10 Facts About Yui Kamiji

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Yui Kamiji is a Japanese wheelchair tennis player.

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Yui Kamiji has won 26 major titles, as well as a Paralympic silver and bronze medal in singles and doubles, respectively, at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

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Yui Kamiji won a bronze medal in singles at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.

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Yui Kamiji is the current Wheelchair Tennis Masters champion and is a former junior version.

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Yui Kamiji is currently managed by Avex Group under its Avex Challenged Athletes program.

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Yui Kamiji won singles titles in Iizuka, Daegu, Paris, St Louis, and became the first and so far only non-Dutchwoman to win the tennis Masters title.

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Yui Kamiji won doubles titles with Sharon Walraven in Pensacola, Sabine Ellerbrock in Iizuka.

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At the Australian Open Yui Kamiji reached her first Grand Slam singles final where she lost to Sabine Ellerbrock.

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Yui Kamiji followed that up by winning the second Grand Slam tournament of the season at Roland Garros.

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In 2017, Yui Kamiji finished the year as World No 1, and was named ITF Women's Wheelchair World Champion for the second time in her career.