Dermot Bailey

{{short description|British wheelchair tennis player}}

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{{Use British English|date=June 2021}}

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| residence = Kettering, England, United Kingdom

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|02|18|df=y}}

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Dermot Bailey (born 18 February 1994) is a British professional wheelchair tennis player.{{Cite web |url=https://www.lta.org.uk/wheelchair-tennis-players/dermot-bailey/ |title=Dermot Bailey |publisher=LTA |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302112943/https://www.lta.org.uk/wheelchair-tennis-players/dermot-bailey/ |archive-date=2 March 2021 |access-date=23 June 2021}}{{Cite web |url=https://pulseroll.com/athletes/dermot-bailey/ |title=Dermot Bailey |publisher=Pulseroll |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204109/https://pulseroll.com/athletes/dermot-bailey/ |archive-date=24 June 2021 |access-date=23 June 2021}} He was a semifinalist in the 2019 Queen's Club Championships – Wheelchair Singles and a quarterfinalist in the 2021 Queen's Club Championships – Wheelchair Singles.{{Cite web |url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/dermot-bailey/800281705/gbr/wct/s/overview/ |title=Dermot Bailey |publisher=ITF |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624210955/https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/dermot-bailey/800281705/gbr/wct/s/overview/ |archive-date=24 June 2021 |access-date=23 June 2021}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.britwatchsports.com/tennis-wheelchair-tennis-dermot-bailey-runner-up-in-plock-cup/ |title=Tennis Wheelchair Tennis Dermot Bailey runner up in Plock Cup |date=26 April 2021 |publisher=Britwatch Sports |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519023658/https://www.britwatchsports.com/tennis-wheelchair-tennis-dermot-bailey-runner-up-in-plock-cup/ |archive-date=19 May 2021 |access-date=23 June 2021}}

He competed in wheelchair tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/wheelchair-tennis/athlete-profile-n1717297-bailey-dermot.htm |title=Wheelchair Tennis: BAILEY Dermot |work=Tokyo 2020 Paralympics |publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=10 September 2021 |archive-date=11 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911000244/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/wheelchair-tennis/athlete-profile-n1717297-bailey-dermot.htm |url-status=dead}}

Life

Bailey was diagnosed with Legg–Calvé–Perthes disease and took up wheelchair tennis aged 8.{{Cite web |url=https://www.tennisfoundation.org.uk/player-profiles/dermot-bailey/ |title=Dermot Bailey |publisher=Tennis Foundation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504013125/http://www.tennisfoundation.org.uk:80/player-profiles/dermot-bailey/ |archive-date=4 May 2016 |access-date=23 June 2021}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/sport/other-sport/ketterings-dermot-able-reflect-positive-fortnight-1999845 |title=Kettering's Dermot able to reflect on a positive fortnight |publisher=Northamptonshire Telegraph |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624204643/https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/sport/other-sport/ketterings-dermot-able-reflect-positive-fortnight-1999845 |archive-date=24 June 2021 |access-date=23 June 2021}} He worked as a financial analyst at Kettering General Hospital but left to focus on tennis.{{Cite web |url=https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/sport/other-sport/risk-will-be-worth-it-if-dermots-tokyo-dream-becomes-reality-822539 |title=Risk will be worth it if Dermot's Tokyo dream becomes a reality |publisher=Northamptonshire Telegraph |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200321201850/https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/sport/other-sport/risk-will-be-worth-it-if-dermots-tokyo-dream-becomes-reality-822539 |archive-date=21 March 2020 |access-date=23 June 2021}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/sport/other-sport/ketterings-dermot-enjoys-a-successful-return-to-match-action-3218391 |title=Kettering's Dermot enjoys a successful return to match action |publisher=Northamptonshire Telegraph |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613021506/https://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/sport/other-sport/ketterings-dermot-enjoys-a-successful-return-to-match-action-3218391 |archive-date=13 June 2021 |access-date=23 June 2021}}

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