Dermot Bailey
British wheelchair tennis player
Dermot Bailey (born 18 February 1994) is a British professional wheelchair tennis player. He was a semifinalist in the 2019 Queen's Club Championships – Wheelchair Singles and a quarterfinalist in the 2021 Queen's Club Championships – Wheelchair Singles.
He competed in wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
Life
Bailey was diagnosed with Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease and took up wheelchair tennis aged 8. He worked as a financial analyst at Kettering General Hospital but left to focus on tennis.
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