{"id":36495,"date":"2023-12-20T04:36:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T17:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/?p=36495"},"modified":"2023-12-20T04:38:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T17:38:07","slug":"heath-davidson-launches-biggest-wheelchair-summer-series-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/news\/2023\/12\/20\/heath-davidson-launches-biggest-wheelchair-summer-series-yet","title":{"rendered":"Heath Davidson launches biggest wheelchair summer series yet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 2024 Australian Wheelchair Summer Series will welcome more than 100 players from over 26 countries in January.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Paralympic Gold Medallist Heath Davidson launched the 2024 Australian Wheelchair Summer Series at Hume Tennis and Community Centre, alongside Tennis Australia Director of Pathways and Tennis Services Lawrence Robertson.<\/p>\n

The launch marks the start of the summer wheelchair events, which includes the Victorian Wheelchair Tennis Open \u2013 ITF1, Melbourne Wheelchair Open \u2013 Super Series and Australian Open Wheelchair Championships \u2013 Grand Slam.<\/p>\n

To officially open the event, local Hume player and 14-year-old wildcard holder Jin Woodman joined Paralympian, Heath Davidson in launching the Summer of Wheelchair Tennis.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on the tournament\u2019s growth, Davidson expressed, \u201cI was here at the first event, and we had around 50 players. Fast forward nine years, and we\u2019ve got one of the world\u2019s biggest tournaments\u2026it\u2019s a huge thank you to the team at Tennis Australia. I can\u2019t wait to get the Summer started\u2014bring on Hume and then bring on the AO.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re so proud that as a tennis nation we have led the way in the wheelchair space, and I think the athletes recognise that,\u201d added Director of Pathways and Tennis Services Lawrence Robertson.<\/p>\n

Victorian Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Steve Dimopoulos said he\u2019s excited to see the return of the Wheelchair Summer Series for 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cVictoria is the centre of the tennis world in January and we can\u2019t wait to welcome the 2024 Australian Wheelchair Summer Series participants to our world-class Hume Tennis and Community Centre in the lead up to the Australian Open.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cInclusion is a cornerstone of sport at all levels in Victoria and we want to ensure anyone can take part and enjoy all the benefits sport participation provides.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Australian Open 2024 and both lead in events at Hume Tennis and Community Centre will feature increased draw sizes, with 16 men, 16 women and 16 Quads participating in the first Grand Slam of the Year.<\/p>\n

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Tournament<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00a0Date<\/strong><\/td>\nVenue<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Victorian Wheelchair Tennis Open \u2013 ITF1<\/span><\/td>\n8-12 January 2024<\/td>\nHume Tennis and Community Centre, Vic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Melbourne Wheelchair Open \u2013 Super Series<\/td>\n14-19 January 2024<\/td>\nHume Tennis & Community Centre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Australian Open Wheelchair Championships \u2013 Grand Slam<\/span><\/td>\n23-27 January 2024<\/td>\n\u00a0Melbourne Park, Vic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Other initiatives across the Australian Summer include:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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  • Equal prize money for men, women and Quad divisions<\/li>\n
  • Super Series increased to six days<\/li>\n
  • More than 100 players from over 26 countries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The 2024 Australian Wheelchair Summer Series will welcome more than 100 players from over 26 countries in January. Paralympic Gold Medallist Heath Davidson launched the 2024 Australian Wheelchair Summer Series at Hume Tennis and Community Centre, alongside Tennis Australia Director of Pathways and Tennis Services Lawrence Robertson. The launch marks the start of the summer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6373,"featured_media":36496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6373"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36495"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36495\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tennis.com.au\/vic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}