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Line 43: }} '''Ahmet Kaplan''' (born 1 January 2002) is a Turkish [[wheelchair tennis]] player who competes in the [[Wheelchair tennis classification#Classes|quad]] class of international level events.<ref name="itf1"/><ref name="mgsim1"/> == Career == === 2022 === Kaplan started his wheelchair tennis career competing in the quad category in 2022. He ranked second in the singles event of the Tenis Akıncılar Qualifying Tournament, and became champion in the doubles event at the International Aspendos Open in [[Antalya]]. Moreover, he won the gold medal in the doubles event at the TBESF Open Tournament, took the silver medal in the doubles event of the International Antalya Open Tournament the same year.<ref name="kg1"/> Line 56: He participated at the Johor Open 2023 Tennis Tournament in Malesia.<ref name="mgsim1"/> He took part at the [[2023 US Open (tennis)|2023 US Open – Men's Wheelchair Tennis]]. He lost the first round match in the [[2023 US Open quad singles|quad singles]] event to Dutch [[Sam Schröder]] He won the bronze medal in the quad singles event of the [[Wheelchair tennis at the 2023 European Para Championships|2023 European Para Championships]] in [[Rotterdam]], Netherlands.<ref name="ttf1"/> Line 68: As of end May 2024, Kaplan won four champion titles, and rose to the world rank 8 in quad singles. He helped the Turkey wheelchair tennis quad team become world number 2.<ref name="trts1"/> He missed out on a bronze medal at the [[2024 Summer Paralympics]] in [[Wheelchair tennis at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Quad singles|Quad singles]], after being defeated by [[Guy Sasson]] of Israel.<ref>[https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/tennis-player-guy-sasson-claims-bronze-israels-ninth-medal-at-paralympics/ "Tennis player Guy Sasson claims bronze, Israel’s ninth medal at Paralympics,"] ''The Times of Israel''.</ref> == Personal life == Ahmet Kaplan was born on 1 January At age eight, he lost his legs due to electric shock accident in the Akdeniz district of Mersin.<ref name="kg1"/> ==References == |