Donald Ramphadi

Donald Ramphadi
Country (sports) South Africa
ResidencePretoria, South Africa
Born (1993-06-10) 10 June 1993 (age 31)
Mogapeng, South Africa
CollegeUniversity of South Africa
Singles
Career record160–100[1]
Highest rankingNo. 3 (17 July 2023)[1]
Current rankingNo. 6 (26 August 2024)[1]
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (2023, 2024)
French OpenSF (2024)
WimbledonSF (2023)
US OpenSF (2022)
Other tournaments
Paralympic GamesR16 (2024)
Doubles
Career record96–85[2]
Highest rankingNo. 3 (22 January 2024)[2]
Current rankingNo. 8 (26 August 2024)[2]
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenF (2023, 2024)
French OpenW (2023)
WimbledonSF (2022, 2023, 2024)
US OpenF (2023)
Other doubles tournaments
Paralympic GamesSF (2024)
Medal record
Men's wheelchair tennis
Representing  South Africa
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Quad doubles

Donald Ramphadi (born 10 June 1993),[3] nicknamed Dona,[3] is a South African wheelchair tennis player who plays in the sport's quad division. Ramphadi, alongside partner Andy Lapthorne, is the 2023 French Open quad wheelchair doubles champion.[4] Ramphadi has also been the runner-up in numerous quad wheelchair doubles grand slam events, with frequent partners including Lapthorne, Lucas Sithole, and Koji Sugeno.[5] Ramphadi and Sithole won bronze in the quad doubles wheelchair tennis event at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, which was the African continent's first-ever wheelchair tennis medal.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "Donald Ramphadi Wheelchair Tennis Singles Overview". ITF. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Donald Ramphadi Wheelchair Tennis Doubles Overview". ITF. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b "RAMPHADI Donald". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 1 September 2024. (alternate link)
  4. ^ Solms, Leonard (5 July 2023). "Can Donald Ramphadi win Wimbledon in a secondhand wheelchair?". ESPN.com. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Donald Ramphadi Wheelchair Tennis Doubles Activity". ITF. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  6. ^ Strydom, Marc (4 September 2024). "Sithole and Ramphadi add Team SA's fourth medal at Roland-Garros". Times Live. Retrieved 4 September 2024.