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.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Paralympic athlete
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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
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multiple Grand Slam and Paralympic titles ⓘ |
| name | Shingo Kunieda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| ParalympicGames |
Athens 2004
NERFINISHED
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Beijing 2008 NERFINISHED ⓘ London 2012 NERFINISHED ⓘ Rio 2016 NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo 2020 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ParalympicGoldMedals |
4 in doubles
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4 in singles ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chiba Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsIn |
men's wheelchair doubles
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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
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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
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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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