Nátalia Mayara Azevedo da Costa (born 3 April 1994) is a former Brazilian

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player who competed in international level events. She is a double gold medalist at the

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and competed at the

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twice. Mayara lost her legs after she was hit by a bus that went onto a

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. 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.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mayara, Natalia 1994 births Living people Brazilian female tennis players Wheelchair tennis players Paralympic wheelchair tennis players of Brazil Wheelchair tennis players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair tennis players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Sportspeople from Recife Tennis players from São Paulo 20th-century Brazilian women 21st-century Brazilian women