Jayant Mistry
British wheelchair tennis player
Country (sports) | Great Britain |
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Born |
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1966-08-29
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29 August 1966
(age
56)
Leicester , Great Britain |
Turned pro | 1992 |
Retired | 2007 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Singles | |
Career titles | 20 |
Highest ranking | No. 8 (14 August 2000) |
Other tournaments | |
Paralympic Games | 3R (1996, 2000, 2004) |
Doubles | |
Career titles | 48 |
Highest ranking | No. 2 (27 May 2002) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | W ( 2005 ) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Masters Doubles | W (2005) |
Paralympic Games | 4th (2000) |
Jayant Mistry (born 29 August 1966) is a retired British wheelchair tennis player of Indian descent who competed in international level events. He is a former British no.1 player in the singles and a former World no. 2 in the men's doubles. He competed at four Paralympic Games and was a semifinalist in the men's doubles at the 2000 Summer Paralympics . [1]
He was the first British player to win the wheelchair men's doubles title at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships alongside Michaël Jeremiasz and the first British man to win a men's title at the Wimbledon Championships since Fred Perry in 1936, they were runner-ups at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships a year later. [2]
Mistry was born with spina bifida and his left leg shorter than his right. He had his right foot amputated aged twelve and has a prosthetic . [3]
References
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"Jayant Mistry - ITF Profile"
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International Tennis Federation
. 14 October 2020.
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"Interview with Jayant Mistry (Full interview)"
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Paralympic Heritage
. 1 February 2013.
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"Britain's Other Wimbledon Winner"
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Pukaar Magazine
. 25 August 2017.
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External links
- Jayant Mistry at the International Tennis Federation
- Jayant Mistry at the International Paralympic Committee
Wheelchair Tennis Masters
men's doubles champions
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