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Revision as of 23:10, 29 October 2024
Marc McCarroll (born 19 February 1985) is a Harrow-born British wheelchair tennis player who won the British Open in 2014.
Early life
McCarroll was born to a family of athletes.[1] In 2003, he was injured in a car accident and 2 years later joined wheelchair tennis.[2] Prior to a car accident he was association football player for Arsenal F.C.[1]
Career
In 2012, he won against Gordon Reid at South African Open in three sets: 4–6, 6–2, 6–3.[3]
In 2014 while playing doubles along with Kanako Domori of Japan, he won the 2014 Wimbledon Championship. Previously, he defeated another Japanese player named Takuya Miki. Currently, he is scheduled to play against Shingo Kunieda, another player from the same country.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Arsenal's 2012 Olympians: Marc McCarroll". Arsenal F.C. 23 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ a b "McCarroll and Domori beat seeds at British Open". ITF. 17 July 2014. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "McCarroll, Ellerbrock, Lapthorne win in South Africa". ITF. 25 April 2012. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
External links
- Marc McCarroll at the International Tennis Federation
- Marc McCarroll at the International Paralympic Committee
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- 1985 births
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- People with paraplegia
- British male tennis players
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- Paralympic wheelchair tennis players for Great Britain
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
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- People from Harrow, London
- Survivors of road incidents
- English male tennis players
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