Frédéric Cattanéo Explained

Frédéric Cattanéo
Residence:Le Mans, France
Birth Date:3 December 1978
Birth Place:Sale, Morocco
Height:1.70m
Turnedpro:2003
Plays:Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singlestitles:37
Highestsinglesranking:No. 9 (30 May 2011)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 19 (12 October 2020)
Frenchopenresult:QF (2012, 2018, 2020, 2021)
Othertournaments:yes
Paralympicsresult:3R (2012, 2016)
Doublestitles:62
Highestdoublesranking:No. 4 (15 April 2013)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 15 (12 October 2020)
Frenchopendoublesresult:W (2012)
Wimbledondoublesresult:F (2013)
Othertournamentsdoubles:yes
Wheelchairtennismastersdoublesresult:W (2006)
Paralympicsdoublesresult:F (2012)

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frederic Cattaneo - France Paralympique (in French) . France Paralympique . 13 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Frederic Cattaneo - ITF Profile . International Tennis Federation . 13 October 2020.
  3. Web site: Frederic Cattaneo - IPC Profile . International Paralympic Committee . 13 October 2020.
  4. Web site: 29 August 2012 . La revanche de Frédéric Cattaneo . 20 October 2022 . leparisien.fr . fr-FR.
  5. Web site: Wheelchair Tennis - CATTANEO Frederic . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . . 10 September 2021 . 11 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210911001058/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/wheelchair-tennis/athlete-profile-n1358155-cattaneo-frederic.htm . dead.