![Shingo Kunieda a male wheelchair tennis player](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/180528105023870_Shingo%2BKunieda.jpg?itok=pzvoxYPF)
Widely considered by many as the best wheelchair tennis player in history, Shingo Kunieda stormed back to the men’s wheelchair tennis world No. 1 spot after some tough moments.
The Japanese was plagued with an injury between 2016 and 2017. But it was at the 2018 Sydney Super Series that he finally returned to full form by taking the title.
It was Kunieda’s first Super Series title since June 2015 and the fifth one in the Australian city. Two weeks later, he finally won his ninth singles title at the Australian Open.
He went on to claim four more titles throughout a fabulous year, including the Roland Garros, Asian Para Games and World Team Cup titles.
Before then Kunieda had not won a Grand Slam since 2016, when he partnered with Great Britain’s Gordon Reid in doubles to win Roland Garros. His last singles Slam was even longer ago, way back in September 2015 at the US Open.
Kunieda is a seven-time International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Champion and has won 42 Grand Slam titles.
Kunieda also holds three golds and two bronze over four Paralympic Games.
Photo Gallery
![Shingo Kunieda wins 2014 NEC Masters Man in wheelchair, holding tennis racket in triumphing pose](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/141201084524223_Kunieda%2BJames%2BJordan_0.jpg?itok=i4sOQswW)
![Stephane Houdet and Shingo Kunieda France's Stephane Houdet, left, defeated Shingo Kunieda for the 2013 Roland Garros men's singles titles, and just hours later partnered with him to win the doubles title.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/130628114702722_Roland_Garros_2013_03121.jpg?itok=R8ttY3Up)
![Stephane Houdet and Shingo Kunieda Stephane Houdet and Shingo Kunieda](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/130708122104208_Wimbledon_Mens_Finals_Wheelchair_Doubles_00680.jpg?itok=MQpBT4un)
![Shingo Kunieda A picture of man in a wheelchair playing a forehand in a tennis match](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/130122094425268_151278946.jpg?itok=WlBamt7G)
![Shingo Kunieda A picture of a man in a wheelchair playing a backhand during a wheelchair tennis match](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/130124155937736_159951884_0.jpg?itok=J9Vny5xI)
![Shingo Kunieda A picture of a man in a wheelchair playing tennis](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/121112103625601_151574197.jpg?itok=3GuspV4c)
![Man and woman in wheechairs holding trophies and smiling to the camera](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/150603152046313_Yui%2BKamiji%2B%2Band%2BShingo%2BKunieda.jpg?h=a7f0d4d9&itok=oXaXVYQU)
![Shingo Kunieda and Gordon Reid Two men in wheelchairs playing tennis.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/160129141929961_Reid%2BKunieda_Tennis%2BFederation.jpg?itok=AgCmzrjT)
![Shingo Kunieda - Australian Open 2016 Wheelchair Championships Shingo Kunieda of Japan plays a forehand during the Men's Wheelchair Doubles Final at the Australian Open 2016 Wheelchair Championships.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/160408064320322_Shingo%2BKunieda.jpg?itok=LzJUL8uz)
![Shingo Kunieda - Aus Open 2018 a male wheelchair tennis player lifts a trophy](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/180328142103298_Shingo%2BKunieda%2BAus%2BOpen.jpg?itok=TMNtssqO)
![Shingo Kunieda - 2018 British Open Male wheelchair tennis player Shingo Kunieda holds up a glass trophy](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/180723121815561_Shingo-Kunieda.jpg?itok=oCPM1rtx)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's Singles | 1/32nd final | 625 | ||
Men's Singles | 1/16th final | 513 | ||
Men's Singles | 1/8th final | 407 | ||
Men's Singles | Quarterfinal | 304 | ||
Men's Doubles | 1/8th final | 401 | ||
Men's Doubles | Quarterfinal | 301 | ||
Men's Doubles | Semifinal | 201 | ||
Men's Doubles | Final | 101 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's Doubles | Bronze Medal Match | 102 | ||
Men's Doubles | Semifinal | 201 | ||
Men's Doubles | Quarterfinal | 301 | ||
Men's Doubles | 1/8th final | 401 | ||
Men's Singles | Final | 101 | ||
Men's Singles | Semifinal | 201 | ||
Men's Singles | Quarterfinal | 301 | ||
Men's Singles | 1/8th final | 401 | ||
Men's Singles | 1/16th final | 501 | ||
Men's Singles | 1/32nd final | 601 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's Singles | 1/32nd final | 2012-09-01 | 632 | |
Men's Doubles | 1/16th final | 2012-09-01 | 503 | |
Men's Singles | 1/16th final | 2012-09-02 | 516 | |
Men's Doubles | 1/8th final | 2012-09-03 | 402 | |
Men's Singles | 1/8th final | 2012-09-04 | 408 | |
Men's Doubles | Quarterfinal | 2012-09-05 | 301 | |
Men's Singles | Quarterfinal | 2012-09-05 | 304 | |
Men's Singles | Semifinal | 2012-09-06 | 202 | |
Men's Singles | Final | 2012-09-08 | 101 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's Singles | 1/16th final | 2016-09-11 | 13 | |
Men's Doubles | 1/8th final | 2016-09-11 | 5 | |
Men's Doubles | Quarterfinal | 2016-09-12 | 3 | |
Men's Singles | 1/8th final | 2016-09-12 | 7 | |
Men's Doubles | Semifinal | 2016-09-13 | 2 | |
Men's Singles | Quarterfinal | 2016-09-13 | 4 | |
Men's Doubles | Bronze Medal Match | 2016-09-15 | 2 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's Singles | 1/16th Final | 2021-08-28 | 8 | |
Men's Doubles | 1/8th Final | 2021-08-29 | 7 | |
Men's Singles | 1/8th Final | 2021-08-30 | 8 | |
Men's Doubles | Quarterfinal | 2021-08-30 | 1 | |
Men's Doubles | Semifinal | 2021-08-31 | 2 | |
Men's Singles | Quarterfinal | 2021-09-01 | 4 | |
Men's Singles | Semifinal | 2021-09-02 | 2 | |
Men's Doubles | Bronze Medal Match | 2021-09-03 | 1 | |
Men's Singles | Gold Medal Match | 2021-09-04 | 1 |