Natália Mayara Explained

Nátalia Mayara
Full Name:Nátalia Mayara Azevedo da Costa
Residence:São Paulo, Brazil
Birth Date:3 April 1994
Birth Place:Recife, Brazil
Height:1.60m
Plays:Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singlestitles:29
Highestsinglesranking:No. 13 (31 July 2017)
Othertournaments:yes
Paralympicsresult:2R (2016)
Doublestitles:28
Highestdoublesranking:No. 14 (2 July 2018)
Othertournamentsdoubles:yes
Paralympicsdoublesresult:1R (2016)

Nátalia Mayara Azevedo da Costa (born 3 April 1994) is a former Brazilian wheelchair tennis player who competed in international level events. She is a double gold medalist at the 2015 Parapan American Games and competed at the Paralympic Games twice.[1]

Mayara lost her legs after she was hit by a bus that went onto a sidewalk. She began playing tennis and swimming aged eleven and she pursued a career in wheelchair tennis when she participated at a youth world championship as a junior tennis player in 2011.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 16 October 2020. Natalia Mayara - ITF Profile. International Tennis Federation.
  2. Web site: 24 August 2016. Paralympic Games: Tennis player Natalia Mayara Azevedo da Costa is pure inspiration (in Portuguese). taofeminino.
  3. Web site: 13 January 2014. The story of overcoming tennis player Natalia Mayara (in Portuguese). superesportes.com.