News Archive - Tennis Foundation

29/01/2011 Norfolk runner-up at Australian Open

Britain's Peter Norfolk experienced his first loss in five Australian Open quad singles finals on Saturday at Melbourne Park as American David Wagner retained his world No. 1 quad ranking after a 6-2, 6-3 win over the defending champion.

28/01/2011 Norfolk into fifth Australian Open final

Britain's Peter Norfolk will bid for his fifth Australian Open quad singles wheelchair tennis title on Saturday after beating American world No 4 Nick Taylor 6-3, 6-0 today in his third round-robin match at Melbourne Park.

27/01/2011 Lapthorne and Norfolk lift Australian Open doubles title

Andrew Lapthorne and Peter Norfolk became the first all-British pairing to win a Grand Slam wheelchair tennis doubles title on Thursday when they won the quad doubles final at the Australian Open in Melbourne, beating American defending champions Nick Taylor and David Wagner 6-3, 6-3.

26/01/2011 Norfolk makes winning Australian Open start

Peter Norfolk opened his Australian Open title defence with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over fellow Briton Andrew Lapthorne on Wednesday in the first of their three quad singles round-robin matches at Melbourne Park.

25/01/2011 British trio set for Australian Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships

Britain's Andrew Lapthorne and Jordanne Whiley make their Grand Slam debuts this week in the Australian Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships at Melbourne Park, while Peter Norfolk bids for his fifth Australian Open quad singles title when the event gets underway on Wednesday.

17/01/2011 White Hart Lane Lawn Tennis Club thriving as centre of tennis activity

White Hart Lane Lawn Tennis Club in East Haringey is a thriving centre of tennis activity, a year on from being awarded ‘Beacon’ status by the Tennis Foundation and the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) as part of the AEGON Parks Tennis programme.

12/01/2011 Phillipson continues success Down Under reaching Adelaide semis

For the second time in five days British No 1 David Phillipson will face Swedish world No 3 Stefan Olsson after reaching the men's singles semi-finals at the South Australian City of Prospect Wheelchair Tennis Open in Adelaide.

10/01/2011 Sunderland Tennis Centre achieves national recognition

The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) and Tennis Foundation announced on Friday evening that Sunderland Tennis Centre, one of the area’s leading tennis sites, has been awarded ‘Beacon’ status as part of the AEGON Parks Tennis programme in recognition of their high quality, free and affordable community tennis programmes.

10/01/2011 McCarroll and Phillipson lift Queensland doubles title

Britain's Marc McCarroll and David Phillipson have started 2011 in style by winning the men's doubles title at the Queensland Wheelchair Tennis Open in Brisbane.

07/01/2011 British trio into Queensland semis

Britain's Marc McCarroll, David Phillipson and Lucy Shuker have all made winning starts to the 2011 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour after reaching the semi-finals of their respective men's and women's singles events at the Queensland Wheelchair Tennis Open in Brisbane.