Jayant Mistry

Jayant Mistry (born 29 August 1966) is a retired British wheelchair tennis player of Indian descent who competed in international level events. He is a former British no.1 player in the singles and a former World no. 2 in the men's doubles. He competed at four Paralympic Games and was a semifinalist in the men's doubles at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.^[1]

Jayant Mistry

Country (sports)	Great Britain
Born	(1966-08-29) 29 August 1966 (age 58) Leicester, Great Britain
Turned pro	1992
Retired	2007
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career titles	20
Highest ranking	No. 8 (14 August 2000)
Other tournaments
Paralympic Games	3R (1996, 2000, 2004)
Doubles
Career titles	48
Highest ranking	No. 2 (27 May 2002)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon	W (2005)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters Doubles	W (2005)
Paralympic Games	4th (2000)

He was the first British player to win the wheelchair men's doubles title at the 2005 Wimbledon Championships alongside Michaël Jeremiasz and the first British man to win a men's title at the Wimbledon Championships since Fred Perry in 1936, they were runner-ups at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships a year later.^[2]

Mistry was born with spina bifida and his left leg shorter than his right. He had his right foot amputated aged twelve and has a prosthetic.^[3]