Joachim Gérard (born 15 October 1988) is a Belgian
wheelchair tennis
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player. He has been ranked world No. 1 in singles.
Gérard has won two
Grand Slam singles titles (
2021 Australian Open
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,
2021 Wimbledon Championships
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) and four doubles titles (
2014 French Open,
2017 Australian Open
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,
2019 Australian Open and
2019 Wimbledon Championships
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).
Gérard has also won the singles title at the
Wheelchair Tennis Masters 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 kep ...
.
Grand Slam performance timelines
Wheelchair singles
Wheelchair doubles
Awards
Belgian Paralympic Athlete of the Year (2013 & 2019)
References
External links
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1988 births
Living people
Belgian male tennis players
Wheelchair tennis players
Paralympic wheelchair tennis players for 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
Wheelchair tennis players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Sportspeople from Walloon Brabant
21st-century Belgian sportsmen