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Jafreen Shaik
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| Full name | Jafreen Shaik Jafreen | |||||||||||||
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| Born | 7 September 1997 Hyderabad, Telangana, India | |||||||||||||
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Jafreen Shaik Jafreen (born 7 September 1997) is a deaf Indian tennis player.[1] She represented India at the Deaflympics in 2013 and 2017.[2] She claimed a bronze medal in the mixed doubles at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics partnering with Prithvi Sekhar.[3][4][5]
Career[edit]
Jafreen started playing tennis when she was just eight years old. She went on to become a formidable tennis player despite being deaf, after being noticed by India’s best female tennis player, Sania Mirza, and gaining assistance from her,[6][7] receiving training at the Sania Mirza Tennis Academy which is located in Hyderabad.[8][9]
She went on to represent India at the 2013 Summer Deaflympics which was also her first Deaflympic appearance. As in the as of Prithvi Sekhar, she did not win a medal in her debut Deaflympic event. She was chosen to compete for India at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics as India sent a delegation consisting of 46 participants for the multi-sport event, the largest number of athletes sent by India to a single Summer Deaflympics.[10] Jafreen Shaik along with Prithvi Sekhar won a historical bronze medal in the mixed doubles at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics, marking India’s first ever Deaflympic medal in tennis.[11][12]
References[edit]
- ↑ "ITF Profile of Jafreen Shaik". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ↑ "Jafreen Shaik | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ↑ Krishnan, Vivek (4 August 2017). "Prithvi Sekhar defies odds for Deaflympics bronze". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ↑ "Deaflympics 2017 Samsun". www.deaflympics2017.org (in Türkçe). Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ↑ "Prithvi Sekhar defies odds for Deaflympics bronze". article.wn.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ↑ Subrahmanyam, V. v (15 June 2017). "Jafreen determined to scale new heights". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ↑ "Jafreen to lead India in Deaf Olympics". The Hans India. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ↑ Nellore, Sujayendra Krishna. "The Incredible Shaik Jafreen | The Deaf International Tennis Star". www.stumagz.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ↑ "Shaik Jafreen is ready to take on the world". www.deccanchronicle.com. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ↑ "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ↑ Bureau, Sports; Bureau, Sports (28 July 2017). "Bronze for Prithvi and Jafreen". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ↑ "Bringing home the laurels". www.deccanchronicle.com. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
External links[edit]
- Jafreen SHAIK JAFREEN at the International Tennis Federation
- Jafreen Shaik Jafreen at the Women's Tennis Association
- Shaik Jafreen Jafreen at TennisExplorer
- Jafreen Shaik Jafreen at CoreTennis
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- WTA template with ID not in Bharatdata
- WTA template using numeric ID
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Indian female tennis players
- Deaf tennis players
- Deaf people from India
- Sportswomen from Telangana
- Racket sportspeople from Hyderabad, India
- Asian tennis biography stubs
- Indian sportspeople stubs