Dermot Bailey

Dermot Bailey
Country (sports) Great Britain
ResidenceKettering, England, United Kingdom
Born (1994-02-18) 18 February 1994 (age 32)
PlaysLeft-handed

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.

References

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