Jayant Mistry Explained

Jayant Mistry
Birth Date:29 August 1966
Birth Place:Leicester, Great Britain
Turnedpro:1992
Retired:2007
Plays:Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singlestitles:20
Highestsinglesranking:No. 8 (14 August 2000)
Othertournaments:yes
Paralympicsresult:3R (1996, 2000, 2004)
Doublestitles:48
Highestdoublesranking:No. 2 (27 May 2002)
Wimbledondoublesresult:W (2005)
Othertournamentsdoubles:yes
Wheelchairtennismastersdoublesresult:W (2005)
Paralympicsdoublesresult:4th (2000)

Jayant Mistry (born 29 August 1966) is a retired British wheelchair tennis player of Indian descent who competed in international level events. He is a former British no.1 player in the singles and a former World no. 2 in the men's doubles. He competed at four Paralympic Games and was a semifinalist in the men's doubles at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.[1]

He was the first British player to win the wheelchair men's doubles title at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships alongside Michaƫl Jeremiasz and the first British man to win a men's title at the Wimbledon Championships since Fred Perry in 1936, they were runner-ups at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships a year later.[2]

Mistry was born with spina bifida and his left leg shorter than his right. He had his right foot amputated aged twelve and has a prosthetic.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 14 October 2020 . Jayant Mistry - ITF Profile . International Tennis Federation.
  2. Web site: 1 February 2013 . Interview with Jayant Mistry (Full interview) . Paralympic Heritage.
  3. Web site: 25 August 2017 . Britain's Other Wimbledon Winner . Pukaar Magazine.