Education
University of Arizona
Classification: Mixed Quads
Quick Facts
- Barten doesn’t remember holding a racket before being injured in an April 1995 car crash
- He was a passenger in a vehicle that crashed, injuring his spinal cord
- After his rehabilitation, he tried a few adaptive sports, including tennis
- With this newfound love, Barten decided to change his path and focus on collegiate-level tennis, transferring to the University of Arizona
- After narrowly missing the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, he briefly retired, but returned to training and ultimately made the London 2012 Paralympic Team
- Son of Raymond and Hilde Barten
- Has one sister, Petra and one brother Pete
- Married to Jessica van der Lede (July 7, 2011)
- Earned bachelors and masters degrees from the University of Arizona
- Coaches wheelchair tennis and wheelchair rugby at the University of Arizona
- Hobbies include traveling, spending time with wife, family and friends, motor sports, football, basketball, camping, off-road vehicles, road trips, and snorkeling.
Career Highlights
- World Team Cup member (2001, 2004, 2009, 2010*, 2011*, 2012, 2013*, 2015*, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) - * World Champion
- 2021 Loughborough Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament, gold (singles)
- Three-time US Open GS Quad Singles - semi finalist
- Three-time US Open GS Quad Doubles - finalist
- 2020 Cougar Open Wheelchair Tennis Tournament, gold (singles)
- 2016 British Open, gold (doubles)
- 2011 French Open, gold (doubles)
More
International Tennis Federation
Paralympic Experience
- 3-time Paralympian;
- Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020, 5th (Quad Doubles - Open, Quad Singles - Open)
- Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 9th (Quad Singles - Open)
- Paralympic Games London 2012, 5th (Quad Singles - Open)