2012 in tennis Wimbledon (25 June – 8 July in 2012), is the only Major still played on grass, the game's original surface, which gave the game of lawn tennis its name. The tournament takes place over two weeks in late June and early July, culminating with the Ladies' and Gentlemen's Singles Final, scheduled respectively for the second Saturday and Sunday. Each year, five major events are contested, as well as four junior events and three invitational events. The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament held annually in August and September over a two-week period
Wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's Singles Wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's Singles The men's singles wheelchair tennis tournament at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was held at the Olympic Tennis Centre in the Barra Olympic Park in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 9–16 September 2016. The largest wheelchair tennis event by entries at the 2016 Games, the competition ended in an all-British final, won by Gordon Reid over compatriate and doubles partner Alfie Hewett. The top two seeds, Stéphane Houdet of France, and Joachim Gerard of Belgium lost to their British