Manami Tanaka (tennis) explained

Birth Date:10 June 1996
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Turnedpro:2014
Plays:Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singlesrecord:265-174
Singlestitles:24
Currentsinglesranking:No. 12 (24 June 2024)
Highestsinglesranking:No. 7 (30 January 2023)
Australianopenresult:SF (2023)
Frenchopenresult:1R (2023, 2024)
Usopenresult:QF (2022)
Othertournaments:yes
Paralympicsresult:2R (2020)
Doublesrecord:234-126
Doublestitles:47
Currentdoublesranking:No. 8 (24 June 2024)
Highestdoublesranking:No. 6 (30 January 2023)
Australianopendoublesresult:SF (2023, 2024)
Frenchopendoublesresult:SF (2023, 2024)
Usopendoublesresult:SF (2022, 2023)
Paralympicsdoublesresult:QF (2020)

Manami Tanaka (born 10 June 1996) is a Japanese wheelchair tennis player, she is world number 12 in singles and world number 8 in doubles. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. She is a 2023 Australian Open semifinalist in both singles and doubles, she also reached the semifinals at the French Open and US Open in the doubles with partner Dana Mathewson.[1] [2]

Tanaka took up wheelchair tennis in high school after she severely injured her spine in a freak accident when she slipped and fell on ice-covered stairs outside of her house which left her paralyzed from the waist down.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 26 June 2024. Manami Tanaka - ITF Profile. International Tennis Federation.
  2. Web site: 26 June 2024. Manami Tanaka - IPC Profile. International Paralympic Committee.
  3. Web site: 27 August 2021. Ball kid set to hustle for Paralympic wheelchair tennis heroes. Kyodo News.