Tennis

Special Olympics offers Unified Doubles in tennis. In Unified doubles, a pair consists of a Special Olympics Athlete and a Partner. A Partner can be anyone over the age of 9 without a disability - a sibling, friend, cousin, even a parent or grandparent. Unified Bocce is a great way to get family members involved in Special Olympics too!

Tennis Facts

• Tennis became an official Special Olympics sport in 1987.

• 127 athletes from 29 Programs competed in tennis at the 2003 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Dublin, Ireland.

• As of the 2005 Special Olympics Athlete Participation Report, 18,013 Special Olympics athletes compete in tennis.

Tennis Events

• Traditional Singles

• Traditional Doubles

• Unified Doubles

• Individual Skills Competition: Ground stroke, volley, serve

Registration is open in May and the season runs until July.

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