SILVA Ymanitu

Wheelchair Tennis

Date of Birth: 23 Apr 1983

Age: 38

Gender: Male

Sport Class: QT

Place of birth: FLORIANOPOLIS

Birth Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Tennis	Quad Singles	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
3rd on Court 7	Ariake Tennis Park Court 7	Quad Singles First Round BRA SILVA YSILVA Ymanitu Sport Class: QT 6 2 2 USA WAGNER DWAGNER David Sport Class: QT 3 6 6	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
QF	Quad Singles	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
QF	Quad Doubles	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
Roland Garros
RU	Quad Doubles	2019	Paris, FRA
SF	Quad Singles	2019	Paris, FRA
ParaPan American Games
QF	Quad Singles	2019	Lima, PER

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

Business Administration - University Estacio de Sa, Florianopolis, BRA

Partner Thaise, daughter Ana Christina

Languages spoken:

Itamirim Clube de Campo [Brazil]

Patricio Arnold [national], BRA

2009 for Brazil, in Sao Paulo, Brazil (Athlete, 01 Jul 2016)

He began playing tennis at age 10, and quit at age 17. He began playing wheelchair tennis at age 26 at Hospital Sarah. (Instagram profile, 26 Jul 2021; Athlete, 01 Jul 2016)

"I never forget that afternoon in 2008, at Sarah Hospital, when they developed a wheelchair tennis clinic specially for me." (tenisnews.com.br, 18 Mar 2020)

Competing at the 2016 Paralympic Games, and competing at the French Open. (Instagram Profile, 26 Jul 2021; tenisnews.com.br, 18 Mar 2020)

Brazilian tennis player Gustavo Kuerten. (Athlete, 01 Jul 2016)

Philosophy:

"Never stop trying." (Athlete, 01 Jul 2016)

He was named Wheelchair Tennis Player of the Year by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee in 2016, 2017 and 2018. (cpb.org.br, 16 Dec 2018; cpb.org.br, 15 Dec 2017; cpb.org.br, 12 Dec 2016)

General Interest

Classification
Quad (itftennis.com, 01 Jul 2021)

Type of Impairment
Impaired muscle power, Spinal Cord Injuries (cpb.org.br, 01 Jun 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 01 Jul 2016)

Impairment Details
He was involved in a car accident in 2007. (cpb.org.br, 01 Jun 2019)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/ymanitu.silva
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ymanitu
https://instagram.com/ymanitu/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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