Dermot Bailey
Country (sports) | Great Britain |
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Residence | Kettering, England, United Kingdom |
Born | 18 February 1994 |
Plays | Left-handed |
Dermot Bailey (born 18 February 1994) is a British professional wheelchair tennis player.[1][2] He was a semifinalist in the 2019 Queen's Club Championships – Wheelchair Singles and a quarterfinalist in the 2021 Queen's Club Championships – Wheelchair Singles.[3][4]
He competed in wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[5]
Life[]
Bailey was diagnosed with Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease and took up wheelchair tennis aged 8.[6][7] He worked as a financial analyst at Kettering General Hospital but left to focus on tennis.[8][9]
References[]
- ^ "Dermot Bailey". LTA. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Dermot Bailey". Pulseroll. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Dermot Bailey". ITF. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Tennis Wheelchair Tennis Dermot Bailey runner up in Plock Cup". Britwatch Sports. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Wheelchair Tennis: BAILEY Dermot". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Dermot Bailey". Tennis Foundation. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Kettering's Dermot able to reflect on a positive fortnight". Northamptonshire Telegraph. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Risk will be worth it if Dermot's Tokyo dream becomes a reality". Northamptonshire Telegraph. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Kettering's Dermot enjoys a successful return to match action". Northamptonshire Telegraph. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
External links[]
- Dermot Bailey at the International Tennis Federation
- Dermot Bailey at the IPC Tokyo 2020 website
- Dermot Bailey at the British Paralympic Association
Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- English male tennis players
- British male tennis players
- British wheelchair tennis players
- Wheelchair category Paralympic competitors
- English disabled sportspeople
- Paralympic wheelchair tennis players of Great Britain
- Paralympic medalists in wheelchair tennis
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics