- Michael Jeremiasz
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Michael Jeremiasz Country France
Born 15 October 1981
ParisPlays Right handed Singles Highest ranking No.1 (2005) Grand Slam results Australian Open W (2006) Other tournaments Masters F (2004, 2005, 2007) Paralympic Games Bronze Medal (2004)
Doubles Highest ranking No.1 (2004) Grand Slam Doubles results Australian Open W (2003) French Open W (2009) Wimbledon W (2009) US Open W (2005, 2006) Other Doubles tournaments Masters Doubles W (2005, 2007) Paralympic Games Gold Medal (2008)
Medal recordCompetitor for France
Men's wheelchair tennis Gold 2008 Beijing Men's doubles Silver 2004 Athens Men's doubles Bronze 2004 Athens Men's singles Michael Jeremiasz (born 15 October 1981 in Paris) is a professional wheelchair tennis player from France. He won a gold medal in the men's doubles event at the Paralympic Games in Beijing 2008.[1] Jeremiasz has been World Number 1 for doubles and singles on the wheelchair circuit. Jeremiasz, as of 19 May 2007, is 4th for singles and 1st for doubles. Jeremiasz is right-handed and likes hard courts. He is coached by Jerome Delbert.
Privat: in a relationship with Carolyn Aldridge – she played tennis for Great Britain and works as Physiotherapist. They met each other in Beijing where Michael won the gold medal in Men's doubles. His best friend is the French architect Noel Dominguez-Truchot.[citation needed]
Contents
Grand Slam titles
Singles
Doubles
- 2003 Australian Open (w/Hall)
- 2005 US Open (w/Ammerlaan)
- 2006 US Open (w/Ammerlaan)
- 2009 French Open (w/Houdet)
- 2009 Wimbledon Championships (w/Houdet)
References
- ^ "Wheelchair Tennis Review: Wheelchair Tennis ends with Japan, Netherlands and France winners". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 15 September 2008. http://en.paralympic.beijing2008.cn/news/sports/wheelchairtennis/n214604041.shtml. Retrieved 25 September 2008.
External links
Preceded by
David HallITF Wheelchair Tennis World Champion
2005Succeeded by
Robin AmmerlaanAustralian Open men's wheelchair singles champions (2002) Robin Ammerlaan • (2003) David Hall • (2004) David Hall • (2005) David Hall • (2006) Michael Jeremiasz • (2007) Shingo Kunieda • (2008) Shingo Kunieda • (2009) Shingo Kunieda • (2010) Shingo Kunieda • (2011) Shingo Kunieda
Paralympic Wheelchair tennis Men's Doubles Champions 1992:Brad Parks & Randy Snow • 1996:
Chip Parmelly &
Stephen Welch • 2000:
Robin Ammerlaan &
Ricky Molier • 2004:
Shingo Kunieda &
Satoshi Saida • 2008:
Stéphane Houdet &
Michael Jeremiasz •
Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- Australian Open (tennis) champions
- French male tennis players
- French Open champions
- Paralympic gold medalists for France
- Paralympic silver medalists for France
- Paralympic bronze medalists for France
- Paralympic wheelchair tennis players of France
- Sportspeople from Paris
- United States Open champions (tennis)
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- French tennis biography stubs
- French Paralympic medalist stubs
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