Jafreen Shaik
























Jafreen Shaik
Full name Jafreen Shaik Jafreen
Born
(1997-09-07) 7 September 1997 (age 21)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Plays right-handed

Jafreen Shaik Jafreen (born 7 September 1997) is an Indian female deaf tennis player.[1] She went onto represent India at the Deaflympics in 2013 and 2017.[2] She claimed a bronze medal in the mixed doubles at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics partnering with Prithvi Sekhar.[3][4][5]



Career


Jafreen started playing tennis when he was just eight years old. She went onto become a formidable tennis player despite being deaf and noticed to have gained assistance from India’s best female tennis player, Sania Mirza.[6][7] Jafreen Shaik also had training sessions at the Sania Mirza Tennis Academy which is located in Hyderabad.[8][9]


She went onto represent India at the 2013 Summer Deaflympics which was also her first Deaflympic appearance similar to that of Prithvi Sekhar while she couldn't claim any medal in her debut Deaflympic event. She was chosen to compete for India at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics as India sent a delegation consisting of 46 participants for the multi-sport event, which was also the Deaflympic event where India sent the largest number of athletes in a single Summer Deaflympics.[10] Jafreen Shaik along with Prithvi Sekhar claimed historical bronze medal in the mixed doubles at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics, marking India’s first ever Deaflympic medal in tennis.[11][12]



References





  1. ^ "ITF Profile of Jafreen Shaik". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2018-02-03..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Jafreen Shaik | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2018-02-03.


  3. ^ Krishnan, Vivek (4 August 2017). "Prithvi Sekhar defies odds for Deaflympics bronze". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 November 2018.


  4. ^ "Deaflympics 2017 Samsun". www.deaflympics2017.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 2018-02-03.


  5. ^ "Prithvi Sekhar defies odds for Deaflympics bronze". article.wn.com. Retrieved 2018-02-03.


  6. ^ Subrahmanyam, V. v (2017-06-15). "Jafreen determined to scale new heights". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-02-03.


  7. ^ "Jafreen to lead India in Deaf Olympics". The Hans India. Retrieved 2018-02-03.


  8. ^ Nellore, Sujayendra Krishna. "The Incredible Shaik Jafreen | The Deaf International Tennis Star". www.stumagz.com. Retrieved 2018-02-03.


  9. ^ "Shaik Jafreen is ready to take on the world". www.deccanchronicle.com. 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2018-02-03.


  10. ^ "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2018-02-03.


  11. ^ Bureau, Sports; Bureau, Sports (2017-07-28). "Bronze for Prithvi and Jafreen". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-02-03.


  12. ^ "Bringing home the laurels". www.deccanchronicle.com. 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2018-02-03.




External links




  • Jafreen SHAIK JAFREEN at the International Tennis Federation


  • Jafreen Shaik Jafreen at the Women's Tennis Association


  • Shaik Jafreen Jafreen at TennisExplorer


  • Jafreen Shaik Jafreen at CoreTennis










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