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PLAYER PROFILE
David Hall
- Age54
- Born14 January 1970
- Birth PlaceSydney, NSW
- Playing StatusRetired
“I feel like I can’t give back enough to wheelchair tennis because I know it’s given me so much over the years.”
— David Hall, 29 Apr 2016
» Wheelchair tennis: Hall honoured for international efforts
- Hall dominated wheelchair tennis across the globe for a decade, finishing No.1 in singles for six years between 1995 and 2005
- He won every major title at some time during his career, including gold at the Sydney 2000 Paralympics and silver at the Atlanta 1996 Paralympics
- In 1995 he became the first non-American to win the prestigious US Open. Hall amassed nine Australian Opens, eight US Opens and seven British Opens
- He began playing wheelchair tennis at 19, three years after he lost his legs when he was hit by a car while hitchhiking on the central coast of NSW
- He is the State Wheelchair Tennis Coach in Sydney and in 2007 was appointed the Australian Wheelchair Tennis advisor.
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