Joachim Gérard (born 15 October 1988) is a Belgian

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player. He has been ranked world No. 1 in singles. Gérard has won two

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singles titles (

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) and four doubles titles ( 2014 French Open,

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, 2019 Australian Open and

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). Gérard has also won the singles title at the

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in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019, as well as the doubles title in 2014. He competed in

wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan took place at the Ariake Tennis Park from 27 August to 4 September 2021. The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They k ...

Grand Slam performance timelines

Wheelchair singles

Wheelchair doubles

Awards

Belgian Paralympic Athlete of the Year (2013 & 2019)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gérard, Joachim 1988 births Living people Belgian male tennis players Wheelchair tennis players Paralympic wheelchair tennis players of Belgium Paralympic bronze medalists for Belgium Paralympic medalists in wheelchair tennis Wheelchair tennis players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Sportspeople from Walloon Brabant 21st-century Belgian people