2013 US Open Wheelchair Tennis Competition- Part of the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour -

*** For immediate use September 4, 2013

Tokyo, September 4, 2013 - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) announced today that 20 of the world's top wheelchair tennis players will participate in the US Open Wheelchair Tennis Competition in New York from September 5-8, 2013, the last of this year's four Grand Slam tournaments on the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour.

<<Fact sheet>>
	Event Name:	US Open Wheelchair Tennis Competition
	Period:	September 5-8, 2013
	Venue:	USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing, N.Y.
	Organizer:	USTA (United States Tennis Association) http://www.itftennis.com/wheelchair/news/articles/ ellerbrock,-kunieda-and-wagner-head-us-open-entries.aspx

This is the first time that all eight top ranked men's singles players, all eight top women's singles players and all four ranked quad singles players are among the field of 20 players for the US Open Wheelchair Tennis Competition.

Shingo Kunieda will bid to extend his reign as the men's champion for a fifth consecutive time, while Sabine Ellerbrock will aim to add to the first Grand Slam title of her career that she won at Roland Garros in June. David Wagner will be attempting to win his third consecutive US Open quad singles title

The NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour, organized by the ITF and sponsored by NEC, has one of the most advanced and far-reaching tournament calendars and ranking systems in international disability sport. The Tour includes wheelchair tennis events at all four Grand Slams, with total prize money of more than one million US dollars.

The 2013 NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour started on January 2, 2013, with the Queensland Open in Australia. This year, the NEC Tour consists of more than 160 tournaments in over 30 countries.

The NEC Wheelchair Tennis Rankings are updated weekly by the ITF, with over 600 men, 190 women and 85 quad players from over 50 countries.

The NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour has events at a variety of levels, from the ITF Futures Series through to the four Grand Slam events.

Following the US Open in New York, the top eight men's and women's players and top four quad players on the rankings of Monday, September 16, 2013 will qualify for the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters (*1) in Mission Viejo, California, in November.

The NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour is part of the NEC Make-a-Difference Drive (*2) of volunteer opportunities for NEC employees. NEC members volunteer for the Tour in such positions as linespeople, ballpersons and interpreters.

Looking forward, NEC will continue to develop its role in the Wheelchair Tennis Tour as part of becoming a leading global company that leverages the power of innovation to realise an information society friendly to people and the earth.