Robert Shaw | |
Residence: | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
Birth Date: | December 6, 1989 |
Birth Place: | North Bay, Ontario, Canada |
Height: | 5' 9" |
Plays: | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Singlesrecord: | 169-87 |
Singlestitles: | 24 |
Highestsinglesranking: | No. 6 (13 March 2023) |
Currentsinglesranking: | No. 8 (12 Aug 2024) |
Australianopenresult: | QF (2023, 2024) |
Frenchopenresult: | QF (2023, 2024) |
Wimbledonresult: | QF (2023) |
Usopenresult: | QF (2022) |
Doublesrecord: | 129-76 |
Doublestitles: | 28 |
Highestdoublesranking: | No. 3 (12 June 2023) |
Currentdoublesranking: | No. 7 (12 Aug 2024) |
Australianopendoublesresult: | SF (2023, 2024) |
Frenchopendoublesresult: | F (2023) |
Wimbledondoublesresult: | F (2023) |
Usopendoublesresult: | F (2022) |
Updated: | 24 June 2022 |
Robert Shaw (born December 6, 1989) is a Canadian wheelchair tennis player who competes in international level events, he plays in the quads' division. He is a Parapan American Games champion in the quads' singles at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima. He was partially paralysed from the neck down after a freak diving accident aged 21.[1] [2] [3]
Shaw qualified to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[4]
Shaw won the silver medal at the 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago in quads' singles.[5]