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Kunieda partnered Houdet to win the Doubles Masters title in Amsterdam, but the Frenchman, who edged out Kunieda in a final set tiebreak to win his first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros and become world No. 1, ended 2012 as ITF World Champion for the first time. With a new title sponsor, the 2012 BNP Paribas World Team Cup was held in Seoul, Korea, Republic. France won the men's title, Netherlands took the women's title for the 25th time as well as the junior title, while Israel regained the quad title. Thailand won men's World Group 2. After revealing the immense pressure and weight of expectation she had felt going into the London 2012 Games, Vergeer took the rest of the year away from competition, but still became ITF World Champion for the 13th time. Wagner was the year-end No. 1 quad player for the fifth time. At the 2012 Invacare Doubles Masters the ITF Silver Fund was renamed the Wheelchair Tennis Development Fund (WTDF). The fund, which is financed by the Cruyff Foundation, continues to thrive with 35 projects having been initiated by the end of 2012. Griffioen overcame van Koot at the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters, becoming the first new name on the women's roll of honour for 15 years. Together they paired up to add the Invacare Doubles Masters title to their Paralympic silver medal and Wimbledon title. There was further recognition for wheelchair tennis when former ITF World Champion Randy Snow was inducted posthumously to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Snow became just the second wheelchair tennis player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, with his father Tom accepting the honour on his behalf. After winning their third successive Paralympic quad doubles gold medal, Nick Taylor and Wagner won the Invacare Doubles Masters title for the sixth time. DEVELOPMENT 25

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