Frédéric Cattanéo

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Frédéric Cattanéo
Country (sports)Flag of France.svg  France
Residence Le Mans, France
Born (1978-12-03) 3 December 1978 (age 45)
Sale, Morocco
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2003
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career titles37
Highest rankingNo. 9 (30 May 2011)
Current rankingNo. 19 (12 October 2020)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open QF (2012, 2018, 2020, 2021)
Other tournaments
Paralympic Games 3R (2012, 2016)
Doubles
Career titles62
Highest rankingNo. 4 (15 April 2013)
Current rankingNo. 15 (12 October 2020)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open W (2012)
Wimbledon F (2013)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters Doubles W (2006)
Paralympic Games F (2012)
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 London Men's doubles

Frédéric Cattanéo (born 3 December 1978) is a French wheelchair tennis player who competed in international level events. He is a three-time French Open singles quarterfinalist and was the 2012 French Open wheelchair men's doubles champion with Shingo Kunieda. [1] [2] [3] Amputated from both legs after a motorcycle accident, he started wheelchair tennis at the age of 23 in 2002. [4]

He competed in wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [5]

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References

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  2. "Frederic Cattaneo - ITF Profile". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. "Frederic Cattaneo - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  4. "La revanche de Frédéric Cattaneo". leparisien.fr (in French). 29 August 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  5. "Wheelchair Tennis - CATTANEO Frederic". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.