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Stéphane Houdet

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Stéphane Houdet is a French wheelchair tennis player, born on 20 November 1970, who has been the world number one in both singles and doubles. In 2014 he became the first man in history to complete the calendar-year Grand Slam in men's wheelchair doubles, winning the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open in one season. His Grand Slam record includes wheelchair men's singles titles at the French Open in 2012 and 2013, at the US Open in 2013 and 2017, and many doubles titles dating back to the French Open in 2007, with partners such as Shingo Kunieda, Ronald Vink, Gordon Reid and Frédéric Cattanéo. He competed in wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. In July 2022 he was suspended from competition after missing three anti-doping tests within twelve months.

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1970 1
Gender
Male 1
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Competition Category
Para or Adaptive 1
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1. Stéphane Houdet (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth
    Stéphane Houdet (born 20 November 1970)
  • Lead, first man
    he became the first man in history to complete the calendar-year Grand Slam
  • Lead
    is a French wheelchair tennis player
  • Competed In: Paralympic Games, Lead, Paralympics
    He competed in wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
  • Competed In: French Open, Grand Slam titles, French Open
    2012 French Open, Wheelchair men's singles
  • Competed In: US Open (Tennis), Grand Slam titles, US Open
    2013 US Open, Wheelchair men's singles
  • Competed In: Wimbledon, Grand Slam titles, Wimbledon
    2013 Wimbledon Championships, Wheelchair men's doubles
  • Competed In: Australian Open, Grand Slam titles, Australian Open
    2014 Australian Open, Wheelchair men's doubles
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