Dermot Bailey
CountryGreat Britain
ResidenceKettering, England, United Kingdom
Birth date18 February 1994 (age 32)
PlaysLeft-handed

Dermot Bailey (born 18 February 1994) is a British professional wheelchair tennis player.[1][2] 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.[3][4]

He competed in wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[5]

Life

Bailey was diagnosed with Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease and took up wheelchair tennis aged 8.[6][7] He worked as a financial analyst at Kettering General Hospital but left to focus on tennis.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Dermot Bailey". LTA. Archived 2 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Dermot Bailey". Pulseroll. Archived 24 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Dermot Bailey". ITF. Archived 24 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Tennis Wheelchair Tennis Dermot Bailey runner up in Plock Cup". Britwatch Sports. 26 April 2021. Archived 19 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Wheelchair Tennis: BAILEY Dermot". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Dermot Bailey". Tennis Foundation. Archived 4 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Kettering's Dermot able to reflect on a positive fortnight". Northamptonshire Telegraph. Archived 24 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Risk will be worth it if Dermot's Tokyo dream becomes a reality". Northamptonshire Telegraph. Archived 21 March 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Kettering's Dermot enjoys a successful return to match action". Northamptonshire Telegraph. Archived 13 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 June 2021.