Shingo Kunieda
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is a Japan
ese number one singles wheelchair tennis
player. Kunieda is a right-hander whose favorite surface is hard court. His coach is Hiromichi Maruyama. His training base is the Tennis Training Center (TTC) in Kashiwa.
Due to a tumor in his spinal cord from when he was 9, he is paralyzed in the lower half of his body. Kunieda uses an Ox Engineering wheelchair.
He graduated from Reitaku University
Japan and now works for Reitaku University. He was awarded the International Tennis Federation
's wheelchair male world champion for three consecutive years from 2007 to 2009.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese number one singles wheelchair tennis
Wheelchair Tennis
Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis adapted for those who have disabilities in their lower bodies. The size of courts, balls, and rackets are same, but there are two major differences from pedestrian tennis; they use specially designed wheelchairs and the ball may bounce up to two times...
player. Kunieda is a right-hander whose favorite surface is hard court. His coach is Hiromichi Maruyama. His training base is the Tennis Training Center (TTC) in Kashiwa.
Due to a tumor in his spinal cord from when he was 9, he is paralyzed in the lower half of his body. Kunieda uses an Ox Engineering wheelchair.
He graduated from Reitaku University
Reitaku University
is a private university known as Reitaku in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The origin of Reitaku University is Moralogy School which was launched in 1935 and Reitaku University was established in 1950.-Department:College of Foreign Languages...
Japan and now works for Reitaku University. He was awarded the International Tennis Federation
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
's wheelchair male world champion for three consecutive years from 2007 to 2009.
Singles
- Australian OpenAustralian OpenThe Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
: 2007, 20082008 Australian Open - Wheelchair Men's SinglesThe wheelchair men's singles draw for the 2008 Australian Open.-Seeds:# Shingo Kunieda # Robin Ammerlaan -Finals:-Section 1:-Section 2:...
, 20092009 Australian Open - Wheelchair Men's SinglesShingo Kunieda was the defending champion and won in the final 6–2, 6–4, against Stephane Houdet.-Seeds:# Shingo Kunieda # Robin Ammerlaan -Finals:...
, 20102010 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's SinglesShingo Kunieda was the defending champion and won in the final 7–6, 2–6, 7–5, against Stéphane Houdet.-Seeds:# Shingo Kunieda # Stéphane Houdet -Finals:...
, 20112011 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's SinglesShingo Kunieda was the defending champion. He reached to the final, where won against Stéphane Houdet in straight sets, 6–0, 6–3.-Seeds:# Shingo Kunieda # Stéphane Houdet -Finals:... - French Open: 20072007 French OpenThe 2007 French Open was held in Paris, France from 27 May through to 10 June 2007. Followed two weeks later, as usual, by Wimbledon in London, United Kingdom. Rafael Nadal became the first man to win the tournament 3 times consecutively since Björn Borg, 1978–81; and maintained his unbeaten run...
, 20082008 French Open - Wheelchair Men's SinglesShingo Kunieda was the defending champion, and won in the final 6–0, 7–6, against Robin Ammerlaan.-Seeds:# Shingo Kunieda # Robin Ammerlaan -Finals:-External links:*...
, 2009, 20102010 French Open – Wheelchair Men's SinglesShingo Kunieda was the defending champion and he won in the final 6–4, 6–0 against Stefan Olsson.-Seeds:# Shingo Kunieda # Stéphane Houdet -Finals:... - US OpenU.S. Open (tennis)The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881...
: 2007, 20092009 US Open - Wheelchair Men's SinglesShingo Kunieda won in the final 6–0, 6–0 against Maikel Scheffers.-Seeds:# Shingo Kunieda # Stephane Houdet -Finals:-External links:*...
, 20102010 US Open – Wheelchair Men's SinglesNicolas Peifer, unseeded Frenchman surrendered the final match and Shingo Kunieda defend his 2009 title without play.-Seeds:# Shingo Kunieda # Maikel Scheffers -Finals:...
Doubles
- Australian OpenAustralian OpenThe Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
: 20072007 Australian OpenThe 2007 Australian Open was a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in Melbourne, Australia from 15 January until 28 January 2007.The total prize pool was set at exactly A$20 million, with the winners of both the men's and women's singles competition each receiving A$1,281,000. Over 500 players...
(w/ AmmerlaanRobin AmmerlaanRobin Ammerlaan is a professional, former world number one in singles and doubles, wheelchair tennis player from the Netherlands. Ammerlaan is also champion of many grand slam titles since 2000. The right-handed player's favorite surface is carpet, and he is coached by Gert Bolk. His wheelchair is...
), 20082008 Australian OpenThe 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 14 through 27 January 2008.After twenty years of playing on...
(w/ Saida), 20092009 Australian OpenThe 2009 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 97th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 19 January through 1 February 2009. The 2009 men's...
(w/ Ammerlaan), 20102010 Australian OpenThe 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year....
(w/ HoudetStéphane Houdet-Grand Slam titles:* 2009 Wimbledon Championships - Wheelchair Men's Doubles* 2009 US Open - Wheelchair Men's Doubles* 2010 Australian Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles* 2010 French Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles-References:...
), 20112011 Australian OpenThe 2011 Australian Open was a tennis tournament featuring six different competitions, and part of the 2011 ATP World Tour, the 2011 WTA Tour, ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour, as tournaments for professional, junior and wheelchair players were held...
(w/ Scheffers) - French Open: 20082008 French OpenThe 2008 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 107th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, from May 25 through June 8, 2008....
(w/ Scheffers), 20102010 French OpenThe 2010 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 109th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
(w/ Houdet), 20112011 French OpenThe 2011 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 110th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
(w/ Peifer) - Wimbledon: 20062006 Wimbledon ChampionshipsThe 2006 Wimbledon Championships began on 26 June and finished on 9 July 2006.-Gentlemen's singles: Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal 6-0 7-6 6-7 6-3-Ladies' singles: Amélie Mauresmo defeated Justine Henin-Hardenne 2-6 6-3 6-4...
(w/ Saida) - US OpenU.S. Open (tennis)The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament which is the modern iteration of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, which for men's singles was first contested in 1881...
: 20072007 U.S. Open (tennis)The 2007 US Open was held from 27 August to 9 September 2007, at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City....
(w/ Saida)