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Satoshi Saida

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Satoshi Saida
斎田 悟司
Country (sports) Japan
ResidenceMie Preti, Japan
Born (1972-03-26) March 26, 1972 (age 52)
Kashiwa City, Japan
PlaysRight Handed
Singles
Career record486–163
Highest rankingNo.3 (11 August 2003)
Current rankingNo.23 (18 September 2017)
Doubles
Career record446–99
Highest rankingNo.1 (18 November 2002)
Current rankingNo.28 (18 September 2017)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (2008)
WimbledonW (2006)
US OpenW (2007)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters DoublesW (2003, 2004)
Paralympic Games Gold Medal (2004)
Bronze Medal (2008, 2016)
Medal record
Men's wheelchair tennis
Representing  Japan
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio Men's doubles

Satoshi Saida (斎田 悟司, Saida Satoshi, born March 26, 1972 in Yokkaichi, Mie) is a Japanese pioneering wheelchair tennis player and 2004 Summer Paralympics gold medalist (Men's doubles with Shingo Kunieda).

Saida, a big baseball enthusiast in his childhood, lost his left leg because of bone cancer at age twelve.[1] At first, he used to play wheelchair basketball with his friends.[1][2] Saida started his career in wheelchair tennis when he was fourteen years old.[3]

As a competitor, his first Paralympics was the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, USA; at the succeeding games in Sydney, Australia, he got eighth place.[4] With Shingo Kunieda, he participated in the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece, and won the men's doubles event.[5] The two competed together again at the 2008 Beijing Games and took bronze in the doubles event.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "MUFG; Vol.6 Satoshi Saida As long as I continue to be my toughest critic, I can continue to evolve as a player". Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Wheelchair tennis great Kunieda talks about past, present and future after retirement". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Satoshi Saida Tennis Player Profile". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Satoshi Saida - Wheelchair Tennis | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Athens 2004 - wheelchair-tennis - mens-doubles". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Men's Doubles – Open Bronze Medal Match" (PDF). The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
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