Bryan

Barten

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)

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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)