63 64
Quad Event 5th/6th Place Play-off
SWEDEN (4) defeated SOUTH AFRICA 2-1
Marcus Jonsson (SWE) d. Bongani Dlamini (RSA) 61 75
Lucas Sithole (RSA) d. Anders Hard (SWE) 61 62
Anders Hard/Marcus Jonsson (SWE) d. Steven Kekai/Lucas Sithole (RSA) 60 61
Quad Event 7th/8th Place Play-off
CANADA defeated GREAT BRITAIN 3-0
Gary Luker (CAN) d. Adam Field (GBR) 64 76(7)
Sarah Hunter (CAN) d. Antony Cotterill (GBR) 61 75
Adrian Dieleman/Sarah Hunter (CAN) d. Antony Cotterill/Adam Field (GBR) 62 63
Men’s World Group 5th/8th Place Play-offs
GREAT BRITAIN (4) defeated AUSTRIA 2-1
Dave Phillipson (GBR) d. Thomas Mossier (AUT) 46 61 61
Martin Legner (AUT) d. Marc McCarroll (GBR) 61 75
Dave Phillipson/Gordon Reid (GBR) d. Martin Legner/Thomas Mossier (AUT) 61 63
ARGENTINA defeated POLAND 2-1
Piotr Jaroszewski (POL) d. Jose Castricini (ARG) 60 60
Gustavo Fernandez (ARG) d. Tadeusz Kruszelnicki (POL) 62 60
Oscar Diaz/Gustavo Fernandez (ARG) d. Kamil Fabisiak/Piotr Jaroszewski (POL) 60 64
Men’s World Group 9th/12th Place Play-offs
KOREA, REP. defeated SOUTH AFRICA 2-1
Sang- Ho Oh (KOR) d. Leon Els (RSA) 64 75
Evans Maripa (RSA) d. Ji-Hwan Lee (KOR) 62 61
Sam-Ji Kim/Sang-Ho Oh (KOR) d. Leon Els/Evans Maripa (RSA) 60 63
THAILAND defeated USA 2-1
Sumrerng Kruamai (THA) d. Steve Baldwin (USA) 61 61
Steve Welch (USA) d. Suthi Klongrua (THA) 62 76(5)
Suthi Klongrua/Suwitchai Merngrprom (THA) d. Steve Baldwin/Steve Welch (USA) 64 76(2)
Men’s World Group 2 Semifinals
AUSTRALIA (1) defeated BELGIUM (4) 2-1
Adam Kellerman (AUS) d. Gert Vos (BEL) 75 64
Joachim Gerard (BEL) d. Ben Weekes (AUS) 67(5) 62 61
Adam Kellerman/Ben Weekes (AUS) d. Joachim Gerard/Mike Denayer (BEL) 63 36 [10-2]
GREECE defeated ITALY 2-1
Stefanos Diamantis (GRE) d. Luca Spano (ITA) 63 61
Fabian Mazzei (ITA) d. Gergios Lazaridis (GRE) 62 62
Fabian Mazzei/Luca Spano (ITA) d. Stefanos Diamantis/Georgios Lazaridis (GRE) 67(3) 76(1) [10-5]
Men’s World Group 2 5th/8th Place Play-offs
SPAIN defeated CANADA (2) 2-1
Philippe Bedard (CAN) d. Martin Varela (ESP) 61 63
Roberto Chamizo (ESP) d. Joel Dembe (CAN) 62 63
Roberto Chamizo/Alvaro Illobre (ESP) d. Philippe Bedard/Joel Dembe (CAN) 64 75
SRI LANKA defeated GERMANY 3-0
Upali Rajakaruna (SRI) d. Sven Hiller (GER) 62 63
Gamini Dissanayake (SRI) d. Steffen Sommerfeld (GER) 76(3) 46 62
Gamini Dissanayake/Upali Rajakaruna (SRI) d. Anthony Dittmar/Steffen Sommerfeld (GER) 62 60
Men’s World Group 2 9th/12th Place Play-offs
ISRAEL defeated CROATIA 2-1
Drazen Miksic (CRO) d. Amir Levi (ISR) 64 75
Asaaf Stokol (ISR) d. Anto Joskic (CRO) 75 63
Amir Levi/Asaaf Stokol (ISR) d. Anto Joskic/Drazen Miksic (CRO) 76(6) 36 104
NIGERIA defeated TURKEY 3-0
Jude Uwazie (NGR) d. Muharrem Cakmak (TUR) 64 62
Alex Adewale (NGR) d. Turan Akalin (TUR) 61 63
Alex Adewale/Jude Uwazie (NGR) d. Turan Akalin/Hakan Gungor (TUR) 60 64