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Nationality | Australian |
Born | 20 September 1984 |
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Country | Australia |
Sport | Wheelchair tennis |
Ben Weekes (born 20 September 1984) is an Australian wheelchair tennis player. He represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, his fifth Games. [1]
Weekes was born on 20 September 1984 in Strathfield, New South Wales. [2] [3] He has an identical twin brother, and two other brothers. [2] He is an incomplete paraplegic as a result of a blood clot forming in his spine when he was thirteen years old. [2] [4] He is a composer and pianist, having received formal training in this area. [2] [4] His music has been recorded and he has played at the BarMe Cabaret Bar, Angel Place and the Sydney Opera House. [2] [4]
Other sports he participates in are swimming and basketball. [2]
Weekes is a wheelchair tennis player. [2] [5] When playing, he follows the same rules as his non-disabled counterparts except the ball is allowed to bounce twice. [6] [7] He became interested in the sport after watching David Hall play it at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, [2] [4] and would go on to practice regularly with Hall, until Hall retired from the sport in 2006. [4] He has been coached by Kathy Fahim. [4]
Weekes first represented Australia in 2002. [2] That year, he competed in the Junior World Cup where he finished second. [2] At the 2004 World Cup, his team finished second. [2] He competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. He won his first-round match, [2] and was knocked out in the second round. [2] [3]
Weekes competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, playing doubles with Michael Dobbie. [2] [3] [5] Going into the 2008 Games, he practised twice a day on court, six times a week. [4] In 2008, Weekes played some doubles matches with Adam Kellerman. [8]
At the 2011 South African Open, he made the finals. [2] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, he made the second round of the men's singles and he teamed with Adam Kellerman in the men's doubles. They lost in the first round. [9] [3] [6] [8] In the doubles event, he is due to be partnered by Adam Kellerman. [7] [8]
At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Weekes lost to Stefan Olsson (SWE) 0-2 (0–6, 3–6) in the round of 32 in the Men's Singles and with Adam Kellerman lost in the round of 16 in the Men's Doubles. [10]
At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Weekes lost in the Round of 32 in the Men's Singles and Doubles.
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Australian |
Born | 20 September 1984 |
Website |
www |
Sport | |
Country | Australia |
Sport | Wheelchair tennis |
Ben Weekes (born 20 September 1984) is an Australian wheelchair tennis player. He represented Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, his fifth Games. [1]
Weekes was born on 20 September 1984 in Strathfield, New South Wales. [2] [3] He has an identical twin brother, and two other brothers. [2] He is an incomplete paraplegic as a result of a blood clot forming in his spine when he was thirteen years old. [2] [4] He is a composer and pianist, having received formal training in this area. [2] [4] His music has been recorded and he has played at the BarMe Cabaret Bar, Angel Place and the Sydney Opera House. [2] [4]
Other sports he participates in are swimming and basketball. [2]
Weekes is a wheelchair tennis player. [2] [5] When playing, he follows the same rules as his non-disabled counterparts except the ball is allowed to bounce twice. [6] [7] He became interested in the sport after watching David Hall play it at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, [2] [4] and would go on to practice regularly with Hall, until Hall retired from the sport in 2006. [4] He has been coached by Kathy Fahim. [4]
Weekes first represented Australia in 2002. [2] That year, he competed in the Junior World Cup where he finished second. [2] At the 2004 World Cup, his team finished second. [2] He competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. He won his first-round match, [2] and was knocked out in the second round. [2] [3]
Weekes competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, playing doubles with Michael Dobbie. [2] [3] [5] Going into the 2008 Games, he practised twice a day on court, six times a week. [4] In 2008, Weekes played some doubles matches with Adam Kellerman. [8]
At the 2011 South African Open, he made the finals. [2] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, he made the second round of the men's singles and he teamed with Adam Kellerman in the men's doubles. They lost in the first round. [9] [3] [6] [8] In the doubles event, he is due to be partnered by Adam Kellerman. [7] [8]
At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, Weekes lost to Stefan Olsson (SWE) 0-2 (0–6, 3–6) in the round of 32 in the Men's Singles and with Adam Kellerman lost in the round of 16 in the Men's Doubles. [10]
At the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, Weekes lost in the Round of 32 in the Men's Singles and Doubles.