In VI tennis players compete in different categories, with the B1 category having the greatest degree of sight loss. There are also adaptations that allow families to play together. VI tennis is open to players of all ages, experience, fitness levels and abilities who have a visual impairment. Who can compete in Visually Impaired tennis? Some courts also have tactile lines (B1 only) - so players can touch them - and players also use an audible tennis ball that makes noise so they can hear it bounce and being hit.
This format of the game is different to traditional tennis – it's played on a smaller court with a lower net. VI tennis was created in Japan in 1984 and has become popular across the world – it’s now played in more than 30 countries and has ambitions to become a future Paralympic sport. Visually Impaired tennis (also known as VI tennis, Sound tennis or Blind tennis) is one of the leading sports for blind and partially sighted people in the UK.
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