RATZLAFF Casey

United States of America

Wheelchair Tennis

Date of Birth: 7 Sep 1998

Age: 22

Gender: Male

Sport Class: WT

Place of birth: WICHITA, KS

Birth Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Tennis	Men's Singles	17
	Men's Doubles USA Ratzlaff / Stroud	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Ariake Tennis Park Court 3	Men's Singles Second Round USA RATZLAFF CRATZLAFF Casey Sport Class: WT 1 1 BEL GERARD JGERARD Joachim Sport Class: WT 6 6	Finished
2nd on Court 4	Ariake Tennis Park Court 4	Men's Doubles Second Round ESP Caverzaschi / de la Puente 6 6 USA Ratzlaff / Stroud 1 2	Finished
	Ariake Tennis Park Court 5	Men's Singles First Round USA RATZLAFF CRATZLAFF Casey Sport Class: WT 6 7 FRA CATTANEO FCATTANEO Frederic Sport Class: WT 2 5	Finished
4th on Court 9	Ariake Tennis Park Court 9	Men's Doubles First Round RSA Els / Maripa 7 1 2 USA Ratzlaff / Stroud 5 6 6	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
US Open
SF	Doubles	2020	New York, NY, USA
QF	Singles	2020	New York, NY, USA
ParaPan American Games
RU	Doubles	2019	Lima, PER
SF	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

Fishing, skiing, kneeboarding, gaming, target shooting, supporting American football team the Kansas City Chiefs. (teamusa.org, 29 Aug 2019; canaltenis.com, 11 May 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete, Coach, Student

Coaching, Physical Education, Sports Management - Wichita State University, United States

Languages spoken:

Wichita State University [United States]

Justin DeSanto [personal]

Right (teamusa.org, 29 Aug 2019)

He took up the sport at age 12. (teamusa.org, 29 Aug 2019)

He attended a wheelchair tennis clinic with US player Nick Taylor. "That helped me, because he wanted to push me to play as much as I wanted to play. That really worked with my drive." (disabledsportsusa.org, 21 Aug 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 13 Feb 2020)

Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, Japanese wheelchair tennis player Shingo Kunieda. (canaltenis.com, 11 May 2020)

Philosophy:

"Don't make your disability an excuse to not go out and try things. If you want to explore, go explore. I did it, and I think it's worked out for me so far. Just be yourself and work hard at the things you love and you'll go places in life." (disabledsportsusa.org, 01 Jan 2019)

General Interest

Classification
Open (itftennis.com, 05 Feb 2020)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (teamusa.org, 29 Aug 2019)

Impairment Details
He was born with spina bifida, which affects his lower limbs. (teamusa.org, 29 Aug 2019)

Social Media

Legend

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

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