Michael "Mike" Connell (born 13 November 1961) is an Australian

wheelchair tennis Wheelchair tennis is one of the forms of tennis adapted for wheelchair users. The size of the court, net height and rackets are the same, but there are two major differences from pedestrian tennis: athletes use specially designed wheelchairs, a ...

player. He won a silver medal in the Men's Singles event at the 1988 Seoul Paralympics. He participated without winning any medals at the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics. In 1996, he won the men's doubles at the

Australian Open The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Th ...

with his partner, David Hall. At the

1996 Atlanta Paralympics The 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, were held from August 16 to 25. It was the first Paralympics to get mass media sponsorship, and had a budget of USD $81 million. It was the first Paralympic Games where Internatio ...

, he won a silver medal in the Men's Doubles event with Hall. Connell won three Australian Opens - 1989, 1991 and 1993). His other tournament victories included three Japan Opens (1986, 1987, 1989), two Swiss Opens (1988, 1992), three Austrian Opens (1988, 1991, 1993), two German Opens (1988, 1990), the 1988 French Open and the 1994 Belgian Open. In 1994, Connell and Hall won the World Team Cup, Australia's first win at this prestigious tournament. Connell runs the "Wheelies" Wheelchair Tennis program and coaches

Adam Kellerman Adam Kellerman (born 26 July 1990) is an Australian wheelchair tennis player. When he was thirteen years old, he was diagnosed with a form of cancer called Ewing sarcoma. He represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the men's si ...

. In 2014, Connell was still competing in major tournaments in Australia.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Connell, Michael 1961 births Living people Australian male tennis players Australian wheelchair tennis players Paralympic wheelchair tennis players for Australia Paralympic silver medalists for Australia Paralympic medalists in wheelchair tennis Medalists at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis players at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis players at the 1992 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis players at the 1996 Summer Paralympics Tennis players from Sydney 20th-century Australian people 21st-century Australian people Sportsmen from New South Wales