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Sarah
Calati

Wheelchair tennis

Key Facts

Date of Birth
13 October 1986
Currently resides
Surrey Hills, VIC
Start competing
2010
Australian debut
2012
Impairment
Physical Impairment – Right through-knee limb loss

Sarah 's Story

Emerging wheelchair tennis player Sarah Calati was 19-years-old when she sustained right through-knee limb loss as a passenger in a motorcycle accident. She spent four months recovering in hospital, in which time she began learning how to walk using a prosthetic leg, before discovering her calling in wheelchair tennis. After being introduced to Australian wheelchair tennis coach Greg Crump in 2010, it wasn’t long before Sarah began climbing the Australian ranks, making her international debut two years later at the 2012 ITF World Team Cup in New Delhi, India. Spurred on by sporting idol and mentor, former wheelchair tennis number …

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Major Partners

  • AIS
  • Aus Gov
  • Toyota
  • Woolworths
  • Royal Australian Mint
  • Bupa

Official Partners

  • Allianz
  • Citi
  • Qantas
  • icare
  • Harvey Norman
  • Cadbury
  • Jumbo
  • NDSP
  • Nine
  • University of Queensland
  • QMS
  • News Corp Australia
  • McDonalds
  • RACV Resorts
  • Westfield