More Wheelchair Events At Atp & Wta Tournaments In 2026

More master wheelchair tennis events will return spot astatine ATP and WTA tournaments adjacent twelvemonth pursuing nan support of a caller almanac building by nan International Tennis Federation (ITF).

While nan circumstantial events person not yet been confirmed, nan ITF said a "significant number" of caller ones will return spot astatine ATP and WTA tournaments, creating a almanac including "higher standards" and "elevated prize money".

The 4 Grand Slams presently person some wheelchair and non-wheelchair events, successful summation to six ATP and and WTA tournaments.

Great Britain's Alfie Hewett - a 33-time Grand Slam champion crossed singles and doubles - said nan description presents a "great opportunity for players to return their careers to nan adjacent level".

World number 2 Hewett, who was beaten by Tokito Oda successful nan Wimbledon wheelchair singles final, added: "Now is nan clip to return nan chance to turn our athletics moreover further and make integrated events nan norm alternatively than nan exception."

The ITF's president, David Haggerty, said nan governing assemblage was "building connected nan occurrence of nan mini number of existing integrated events to create a circuit that is moreover much effective successful enhancing nan careers of master and aspiring players."

From 2026, nan wheelchair tennis circuit will beryllium divided into 3 tiers: Premier, International and Development.

The Premier Tier is nan highest level, pinch tournaments to beryllium graded arsenic Grand Slam aliases Masters events, aliases 1000, 500 and 250 arsenic per ATP and WTA events.