Shraga Weinberg

Shraga Weinberg (born March 25, 1966) is an Israeli wheelchair tennis player.

Weinberg was born in 1966, paralyzed in his upper body. He also suffers from bone density, causing him to go through many surgeries in his younger years. For his recreation and rehabilitation, he began practicing disabled sports at the Israel Sports Center for the Disabled. In 2008 he was ranked 8th in the world in wheelchair tennis. [ [http://www.one.co.il/Article/122748.html An interview with Weinberg] (Hebrew)]

In wheelchair tennis, Weinberg was ranked 1st in 2001 for singles' tournaments and in 2003 for couples' tournaments. [ [http://www.itftennis.com/wheelchair/players/yearendno1award.asp ITF tennis year end ranks] ] In the five years prior to the 2004 Summer Paralympics, he was also ranked at the top of the Israeli chart. At the Paralympic Games he competed in singles and lost at the quarter final.

Weinberg works as an accountant, making it difficult for him to develop his tennis game. In 2007 he took part only in three international tournaments, however he continued to be ranked among the top 10 players, enabling him to qualify for the 2008 Summer Paralympics. [ [http://big.one.co.il/Cat/Articles/ShowArticle.aspx?id=122513 Israeli team for the Paralympic Games in Beijing] (Hebrew)] At those games, he took silver in the mixed doubles event with Boaz Kremer. [cite web |title=Wheelchair Tennis Day 6 Review: Second Quad Doubles event in Paralympic history draws to a close |date=2008-09-14 |publisher=The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad |url=http://en.paralympic.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/wheelchairtennis/n214602073.shtml |accessdate=2008-09-25] He also competed in singles, but lost in the quarterfinals to eventual bronze medalist David Wagner of the United States. [cite web |title=Schedule and Results - Wheelchair Tennis |publisher=The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad |year=2008 |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/Schedule/WT.shtml |accessdate=2008-09-25]

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External links

* [http://www.itftennis.com/wheelchair/players/player.asp?player=60000089 Weinberg's profile] at the ITF tennis website
* [http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/Sports/Results/paralympics_search.html?sport=all&games=all&medal=all&npc=all&name=&fname=shraga&gender=all Weinberg's record for the Paralympic Games] at the IPC's website