| Full name | Brad Alan Parks[1] | ||||||||
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| Country (sports) |  United States | ||||||||
| Born | April 1, 1957 Orange, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Plays | Right-handed[1] | ||||||||
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| Paralympic Games | &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Gold_medal_Paralympics_1988-94.svg){kind=small} Gold Medal (1992) | ||||||||
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Brad Alan Parks (born April 1, 1957)[1] is an American wheelchair tennis player[2] who co-invented wheelchair tennis with Jeff Minnebraker. During the Uniqlo Wheelchair Tennis Tour in the 1990s, Parks won five singles and seven doubles titles during Championship Series events. During the 1992 Summer Paralympics, Parks reached the quarterfinals in the men's singles and won gold with Randy Snow in the men's doubles. At the 1994 Wheelchair Tennis Masters, Parks also reached the quarterfinals in the men's singles. As an executive, Parks co-founded the National Foundation of Wheelchair Tennis in 1980 before becoming the first president of the International Wheelchair Tennis Federation in 1988. Parks became part of the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2010 and was the 2016 Philippe Chatrier Award recipient from the International Tennis Federation.
- ^ a b c "Class of 2010: Brad Parks". International Tennis Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ "Wheelchair not a handicap for pro". The Miami News. Miami, Florida. December 25, 1980. p. 39. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
