Heath Davidson
Heath Davidson 
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| Heath Davidson 2016 | |||||||||||||
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 Australia
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| Birthday: | May 9, 1987 | ||||||||||||
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| Career record: | 45:34 | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking: | 5 (August 7, 2017) | ||||||||||||
| Current placement: | 5 | ||||||||||||
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| Career record: | 44:17 | ||||||||||||
| Highest ranking: | 3 (March 13, 2017) | ||||||||||||
| Current placement: | 4th | ||||||||||||
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Last update of the infobox: January 22nd, 2018 |
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| Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links ) | |||||||||||||
Heath Davidson (born May 9, 1987 ) is an Australian wheelchair tennis player .
Career
Davidson has had transverse myelitis since birth , which has resulted in paraplegia . He started wheelchair tennis at the age of 14, but took a break from sport in 2005.
In November 2015, he made his comeback in the quadriplegic class . He won the World Team Cup with the Australian national team in May 2016 . It was the first title for Australia in this class. Only a few months later he managed to win the gold medal at the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in the doubles competition on the side of Dylan Alcott . In 2018 he won the doubles competition at the Australian Open with Dylan Alcott .
In the world rankings in singles, he achieved his best placement on August 7, 2017 with fifth place. In doubles, third place on March 13, 2017 was his highest nomination.
Web links
- ITF profile Heath Davidson (English)
- Profile at paralympic.org.au (English)
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| SURNAME | Davidson, Heath |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian wheelchair tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Australia |