BORHAN Abu Samah

Wheelchair Tennis

Date of Birth: 27 Feb 1985

Age: 36

Gender: Male

Sport Class: WT

Place of birth: KUALA LUMPUR

Birth Country:

Malaysia

Place of residence : WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN

Residence Country:

Malaysia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Tennis	Men's Singles	17

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Ariake Tennis Park Court 9	Men's Singles First Round MAS BORHAN ASBORHAN Abu Samah Sport Class: WT 4 6 6 CRC GIL JPGIL Jose Pablo Sport Class: WT 6 3 2	Finished
	Ariake Tennis Park Court 9	Men's Singles Second Round NED EGBERINK TEGBERINK Tom Sport Class: WT 6 6 MAS BORHAN ASBORHAN Abu Samah Sport Class: WT 0 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
R64	Singles	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
Asian Para Games
QF	Singles	2018	Jakarta, INA
QF	Doubles	2018	Jakarta, INA
QF	Singles	2014	Incheon, KOR
QF	Doubles	2014	Incheon, 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

Abu (Athlete, 28 Jun 2016)

Occupation:

Wife Norisah Bahrom, son Adam Daniel

Languages spoken:

Nadir Ashraf, MAS, from 2010

He began the sport in 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. "It wasn't easy picking up tennis because I wasn't an athlete before my injury. I had zero knowledge about tennis when I started." (Athlete, 28 Jun 2016; thestar.com.my, 12 Sep 2017)

He was encouraged to take up wheelchair tennis by his wife Norisah. "She was the one who introduced the sport to me and encouraged me to focus on it full-time. My wife is 10 years older than me. She's been in a wheelchair longer than me, yet she is independent and has her own career. She shared a lot of her experiences and is my source of inspiration." (thestar.com.my, 28 Oct 2020)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (malaysiadateline.com, 05 Mar 2019)

Placing third at the 2015 World Team Cup in Antalya, Turkey. (Athlete, 28 Jun 2016)

Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal. (Athlete, 28 Jun 2016)

His family. (Athlete, 28 Jun 2016)

Philosophy:

"Don't give up." (Athlete, 28 Jun 2016)

General Interest

Classification
Open (ITF, 25 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (thestar.com.my, 12 Sep 2017)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 28 Jun 2016)

Impairment Details
He is paralysed from the waist down as a result of a spinal cord injury sustained in a road accident in 2006. (thestar.com.my, 28 Oct 2020, 12 Sep 2017)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/abusb1

Legend

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

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