Marc McCarroll
Marc McCarroll (born 19 February 1985) is a Harrow-born British wheelchair tennis player who won the British Open in 2014.
Early life[]
McCarroll was born to a family of athletes.[1] In 2003, he was injured in a car accident and 2 years later joined wheelchair tennis.[2] Prior to a car accident he was association football player for Arsenal F.C.[1]
Career[]
In 2012, he won against Gordon Reid at South African Open in three sets: 4–6, 6–2, 6–3.[3]
In 2014 while playing doubles along with Kanako Domori of Japan, he won the 2014 Wimbledon Championship. Previously, he defeated another Japanese player named . Currently, he is scheduled to play against Shingo Kunieda, another player from the same country.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "Arsenal's 2012 Olympians: Marc McCarroll". Arsenal F.C. 23 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ a b "McCarroll and Domori beat seeds at British Open". ITF. 17 July 2014. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "McCarroll, Ellerbrock, Lapthorne win in South Africa". ITF. 25 April 2012. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
External links[]
- Marc McCarroll at the International Tennis Federation
- Marc McCarroll at the International Paralympic Committee
  | This biographical article relating to British tennis is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
- 1985 births
- Living people
- British male tennis players
- British wheelchair tennis players
- Paralympic wheelchair tennis players of Great Britain
- Wheelchair tennis players at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Tennis people from Greater London
- British tennis biography stubs