Frédéric Cattanéo (born 3 December 1978) is a French

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, ...

player who competed in international level events. He is a three-time

French Open The French Open (french: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year. The tournament and v ...

singles quarterfinalist and was the 2012 French Open wheelchair men's doubles champion with

Shingo Kunieda is a Japanese wheelchair tennis player. He is the current world No. 1 in singles. With four Paralympic gold medals, 28 major singles titles – an all-time record in singles of any tennis discipline – and 50 major titles overall, Kunieda ...

. Amputated from both legs after a motorcycle accident, he started wheelchair tennis at the age of 23 in 2002. 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 ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cattaneo, Frederic 1978 births Living people French male tennis players Wheelchair tennis players French Open champions Paralympic wheelchair tennis players of France Paralympic medalists in wheelchair tennis Medalists at the 2012 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 Moroccan emigrants to France Sportspeople from Le Mans