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Israeli wheelchair tennis player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Guy Sasson (גיא ששון; born April 28, 1980) is an Israeli Paralympic wheelchair tennis player. He won the 2024 French Open Quad Singles event. His highest world ranking in singles is #3, and in doubles is #7, both on June 10, 2024. He is competing for Israel at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Quad singles.
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Born | Ramat Gan, Israel | 28 April 1980
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Singles | |
Career record | 28–5 |
Highest ranking | No. 3 (29 January 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 3 (29 January 2024) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | F (2024) |
French Open | W (2024) |
Wimbledon | SF (2024) |
US Open | QF (2023) |
Other tournaments | |
Masters | SF (2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 13–5 |
Highest ranking | No. 7 (10 June 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 7 (10 June 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (2024) |
French Open | F (2024) |
Wimbledon | SF (2024) |
US Open | QF (2023) |
Sasson was born and grew up in Ramat Gan, Israel, and is Jewish; his parents are Nissim, who worked in real estate, and Venus, who worked in education, and he has two younger brothers.[1][2][3] He grew up non-disabled, played tennis as a child, served in the Israel Defense Forces, and attended the University of Michigan, and founded a real estate company.[4][5]
He married Aya Mohr (now Dr. Aya Mohr-Sasson, a gynecologist).[1][4] He and his wife have four children.[4] His brother spent two months in the IDF reserves in Gaza.[4]
In January 2015 he was paralyzed from the knees down in a snowboarding accident in Val Thorens, France, in which he fell 10 meters (33 feet) and injured his back and leg vertebrae.[1][6][2][4] He was flown to Tel Hashomer Hospital in Israel, where he had major surgery on his spine and hand, and was told by the doctors that he would not be able to walk again.[4] He was then in a rehab hospital at Tel Hashomer for one year, after which he did in fact walk out, though with braces and canes.[4]
He started playing tennis in 2018.[2] He is coached by Ofri Lankri.[7] He won the 2019 Israel Wheelchair Tennis Championship.[7]
He competed for Israel in the Tokyo Paralympic Games in 2021, coming in 9th.[4] He competed in the 2024 U.S. Open in New York, where he reached the quarterfinals in both singles and doubles.[4] In May 2023 he was part of the Israeli quad wheelchair tennis team that won the silver medal at the world championship in Portugal.[6] He won the 2024 Victorian Wheelchair Open for singles, and the doubles of the 2024 Melbourne Wheelchair Open.[4]
Sasson won his first major title at the 2024 French Open, defeating Sam Schröder in the final of the Quad Singles event in a tiebreaker.[8] He dedicated his victory to Israel and to the four hostages who were released from Gaza on that day.[9] He also reached the finals in the 2024 Australian Open in both singles and doubles.[4]
He is competing for Israel at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Quad singles.
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 2024 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2024 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(10–7) |
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2024 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, [2–10] |
Loss | 2024 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(9–11), 1–6 |
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