BNP Paribas World Team Cup wheelchair tennis event

London, May 24, 2012: Please find below the latest results from the 2012 BNP Paribas World Team Cup taking place in Seoul, Korea on 21-27 May. Teams are competing in four categories: men, women, quad and junior. A total of 52 teams from 28 nations are taking part in the ITF’s flagship wheelchair tennis team event.

BNP PARIBAS WORLD TEAM CUP, SEOUL, KOREA

Men’s Pool A

NETHERLANDS (1) defeated ARGENTINA (6) 3-0

Tom Egberink (NED) d. Agustin Ledesma (ARG) 62 64

Maikel Scheffers (NED) d. Gustavo Fernandez (ARG) 57 76(6) 76(5)

Ronald Vink/Robina Ammerlaan (NED) d. Agustin Ledesma/Ezequiel Casco (ARG) 61 63

Men’s Pool B

FRANCE (2) defeated GREAT BRITAIN (5) 3-0

Nicolas Peifer (FRA) d. David Phillipson (GBR) 62 63

Stéphane Houdet (FRA) d. Gordon Reid (GBR) 61 62

Stéphane Houdet/Frédéric Cattaneo (FRA) d. Gordon Reid (GBR) 57 62 64

Men’s Pool C

JAPAN (3) defeated USA (8) 3-0

Takashi Sanada (JPN) d. Jon Rydberg (USA) 64 26 64

Shingo Kunieda (JPN) d. Steve Welch (USA) 61 62

Satoshi Saida /Shingo Kunieda (JPN) d. Steve Baldwin (USA) 61 63

Men’s Pool D

SWEDEN (4) defeated AUSTRIA (7) 3-0

Peter Vikstrom (SWE) d. Thomas Mossier (AUT) 62 64

Stefan Olsson (SWE) d. Martin Legner (AUT) 61 61

Stefan Olsson/Peter Vikstrom (SWE) d. Martin Legner/Josef Riegler (AUT) 60 60

Women’s Semifinals

NETHERLANDS (1) defeated GREAT BRITAIN (4) 3-0

Jiske Griffioen (NED) d. Jordanne Whiley (GBR) 60 62

Aniek van Koot (NED) d. Lucy Shuker (GBR) 61 63

Marjolein Buis/Jiske Griffioen (NED) d. Lucy Shuker/Louise Hunt (GBR) 60 62

JAPAN (3) defeated GERMANY (2) 3-0

Kanako Domori (JPN) Katharina Krüger (GER) 63 64

Yui Kamiji (JPN) d. Sabine Ellerbrock (GER) 63 76(3) 76(3)

Kanako Domori/Yui Kamiji (JPN) d. Sabine Ellerbrock/Katharina Kruger (GER) W/O

Junior Semifinals

USA (6) defeated GREAT BRITAIN (1) 2-1

Shelby Baron (USA) d. Lauren Jones (GBR) 61 60

Alfie Hewett (GBR) d. Chris Herman (USA) 64 62

Chris Herman/Shelby Baron (USA) d. Alfie Hewett/Lauren Jones (GBR) 36 62 10-7

NETHERLANDS (2) defeated SOUTH AFRICA (3) 3-0

Jeroen Staman (NED) d. Mabel Mankgele (RSA) 61 60

Carlos Anker (NED) d. Gift Lekhanyane (RSA) 62 62

Carlos Anker/Diede de Groot (NED) d. Gift Lekhanyane (RSA) 61 64