| Country (sports) | 
France |
|---|---|
| Residence | Le Mans, France |
| Born | 3 December 1978 Sale, Morocco |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Turned pro | 2003 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 37 |
| Highest ranking | No. 9 (30 May 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 19 (12 October 2020) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | QF ( 2012, 2018, 2020, 2021) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Paralympic Games | 3R (2012, 2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career titles | 62 |
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (15 April 2013) |
| Current ranking | No. 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 | |
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]
References
- ^ "Frederic Cattaneo - France Paralympique (in French)". France Paralympique. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Frederic Cattaneo - ITF Profile". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Frederic Cattaneo - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "La revanche de Frédéric Cattaneo". leparisien.fr (in French). 29 August 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Frederic Cattaneo at the International Tennis Federation
- Frederic Cattaneo at the International Paralympic Committee
- Frédéric Cattanéo at Équipe de France (in French)
- Frédéric Cattanéo at France Paralympique (in French)
Categories:
- 1978 births
- Living people
- French male tennis players
- French wheelchair tennis players
- French Open champions
- Paralympic wheelchair tennis players for France
- Paralympic medalists in wheelchair tennis
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Moroccan emigrants to France
- Sportspeople from Le Mans