Guy Sasson

Israeli wheelchair tennis player

Guy Sasson
גיא ששוןCountry (sports)|  Israel

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Born|  (1980-04-28) 28 April 1980 (age 45)
Ramat Gan, Israel
Plays| Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record| 222–110
Highest ranking| No. 2 (4 November 2024)
Current ranking| No. 3 (2 June 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open| F (2024)
French Open| W (2024, 2025)
Wimbledon| SF (2024)
US Open| QF (2023)
Other tournaments
Masters| SF (2023)
Doubles
Career record| 138–61
Highest ranking| No. 4 (15 July 2024)
Current ranking| No. 4 (2 June 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open| F (2024, 2025)
French Open| W (2025)
Wimbledon| W (2025)
US Open| QF (2023)

Medal record

Men's wheelchair tennis
Representing  Israel
Paralympic Games
| 2024 Paris | Quad singles

Guy Sasson (Hebrew: גיא ששון; born April 28, 1980) is an Israeli wheelchair tennis player. He has won two singles majors at the 2024 and 2025 French Opens. His highest world ranking in singles is No. 3, and in doubles is No. 4, both on September 2, 2024. He won a bronze medal for Israel at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in the Quad singles event.

## Early and personal life

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Sasson was born and grew up in Ramat Gan, Israel, and is Jewish. His parents are Nissim, who worked in real estate, and Venus, who worked in education, and he has two younger brothers.[1][2][3] He played tennis as a child, served in the Israel Defense Forces, and attended the University of Michigan, and founded a real estate company.[4][5]

He married Aya Mohr (now Dr. Aya Mohr-Sasson, a gynecologist).[1][4] Sasson and his wife have four children.[4] His brother spent two months in the IDF reserves in Gaza.[4]

## Snowboarding accident

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In January 2015 Sasson was paralyzed from the knees down in a snowboarding accident in Val Thorens, France, after falling 10 meters (33 feet) and injuring his back and leg.[1][6][2][4] He was flown to Tel Hashomer Hospital in Israel, where he had major surgery on his spine and hand, and was told by the doctors that he would not be able to walk again.[4] After spending a year in a rehab hospital he was able to walk out, albeit with the help of braces and canes.[4]

## Wheelchair tennis career

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Sasson started playing tennis seriously in 2018.[2] He is coached by Ofri Lankri.[7] He won the 2019 Israel Wheelchair Tennis Championship.[7]

He competed for Israel in the Tokyo Paralympic Games in 2021, coming in 9th.[4] Sasson competed in the 2024 U.S. Open in New York, where he reached the quarterfinals in both singles and doubles.[4] In May 2023 he was part of the Israeli quad wheelchair tennis team that won the silver medal at the world championship in Portugal.[6] He won the 2024 Victorian Wheelchair Open for singles, and the doubles of the 2024 Melbourne Wheelchair Open.[4]

Sasson won his first major title at the 2024 French Open, defeating Sam Schröder in the final of the Quad Singles event in a tiebreaker.[8] He dedicated his victory to Israel and to the four hostages who were released from Gaza on that day.[9] He also reached the finals in the 2024 Australian Open in both singles and doubles.[4]

Sasson won a bronze medal for Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics in Quad singles, defeating Ahmet Kaplan of Turkey in the bronze medal match.[10]

At the 2025 French Open, Sasson partnered with Niels Vink to win his first grand slam doubles title.[11]

## Performance timeline

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### Quad singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Result  | Year  | Tournament  | Surface  | Opponent  | Score

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Loss | 2024 | Australian Open | Hard |  Sam Schröder | 3–6, 3–6
Win | 2024 | French Open | Clay |  Sam Schröder | 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(10–7)

### Quad doubles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Result  | Year  | Tournament  | Surface  | Partner  | Opponents  | Score

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Loss | 2024 | Australian Open | Hard |  Donald Ramphadi |  Andy Lapthorne
David Wagner | 4–6, 6–3, [2–10]
Loss | 2024 | French Open | Clay |  Andy Lapthorne |  Niels Vink
Sam Schröder | 6–7(9–11), 1–6
Win | 2025 | French Open | Clay |  Niels Vink |  Ahmet Kaplan
Donald Ramphadi | 6–3, 6-4
Win | 2025 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Niels Vink |  Donald Ramphadi
Gregory Slade | 6–0, 6–2

## See also

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* List of French Open champions
* List of quad wheelchair tennis champions

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Conventional hitter: after winning Roland Garros - tennis player Guy Sassoon aims for the Paralympic Games," Archived 2024-08-31 at the Wayback Machine Israel HaYom.
2. ^ a b c "Jewish competitors — paralympics preview," Intermountain Jewish News.
3. ^ "Guy Sasson," Archived 2024-09-03 at the Wayback Machine Wimbledon.
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Sasson, world-ranked Israeli wheelchair tennis player," Archived 2024-08-29 at the Wayback Machine Jewish News Syndicate.
5. ^ "Israeli quads tennis star Guy Sasson shares his 1st US Open experience," Archived 2024-08-31 at the Wayback Machine The Jerusalem Post.
6. ^ a b "First interview: tennis player Guy Sassoon Massivon will participate in the Paralympic Games in Tokyo," Archived 2024-08-31 at the Wayback Machine Ono News.
7. ^ a b "Guy Sassoon won the Israel Wheelchair Tennis Championship," Archived 2024-08-31 at the Wayback Machine Ynet.
8. ^ Rakovsky, Ido (June 9, 2024). "Israeli Paralympic Tennis Player Wins First Grand Slam Title in Roland Garros". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 2024-06-09. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
9. ^ "Dedicating it to the freed hostages": Guy Sassoon won Roland Garros in wheelchairs," Archived 2024-08-31 at the Wayback Machine Ynet.
10. ^ "Tennis player Guy Sasson claims bronze, Israel’s ninth medal at Paralympics," The Times of Israel.
11. ^ "Mens Doubles Final". Roland Garros. Retrieved 6 June 2025.

## External links

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* Guy Sasson at the International Tennis Federation
* Guy Sasson at Paralympic.org
* Instagram page

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French Open quad wheelchair singles champions

* 2019: Dylan Alcott
* 2020: Dylan Alcott
* 2021: Dylan Alcott
* 2022: Niels Vink
* 2023: Niels Vink
* 2024: Guy Sasson
* 2025: Guy Sasson

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French Open quad wheelchair doubles champions

* 2019: Dylan Alcott / David Wagner
* 2020: Sam Schröder / David Wagner
* 2021: Andy Lapthorne / David Wagner
* 2022: Sam Schröder / Niels Vink
* 2023: Andy Lapthorne / Donald Ramphadi
* 2024: Sam Schröder / Niels Vink
* 2025: Guy Sasson / Niels Vink

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Wimbledon quad wheelchair doubles champions

* 2018: Andy Lapthorne / David Wagner (exhibition)
* 2019: Dylan Alcott / Andy Lapthorne
* 2020: No tournament (COVID-19 pandemic)
* 2021: Andy Lapthorne / David Wagner
* 2022: Sam Schröder / Niels Vink
* 2023: Sam Schröder / Niels Vink
* 2024: Sam Schröder / Niels Vink
* 2025: Guy Sasson / Niels Vink

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