Anderson Parker (born 1998) is an Australian
wheelchair tennis
Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis Adaptive sport, adapted for wheelchair users. The size of the court, net height and rackets are the same, but there are two major differences from pedestrian tennis: athletes use specially designe ...
player. He competed at the
2024 Paris Paralympics.
Personal
Anderson was born in 1998 with
talipes, a congenital foot deformity.
Tennis
Parker played tennis at young age but his talipes condition forced him to use a wheelchair. Parker was ranked number six in junior wheelchair tennis rankings. He left the sport after his disability was reclassified. After leaving wheelchair tennis, he played wheelchair basketball. He returned to wheelchair tennis in 2022 after changes to classification rules. At the 2023 Australian Wheelchair Tennis National Championships, Melbourne Park he won open men's singles and doubles titles.
In 2024, Anderson won the Brisbane Wheelchair Classic defeating
Ben Weekes
Ben Weekes (born 20 September 1984) is an Australian wheelchair tennis player. He competed at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, his sixth Games.
Personal
Weekes was born on 20 September 1984 in Strathfield, New South Wales. He has an identical twin ...
. It was his third ITF wheelchair tennis singles title.
At the
2024 Paris Paralympics, he lost in the round of 64 in the
Men's Singles and round of 32 with Ben Weekes in
Men's Doubles.
Parker trains regularly in Sydney alongside Ben Weekes.
References
External links
ITF Profile*
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1998 births
Living people
Australian male tennis players
Australian wheelchair tennis players
Paralympic wheelchair tennis players for Australia
Wheelchair tennis players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Tennis players from New South Wales
Sportsmen from New South Wales
21st-century Australian sportsmen