Frédéric Cattanéo
Country (sports) France
ResidenceLe Mans, France
Born (1978-12-03) 3 December 1978
Sale, Morocco
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2003
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career titles37
Highest rankingNo. 9 (30 May 2011)
Current rankingNo. 19 (12 October 2020)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQF (2012, 2018, 2020, 2021)
Other tournaments
Paralympic Games3R (2012, 2016)
Doubles
Career titles62
Highest rankingNo. 4 (15 April 2013)
Current rankingNo. 15 (12 October 2020)
Grand Slam doubles results
French OpenW (2012)
WimbledonF (2013)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters DoublesW (2006)
Paralympic GamesF (2012)
Medal record
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonMen's doubles

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]

References

  1. "Frederic Cattaneo - France Paralympique (in French)". France Paralympique. 13 October 2020.
  2. "Frederic Cattaneo - ITF Profile". International Tennis Federation. 13 October 2020.
  3. "Frederic Cattaneo - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 13 October 2020.
  4. à 07h00, Par Le 29 août 2012 (2012-08-29). "La revanche de Frédéric Cattaneo". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. "Wheelchair Tennis - CATTANEO Frederic". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
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