Gordon Reid defeated Gustavo Fernandez 6-0, 3-6, 7-5 in the men’s singles final at the 2026 Open Paratennis du Loiret, securing the WC 500 international title in France after five days of competition.
How Gordon Reid Claimed the Men’s Singles Title
The 2026 Open Paratennis du Loiret drew 72 players across 24 nationalities to its tournament, featuring twelve athletes ranked in the world’s top ten. In the men’s singles final, fifth-ranked Gordon Reid of the United Kingdom overcame fourth-ranked Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina in a three-set battle. Reid advanced to the championship match by defeating seventh-ranked Tom Egberink of the Netherlands in the semifinals. Fernandez reached the title match after eliminating France’s top-ranked player, Stéphane Houdet.
Jin Woodman Wins Quad Singles and Doubles Titles
Seventeen-year-old Australian Jin Woodman captured the quad division singles title as the tournament’s second seed, defeating top-seeded Ahmet Kaplan of Turkey 6-3, 7-5. Woodman also secured the quad doubles title alongside Brazilian partner Leandro Pena. The duo defeated the American team of Dez Del Barba and South Africa’s Donald Ramphadi 6-2, 6-4 in the final.
Dutch and Chinese Champions in Women’s Events
In the women’s singles bracket, fifth-ranked Lizzy De Greef of the Netherlands claimed the championship without dropping a single set throughout the tournament. De Greef defeated China’s Luoyao Guo 6-4, 6-2 in the final. Guo found success in the women’s doubles draw, however; partnering with Zhenzhen Zhu as the top-seeded pair, Guo and Zhu defeated the French-Dutch duo of Ksénia Chasteau and Lizzy De Greef 7-5, 3-6 in a deciding super tie-break.
French Contenders Reach Semifinals
France’s top-ranked competitors reached the penultimate rounds of their respective singles draws. Stéphane Houdet, seeded third, defeated defending champion Sergei Lysov of Israel 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 in the quarterfinals before falling to finalist Gustavo Fernandez in a three-set semifinal 3-6, 7-5, 4-6. Ksénia Chasteau, seeded second in the women’s draw, lost her semifinal match to Luoyao Guo 6-7, 6-2, 2-6 before teaming up with De Greef for the doubles final.
International Event Draws Elite Players and Local Students
Tournament director Stéphane Goudou noted that the silver-tier international event continues to draw the global elite of wheelchair tennis while expanding its local impact. Alongside the elite competition, the organization welcomed approximately 900 local students to participate in disability awareness programs during the five-day event.
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