UN Busra

Turkey

Wheelchair Tennis

Date of Birth: 19 May 1994

Age: 27

Gender: Female

Sport Class: WT

Place of birth: IZMIR

Birth Country:

Turkey

Place of residence : IZMIR

Residence Country:

Turkey

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wheelchair Tennis	Women's Singles	17

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Ariake Tennis Park Court 1	Women's Singles First Round TUR UN BUN Busra Sport Class: WT 0 0 GBR SHUKER LSHUKER Lucy Sport Class: WT 6 6	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
R32	Singles	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

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

Nickname:

Bus (Athlete, 04 Aug 2016)

Hobbies:

Music, sports. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Sport Management - Ege University, Izmir, TUR

Languages spoken:

English, Turkish

Coach:

Osman Yildiz

Start:

She began the sport in 2009 at age 15 in Izmir, Turkey. (Athlete, 04 Aug 2016)

Reason:

She was bored of watching her classmates during physical education classes at school, "One day we came across a tennis club. 'Let's see if they have table tennis classes for people with impairments', we thought. 'We teach tennis, not table tennis', they told us. At first I couldn't believe it. Sitting in a wheelchair and holding the racket and hitting the ball seemed impossible to me, but I've been playing tennis since then." (sporx.com, 31 Aug 2020)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (sporx.com, 31 Aug 2020)

Memorable:

Competing at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2021)

Hero:

Her mother. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2021)

Influence:

Coach Osman Yildiz. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2021)

Philosophy:

"Be the best version of yourself." (Athlete, 20 Aug 2021)

General Interest

Classification
Open (ITF, 17 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries (Athlete, 04 Aug 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (Athlete, 04 Aug 2016)

Impairment Details
At age six months she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma. She underwent two surgeries and chemotherapy. After the treatment she was paralysed from the waist down due to the damage to the nerves of the malignant tumour. (sporx.com, 31 Aug 2020; turksporu.com.tr, 2019)

General
FURTHER EDUCATION
She has studied for a master's degree in sports management and leadership at Cardiff Metropolitan University in Wales. (Athlete, 20 Aug 2021)

Milestones

She became the first female wheelchair tennis player from Turkey to compete at the Paralympic Games when she competed at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 19 Aug 2021; sporx.com, 31 Aug 2020)

Social Media

Legend

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

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