Ahmet Kaplan: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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== Career ==

=== 2022 ===

Kaplan started his wheelchair tennis career competing in the quad category in 2022. WithinHe a brief time, he made great development, and attractedwon attention byfor his performance at tournaments organized by the Turkish Physically Disabled Sports Federation ({{lang-tr|Türkiye Bedensel Engelliler Spor Federasyonu}}, TBESF).<ref name="kg1"/>

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"/>

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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 just missed out on a bronze medal at the [[2024 Summer Paralympics]] in [[Wheelchair tennis at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Quad singles|Quad singles]], asafter he wasbeing defeated in the bronze medal match 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 ==