What is para standing tennis? The rules, how you can play … – Lawn Tennis Association
Para Standing Tennis classifications:
- PST 1: Upper limb amputee or similar impairment
- PST 2: Below-knee amputee, mild cerebral palsy or other impairment with similar mobility level
- PST 3: Above-knee or bilateral below-knee amputee, bilateral arm impairment, or moderate to severe cerebral palsy
- PST 4: Short Statured or other impairment with similar impact on mobility
Everyone plays on a full-size tennis court and the rules are largely the same as traditional tennis, with one exception.
If you’re more restricted around the court or in the Short Statured category (PST 3 or 4) you get two bounces, while PST 1 and 2 can only have one.
How are we supporting para standing tennis
At the LTA, we’re working together with our national partners – Limb Power, CP Sport and Dwarf Sport Association – to open up tennis to their communities with a growing focus on para standing tennis.
Recently, we held our first para standing tennis festival at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton. The festival welcomed people from around the country to get on court, play tennis and have a taste of what the sport can offer.
The players – hosted by the LTA and ‘The Last Leg’ Presenter, Hills – also got the chance to meet two former world No.1s with 27 Grand Slam titles between them, Andy Murray and Gordon Reid. Murray and Reid were keen to show their support for the sport, as well as fellow Brit Alfie Hewett, who took to social media to promote the festival.
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