The Wheelchair Tennis Masters refers to a pair of end of year tennis events for wheelchair athletes held on an annual basis under the jurisdiction of the World Tennis.
The Wheelchair Tennis Masters for singles is an end-of-year wheelchair tennis tournament, broadly analogous to the ATP Tour and WTA Championship finals. Initiated in 1994 for men and women's singles, and 2004 for quad players (quad tennis being a mixed gender sport) both genders compete at the same event.Singles. Overviewitftennis.com
The top eight players (men and women), and the top six quad players, are invited to the Masters. The ranking is based on their ranking after the US Open is played. The round robin format is comparable to that which operates at the ATP World Tour Finals and WTA Championships. The Masters is described as the official ITF year-end singles championship.
Separately, the Wheelchair Tennis Masters for doubles performs a similar function for men's, women's and quad doubles players. Initiated in 2000 (2003 for quad players), each year the top eight men’s pairings, top six women's pairings and top four quad pairings are accepted into the draw in which all three events follow a round-robin format.Doublesitftennis.com
NEC Wheelchair Tennis Single Masters From 1994 until 1999 the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters took place in the Indoor Sport Centre in Eindhoven, Netherlands. From 2000 until 2005 the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters took place in Amersfoort, Netherlands. From 2006 through 2010, the singles tournament took place in the Frans Otten Stadium in Amsterdam. The tournament was renamed the NEC Singles Masters in 2010, and moved to Mechelen, Belgium from 2011 to 2012. In 2013, the NEC Singles Masters took place at the Marguerite Tennis Pavilion in Mission Viejo, California. From 2014 to 2016 the NEC Singles Masters were held in London, UK, while in 2017 the tournament moved to Loughborough, UK. From 2018 the Masters is held in Orlando, Florida. Esther Vergeer holds the record, having won 14 titles between 1998 and 2011, followed by David Wagner with 11.
Results singles
Men
LocationYearChampionRunner-upScore Eindhoven 1994 Randy Snow Stephen Welch 6–2, 6–4 1995 Laurent Giammartini Randy Snow 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 1996 Stephen Welch Laurent Giammartini 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 1997 Kai Schrameyer Stephen Welch 4–6, 7–5, 6–0 1998 Ricky Molier Laurent Giammartini 7–5, 7–5 1999 Robin Ammerlaan Martin Legner 7–5, 6–1 Amersfoort 2000 Robin Ammerlaan Ricky Molier 7–6(11–9), 6–1 2001 Ricky Molier Robin Ammerlaan 6–0, 6–7(1–7), 6–1 2002 David Hall Robin Ammerlaan 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 2003 Robin Ammerlaan Stephen Welch 6–3, 6–4 2004 David Hall Michaël Jeremiasz 6–2, 6–4 2005 Robin Ammerlaan Michaël Jeremiasz 6–2, 6–3 Amsterdam 2006 Robin Ammerlaan Shingo Kunieda 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5) 2007 Robin Ammerlaan Michaël Jeremiasz 7–6(10–8), 5–7, 6–0 2008 Stefan Olsson Robin Ammerlaan 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 2009 Maikel Scheffers Robin Ammerlaan 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 2010 Stefan Olsson Stéphane Houdet 6–4, 7–5 Mechelen 2011 Stéphane Houdet Maikel Scheffers 6–4, 7–6(7–2) 2012 Shingo Kunieda Maikel Scheffers 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 Mission Viejo 2013 Shingo Kunieda Joachim Gérard 6–0 7–6(11–9) London 2014 Shingo Kunieda Nicolas Peifer 6–1 6–1 2015 Joachim Gérard Shingo Kunieda 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 2016 Joachim Gérard Gordon Reid 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 Loughborough 2017 Alfie Hewett Gordon Reid 6–3, 6–2 Lake Nona 2018 Joachim Gérard Shingo Kunieda 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 2019 Joachim Gérard Alfie Hewett 6–3, 6–2 2020 no competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Alfie Hewett Gustavo Fernandez 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–4 Oss 2022 Tokito Oda Alfie Hewett 6–4, 6–3 Barcelona 2023 Alfie Hewett Gustavo Fernandez 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 Amsterdam 2024 Tokito Oda Gordon Reid 2–6, 6–0, 6–2 Huzhou 2025 Tokito Oda Alfie Hewett 6–1, 6–1
Women
LocationYearChampionRunner-upScore Eindhoven 1994 Monique Kalkman Chantal Vandierendonck 6–1, 6–4 1995 Monique Kalkman Daniela Di Toro 6–1, 6–2 1996 Chantal Vandierendonck Daniela Di Toro 6–1, 6–3 1997 Maaike Smit Monique Kalkman 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 1998 Esther Vergeer Maaike Smit 6–0, 7–6 1999 Esther Vergeer Maaike Smit 6–0, 6–1 Amersfoort 2000 Esther Vergeer Djoke van Marum 6–1, 6–3 2001 Esther Vergeer Maaike Smit 6–2, 6–3 2002 Esther Vergeer Sonja Peters 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) 2003 Esther Vergeer Sharon Walraven 6–1, 6–3 2004 Esther Vergeer Jiske Griffioen 6–2, 6–0 2005 Esther Vergeer Florence Gravellier 6–4, 6–2 Amsterdam 2006 Esther Vergeer Sharon Walraven 6–1, 6–2 2007 Esther Vergeer Korie Homan 6–3, 6–4 2008 Esther Vergeer Korie Homan 6–2, 3–6, 6–0 2009 Esther Vergeer Korie Homan 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 2010 Esther Vergeer Daniela Di Toro 6–2, 6–1 Mechelen 2011 Esther Vergeer Aniek van Koot 6–1, 6–2 2012 Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot 6–2, 6–2 Mission Viejo 2013 Yui Kamiji Jiske Griffioen 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–4 London 2014 Aniek van Koot Jiske Griffioen 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 2015 Jiske Griffioen Sabine Ellerbrock 6–2, 6–2 2016 Jiske Griffioen Yui Kamiji 6–4, 6–4 Loughborough 2017 Diede De Groot Yui Kamiji 7–5, 6–4 Lake Nona 2018 Diede de Groot Yui Kamiji 6–3, 7–5 2019 Diede de Groot Yui Kamiji 6–2, 6–3 2020 no competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Diede de Groot Yui Kamiji 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 Oss 2022 Diede de Groot Yui Kamiji 6–2, 6–2 Barcelona 2023 Diede de Groot Yui Kamiji 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 Amsterdam 2024 Yui Kamiji Aniek van Koot 0–6, 6–4, 6–4 Huzhou 2025 Yui Kamiji Li Xiaohui 6–2, 6–2
Quads
LocationYearChampionRunner-upScore Amersfoort 2004 David Wagner Bas van Erp 6–2, 6–3 2005 David Wagner Nick Taylor 6–2, 6–1 Amsterdam 2006 Peter Norfolk David Wagner 6–2, 6–2 2007 David Wagner Johan Andersson 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 2008 David Wagner Peter Norfolk 6–4, 6–1 2009 Peter Norfolk David Wagner 6–2, 7–5 2010 Peter Norfolk David Wagner 6–3, 7–6(7–3) Mechelen 2011 Noam Gershony Andrew Lapthorne 0–6, 6–3, 7–5 2012 David Wagner Andrew Lapthorne 6–4, 6–2 Mission Viejo 2013 David Wagner Lucas Sithole 0–6, 6–2, 6–2 London 2014 David Wagner Dylan Alcott 6–4, 7–5 2015 David Wagner Lucas Sithole 7–6(8–6), 6–4 2016 David Wagner Itay Erenlib 6–4, 6–1 Loughborough 2017 David Wagner Andrew Lapthorne 6–1, 6–2 Lake Nona 2018 Dylan Alcott Andrew Lapthorne 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 2019 David Wagner Niels Vink 6–3, 6–4 2020 no competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Niels Vink Sam Schroder 6–4, 6–7, 4–6 Netherlands 2022 Sam Schroder Niels Vink 6–3, 6–0 Barcelona 2023 Niels Vink Sam Schroder 6–4, 6–2 Amsterdam 2024 Niels Vink Sam Schroder 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 Huzhou 2025 Sam Schroder Guy Sasson 6–4, 6–3
Wheelchair Doubles Masters From 2000 until 2001 the Wheelchair Tennis Doubles Masters took place alongside the singles event in Amersfoort. From 2002 until 2003 the Wheelchair Tennis Doubles Masters took place at the Invacare World Team Cup by Camozzi in Tremosine, Italy. From 2003 until 2004 the Camozzi company became sponsor of this tournament and it took place in Brescia, Italy. Since 2005 the event took place in the Centro Sportivo Mario Mongodi close to Bergamo, Italy. In 2011 the title sponsorship was taken up by Invacare in a two-year deal and the 2011 tournament was held in the Frans Otten stadium in Amsterdam. From 2013 to 2016, the ITF Wheelchair Doubles Masters took place at the Marguerite Tennis Pavilion in Mission Viejo, California In 2017 and 2018, the event took place in Bemmel, Netherlands. As of 2018, Taylor and Wagner are the most successful partnership across all categories, with a total of 11 titles.
Results doubles
Men
LocationYearChampionRunner-upScore NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters Amersfoort 2000 Ricky Molier Stephen Welch Robin Ammerlaan Eric Stuurman 6–3, 6–1 2001 Miroslav Brychta Martin Legner Tadeusz Kruszelnicki Jayant Mistry 6–3, 6–2 Tremosine 2002 Kai Schrameyer Stephen Welch Martin Legner Satoshi Saida 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 2003 Martin Legner Satoshi Saida Michaël Jeremiasz Jayant Mistry 6–3, 7–6(7–5) Brescia 2004 Martin Legner Satoshi Saida Michaël Jeremiasz Jayant Mistry 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 Camozzi Wheelchair Doubles Masters Bergamo 2005 Michaël Jeremiasz Jayant Mistry Martin Legner Satoshi Saida 6–1, 6–2 2006 Maikel Scheffers Ronald Vink Michaël Jeremiasz Jayant Mistry 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 2007 Stéphane Houdet Michaël Jeremiasz Maikel Scheffers Ronald Vink 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 2008 Stefan Olsson Peter Wikstrom Maikel Scheffers Ronald Vink 6–4, 2–6, 7–5 2009 Maikel Scheffers Ronald Vink Robin Ammerlaan Stéphane Houdet 6–1, 3–6, 6–0 2010 Maikel Scheffers Ronald Vink Robin Ammerlaan Stéphane Houdet 7–6(7–2), 6–4 Invacare Wheelchair Doubles Masters Amsterdam 2011 Tom Egberink Michaël Jeremiasz Robin Ammerlaan Stéphane Houdet 6–4, 6–2 2012 Stéphane Houdet Shingo Kunieda Gordon Reid Ronald Vink 6–7(6–8), 6–1, 6–2 Mission Viejo 2013 Stéphane Houdet Gordon Reid Michaël Jeremiasz Nicolas Peifer 6–3, 6–3 2014 Joachim Gérard Stéphane Houdet Michaël Jeremiasz Gordon Reid 6–4, 6–1 2015 Michaël Jeremiasz Gordon Reid Joachim Gérard Stéphane Houdet 6–1, 6–4 UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters Mission Viejo 2016 Stéphane Houdet Nicolas Peifer Gustavo Fernández Joachim Gérard 2–6, 6–2, 7–5 Bemmel 2017 Alfie Hewett Gordon Reid Stéphane Houdet Nicolas Peifer 1–6, 6–4, 7–5 2018 Stéphane Houdet Nicolas Peifer Joachim Gérard Stefan Olsson 1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)Orlando 2019 Stéphane Houdet Nicolas Peifer Joachim Gérard Stefan Olsson 6–1, 6–2 2020 no competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic2021 Alfie Hewett Gordon Reid Stéphane Houdet Nicolas Peifer6–4, 6–1 Oss2022 Martín de la Puente Gustavo Fernández Tom Egberink Ruben Spaargarent 6–1, 6–2 Barcelona2023 Alfie Hewett Gordon Reid Martín de la Puente Gustavo Fernández 3–6, 6–2(10–6) Arnhem2024 Martin de la Puente Joachim Gérard Alfie Hewett Gordon Reid 6–4, 6–2 Huzhou2025 Martín de la Puente Ruben Spaaragent Alfie Hewett Gordon Reid 6–1, 4–6, 14–12
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Women
LocationYearChampionRunner-upScore NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters Amersfoort 2000 Daniela di Toro Maaike Smit Esther Vergeer Sonja Peters 6–4, 6–4 2001 Maaike Smit Esther Vergeer Betty Klave Djoke van Marum 7–5, 7–5 Tremosine 2002 Maaike Smit Esther Vergeer Betty Klave Djoke van Marum 7–6(7–2), 6–3 2003 Maaike Smit Esther Vergeer Jiske Griffioen Sharon Walraven 6–2, 6–2 Brescia 2004 Jiske Griffioen Korie Homan Brigitte Ameryckx Sharon Walraven 6–4, 6–2 Camozzi Wheelchair Doubles Masters Bergamo 2005 Jiske Griffioen Esther Vergeer Florence Gravellier Maaike Smit 6–1, 6–2 2006 Jiske Griffioen Esther Vergeer Korie Homan Lucy Shuker 6–3, 6–3 2007 Jiske Griffioen Esther Vergeer Korie Homan Maaike Smit 6–3, 6–3 2008 Jiske Griffioen Esther Vergeer Florence Gravellier Lucy Shuker 6–3, 6–0 2009 Korie Homan Esther Vergeer Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot 7–6(7–2), 6–4 2010 Aniek van Koot Sharon Walraven Lucy Shuker Jordanne Whiley 7–5, 6–3 Invacare Wheelchair Doubles Masters Amsterdam 2011 Esther Vergeer Sharon Walraven Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 2012 Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot Sabine Ellerbrock Yui Kamiji 6–0, 6–3 Mission Viejo 2013 Yui Kamiji Jordanne Whiley Sabine Ellerbrock Kgothatso Montjane 6–4, 6–1 2014 Yui Kamiji Jordanne Whiley Louise Hunt Katharina Krüger 6–2, 6–1 2015 Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot Yui Kamiji Jordanne Whiley 7–6(7–1), 6–4 UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters Mission Viejo 2016 Diede de Groot Lucy Shuker Yui Kamiji Jordanne Whiley 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 Bemmel 2017 Marjolein Buis Diede de Groot Sabine Ellerbrock Aniek van Koot 6–2, 6–4 2018 Marjolein Buis Aniek van Koot Louise Hunt Dana Mathewson 6–3, 6–1Orlando 2019 Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot Lucy Shuker Jordanne Whiley 6–2, 6–2 2020 no competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot Momoko Ohtani Zhu Zhenzhen 6–3, 6–3 Oss2022 Diede de Groot Aniek van Koot Jiske Griffioen Momoko Ohtani 6–0, 6–4 Barcelona2023 Yui Kamiji Kgothatso Montjane Diede de Groot Jiske Griffioen 6–2, 6–1 Arnhem2024 Jiske Griffioen Aniek Van Koot Wang Ziying Zhu Zhenzhen 6–1, 6–1 Huzhou2025 Yui Kamiji Zhu Zhenzhen Wang Ziying Li Xiaohui 1–6, 6–0, 10–8
Quads