Frédéric Cattanéo (born 3 December 1978) is a
French
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wheelchair tennis
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player who competed in international level events. He is a three-time
French Open
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singles quarterfinalist and was the
2012 French Open wheelchair men's doubles champion with
Shingo Kunieda
is a Japanese former wheelchair tennis player. With four Paralympic gold medals, 28 major singles titles – an all-time record in singles of any tennis discipline – and 50 major titles overall, Kunieda is widely considered the greatest male ...
. Amputated from both legs after a motorcycle accident, he started wheelchair tennis at the age of 23 in 2002.
He competed in
wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan took place at the Ariake Tennis Park from 27 August to 4 September 2021.
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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