Shingo Kunieda

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Shingo Kunieda is a legendary Japanese wheelchair tennis player widely regarded as one of the greatest in the sport’s history, with numerous Grand Slam and Paralympic titles.

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instanceOf Paralympic athlete
person
wheelchair tennis player
backhand two-handed
coach Naoki Sakamoto NERFINISHED
completed career Grand Slam in men's wheelchair doubles
career Grand Slam in men's wheelchair singles
countryOfCitizenship Japan
dateOfBirth 1984-02-21
era 21st-century tennis
familyName Kunieda NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Shingo NERFINISHED
GrandSlamDoublesTitles 22
GrandSlamSinglesTitles 28
handedness right-handed
highestDoublesRanking world No. 1
highestSinglesRanking world No. 1
honor Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability NERFINISHED
isConsidered one of the greatest wheelchair tennis players of all time
ITFDoublesTitles 70+
ITFSinglesTitles 100+
knownFor dominance in wheelchair tennis
multiple Grand Slam and Paralympic titles
name Shingo Kunieda NERFINISHED
nationality Japanese
nativeLanguage Japanese
ParalympicGames Athens 2004 NERFINISHED
Beijing 2008 NERFINISHED
London 2012 NERFINISHED
Rio 2016 NERFINISHED
Tokyo 2020 NERFINISHED
ParalympicGoldMedals 4 in doubles
4 in singles
placeOfBirth Chiba Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED
playsIn men's wheelchair doubles
men's wheelchair singles
receivedAward Medal with Purple Ribbon (Japan) NERFINISHED
retired 2023
sport wheelchair tennis
turnedProfessional 2001
usesWheelchair yes
wonBronzeMedalIn men's doubles at London 2012 Paralympics
wonGoldMedalIn men's doubles at Athens 2004 Paralympics
men's doubles at Beijing 2008 Paralympics
men's singles at Beijing 2008 Paralympics
men's singles at London 2012 Paralympics
men's singles at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
wonTournament Australian Open wheelchair men's singles NERFINISHED
French Open wheelchair men's singles NERFINISHED
US Open wheelchair men's singles NERFINISHED
Wimbledon wheelchair men's singles NERFINISHED
worldNo1WeeksSingles over 500 weeks

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Alfie Hewett notableRival Shingo Kunieda