The competition is due to start at Nottingham Tennis Centre tomorrow and conclude on Sunday (August 6).

The British Open is one of six Super Series events on the UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour and among the most important tournaments in the world outside of the Grand Slams.

Reid defeated Hewett to win the men’s singles gold in the Paralympic Games and the pair are among 23 world top 10 ranked players in the men’s, women’s and quad events.

The Britons expect to face tough opposition from France’s Stéphane Houdet, world number one Gustavo Fernandez of Argentina and recently crowned Wimbledon champion Stefan Olsson of Sweden.

Others set to compete include Shingo Kunieda of Japan, Joachim Gerard of Belgium and Maikel Scheffers of The Netherlands.

London 20212 doubles bronze medallist Lucy Shuker leads British interest in the women’s singles featuring seven of the current top 10 players.

Fellow Briton Jordanne Whiley is missing after announcing she is pregnant last week.

Her absence will give hope to Japan’s world number one Yui Kamiji and Germany’s Sabine Ellerbrock, this year's Wimbledon finalist.

Also competing in Nottingham will be world number three and reigning Wimbledon champion Diede de Groot.

She leads a strong Dutch challenge alongside her silver medal-winning doubles partner from Rio 2016, Marjolein Buis.

Leading the entries in the men’s quad event is world number one and two-time British Open champion David Wagner of the United States.

Britain’s world number three Andy Lapthorne, the Rio 2016 singles silver medallist and doubles bronze medallist, will head the British challenge.

He is bidding to improve on finishing runner-up to South Africa’s Lucas Sithole and Australia’s Dylan Alcott in recent years.

Sithole, who last won the title in 2015, is one of two former two-time champions aiming for victory again this year, alongside Wagner.