VANDORPE Jef

Wheelchair Tennis

Date of Birth: 23 Jul 2001

Age: 20

Gender: Male

Sport Class: WT

Place of birth: SINT-NIKLAAS

Birth Country:

Belgium

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Tennis	Men's Singles	9
	Men's Doubles BEL Gerard / Vandorpe	5

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
6th on Centre Court	Ariake Tennis Park Centre Court	Men's Doubles Second Round BRA Carneiro Silva / Rodrigues 3 1 BEL Gerard / Vandorpe 6 6	Finished
3rd on Court 1	Ariake Tennis Park Court 1	Men's Doubles Quarterfinal GBR Hewett / Reid 6 6 BEL Gerard / Vandorpe 2 2	Finished
	Ariake Tennis Park Court 2	Men's Singles First Round AUT LANGMANN NLANGMANN Nico Sport Class: WT 4 1 BEL VANDORPE JVANDORPE Jef Sport Class: WT 6 6	Finished
	Ariake Tennis Park Court 6	Men's Singles Second Round AUS WEEKES BWEEKES Ben Sport Class: WT 6 1 0 BEL VANDORPE JVANDORPE Jef Sport Class: WT 3 6 6	Finished
	Ariake Tennis Park Court 8	Men's Singles Third Round ARG FERNANDEZ GFERNANDEZ Gustavo Sport Class: WT 6 6 BEL VANDORPE JVANDORPE Jef Sport Class: WT 2 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Meeting friends, watching films. (Facebook page, 18 Feb 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Law - University of Antwerp, Belgium

Languages spoken:

Right (Instagram profile, 06 Feb 2020)

He took up the sport in 2010. (jefvandorpe.be, 31 Dec 2013)

He originally practised Para table tennis, but wanted more action so he switched to wheelchair tennis. (jefvandorpe.be, 31 Dec 2013)

To win a medal at the Paralympic Games. (Facebook page, 18 Feb 2020)

Belgian wheelchair tennis player Joachim Gerard. (hopiness.eu, 14 Nov 2019)

Philosophy:

"If I do something, I want to do well and even excel." (jefvandorpe.be, 31 Dec 2013)

He was named the ENGIE Talent of the Year by the Belgian Paralympic Committee in 2018. (corporate.engie.be, 02 Feb 2018)

He was named Rookie of the Year by the Royal Belgian Tennis Federation in 2016. (tennisworldusa.org, 17 Oct 2016)

General Interest

Classification
Open (itftennis.com, 08 Aug 2021)

Impairment Details
At age eight he was diagnosed with Perthes disease, which affects the mobility of his right hip. (jefvandorpe.be, 31 Dec 2013)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/jef.vandorpe.1
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/jefvandorpeofficial/
https://instagram.com/jef_vandorpe
https://twitter.com/VandorpeJef
Athlete Website: http://www.jefvandorpe.be/

Legend

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

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