Jayant Mistry
British wheelchair tennis player
About Jayant Mistry
Born 1966. Jayant Mistry is a British wheelchair tennis player.
Jayant Mistry (born 29 August 1966) is a retired British wheelchair tennis player of Indian descent who competed in international level events. He is a former British no.1 player in the singles and a former World no. 2 in the men's doubles. He competed at four Paralympic Games and was a semifinalist in the men's doubles at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
He was the first British player to win the wheelchair men's doubles title at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships alongside Michaël Jeremiasz and the first British man to win a men's title at the Wimbledon Championships since Fred Perry in 1936, they were runner-ups at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships a year later.
Mistry was born with spina bifida and his left leg shorter than his right. He had his right foot amputated aged twelve and has a prosthetic.
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Who is Jayant Mistry?
British wheelchair tennis player
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Jayant Mistry was born on 29 August 1966 in Leicester.
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Jayant Mistry is a wheelchair tennis player.
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Jayant Mistry is British.
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