KAMIJI Yui

Japan
Wheelchair Tennis
24 Apr 1994
27
Female
WT
AKASHI
 
Japan
AKASHI
 
Japan

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
WTE Wheelchair Tennis Women's Singles 2 Silver Medal
Women's Doubles
JPN
Kamiji / Ohtani
 3 Bronze Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court
Women's Singles First Round
ARG
MORENO MFMORENO Maria Florencia
 Sport Class: WT
0
1
JPN
KAMIJI YKAMIJI Yui
 Sport Class: WT
6
6
Finished
Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court
Women's Doubles Quarterfinal
JPN
Kamiji / Ohtani
6
6
CHN
Huang / Huang
0
0
Finished
3rd on Centre Court 		Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court
Women's Singles Second Round
BRA
DUVAL MDUVAL Meirycoll
 Sport Class: WT
0
0
JPN
KAMIJI YKAMIJI Yui
 Sport Class: WT
6
6
Finished
Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court
Women's Singles Quarterfinal
CHN
ZHU ZZHU Zhenzhen
 Sport Class: WT
5
1
JPN
KAMIJI YKAMIJI Yui
 Sport Class: WT
7
6
Finished
3rd on Centre Court 		Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court
Women's Doubles Semifinal
NED
de Groot / van Koot
6
6
JPN
Kamiji / Ohtani
4
2
Finished
2nd on Centre Court 		Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court
Women's Singles Semifinal
NED
van KOOT Avan KOOT Aniek
 Sport Class: WT
2
2
JPN
KAMIJI YKAMIJI Yui
 Sport Class: WT
6
6
Finished
5th on Centre Court 		Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court
Women's Singles Gold Medal Match
NED
de GROOT Dde GROOT Diede
 Sport Class: WT
6
7
JPN
KAMIJI YKAMIJI Yui
 Sport Class: WT
3
6(1)
Finished
2nd on Centre Court 		Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court
Women's Doubles Bronze Medal Match
JPN
Kamiji / Ohtani
6
7
CHN
Wang / Zhu
2
6(3)
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
Paralympic Games
3RDSingles2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
4THDoubles2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
QFSingles2012London, GBR
QFDoubles2012London, GBR
Australian Open
WRSingles2020Melbourne, VIC, AUS
WRDoubles2020Melbourne, VIC, AUS
WRDoubles2018Melbourne, VIC, AUS
WRSingles2017Melbourne, VIC, AUS
WRDoubles2016Melbourne, VIC, AUS
WRDoubles2015Melbourne, VIC, AUS
WRDoubles2014Melbourne, VIC, AUS
RUSingles2021Melbourne, VIC, AUS
RUSingles2019Melbourne, VIC, AUS
RUSingles2018Melbourne, VIC, AUS
RUDoubles2017Melbourne, VIC, AUS
RUSingles2015Melbourne, VIC, AUS
RUSingles2014Melbourne, VIC, AUS
SFDoubles2021Melbourne, VIC, AUS
SFDoubles2019Melbourne, VIC, AUS
SFSingles2016Melbourne, VIC, AUS
SFDoubles2012Melbourne, VIC, AUS
QFSingles2012Melbourne, VIC, AUS
Roland Garros
WRSingles2020Paris, FRA
WRSingles2018Paris, FRA
WRSingles2017Paris, FRA
WRDoubles2017Paris, FRA
WRDoubles2016Paris, FRA
WRSingles2014Paris, FRA
WRDoubles2014Paris, FRA
RUSingles2021Paris, FRA
RUDoubles2021Paris, FRA
RUDoubles2020Paris, FRA
RUSingles2019Paris, FRA
RUDoubles2018Paris, FRA
RUDoubles2015Paris, FRA
RUDoubles2012Paris, FRA
SFDoubles2019Paris, FRA
SFSingles2016Paris, FRA
SFSingles2015Paris, FRA
QFSingles2012Paris, FRA
Wimbledon
WRDoubles2021London, GBR
WRDoubles2018London, GBR
WRDoubles2017London, GBR
WRDoubles2016London, GBR
WRDoubles2015London, GBR
WRDoubles2014London, GBR
RUDoubles2013London, GBR
SFSingles2019London, GBR
SFDoubles2019London, GBR
SFSingles2018London, GBR
SFSingles2017London, GBR
QFSingles2021London, GBR
QFSingles2016London, GBR
US Open
WRDoubles2020New York, NY, USA
WRDoubles2018New York, NY, USA
WRSingles2017New York, NY, USA
WRSingles2014New York, NY, USA
WRDoubles2014New York, NY, USA
RUSingles2020New York, NY, USA
RUSingles2019New York, NY, USA
RUSingles2018New York, NY, USA
RUSingles2015New York, NY, USA
RUDoubles2013New York, NY, USA
SFDoubles2019New York, NY, USA
SFDoubles2017New York, NY, USA
SFDoubles2015New York, NY, USA
SFSingles2013New York, NY, USA
Asian Para Games
WRSingles2018Jakarta, INA
RUDoubles2018Jakarta, INA
RUDoubles2014Incheon, KOR
3RDSingles2014Incheon, KOR

Legend
WR - Winner, RU - Runner-up, 3RD - 3rd place, 4TH - 4th place, F - Final, SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, R16 - Round of 16, R32 - Round of 32, R64 - Round of 64, R128 - Round of 128
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Yui-chan (parasapo.tokyo, 24 Sep 2020)
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Athlete
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English, Japanese
:
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation [SMBC] [Japan]
:
Masaaki Chikawa, JPN, from 2011
:
Left (itftennis.com, 16 Nov 2020)
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2007 for Japan Against Naoko Tsukamoto, in Japan (ITF, 11 Dec 2014)
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She began the sport in 2004 in Hyogo, Japan. (Athlete, 08 Sep 2016)
:
She originally played wheelchair basketball while in primary school after being influenced by her parents, who competed in basketball. However, she switched to wheelchair tennis after her sister joined a soft tennis club at high school. "In wheelchair basketball, although it is a team sport, there were only adult players or physically bigger players, so as a small kid I struggled to score during games and felt disappointed. I thought, 'I want to play tennis like her [her sister]'." (Athlete, 26 Aug 2012; WOWOWofficial YouTube channel, 08 Aug 2019; cocacola.co.jp, 30 Oct 2019; asahi.com, 2016; itftennis.com, 16 Nov 2020)
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To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. "At the London 2012 Games, I wasn't able to progress beyond the quarterfinals, but I had great fun because it was my first Paralympic Games. At the Rio 2016 Games, I did win a bronze medal, but I can't say that I had so much fun. More than anything, I felt frustration and disappointment. At the Tokyo 2020 Games, I will of course aim for a gold medal, but on top of that, I hope to be able to enjoy playing." (yuikamiji.com, 01 Dec 2020; olympics.com, 12 Oct 2020)
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Australian wheelchair tennis player Daniela Di Toro. (Athlete, 08 Sep 2016)
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"I try to keep a balance. For example, when I'm playing well, I say things to calm myself down, and when I'm not doing well, I tell myself to look on the bright side, saying things like, 'The good thing about that error was that I chose to do this or that', to seek neutralisation." (olympics.com, 12 Oct 2020)
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She was the final torchbearer alongside Japanese boccia athlete Shunsuke Uchida and Japanese powerlifter Karin Morisaki at the opening ceremony of the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Paralympic Games YouTube channel, 24 Aug 2021)

She was flag bearer for Japan at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (tokyo2020.org, 12 Oct 2020; parasapo.tokyo, 20 Oct 2020)

She has been presented with the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Award in Japan. (atpress.ne.jp, 09 Apr 2014)

General Interest

Classification
Open (ITF, 08 Aug 2021)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 08 Sep 2016)

Impairment Details
She was born with spina bifida. (Athlete, 08 Sep 2016)

General
INSPIRED BY PARALYMPIC DEBUT
Before she made her Paralympic debut at the 2012 Games in London, she was intending to quit the sport following the 2012 Games, and considered studying a language at university or becoming a court clerk. However, she decided to continue her sporting career after she was eliminated in the quarterfinals of both the women's singles and doubles in London. "My big goal was to participate in the Paralympic Games, so I thought that it would be the end of my tennis career once I realised it. Until I left for London, I only thought about what I would do next after the 2012 Games, and I wasn't really thinking about tennis. But it was a big regret that I did not get further at the 2012 Paralympics. I was disappointed, so I wanted to continue playing a bit longer. If I had won gold in 2012, I might have then quit the sport." (cocacola.co.jp, 30 Oct 2019; olympics.com, 12 Oct 2020)

Legend
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Silver Medal
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Bronze Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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