Tokito Oda from Japan becomes the first youngest man to win the singles Wimbledon Championship title, know about his disability and net worth
In the men’s wheelchair final on Sunday, Tokito Oda defeated Alfie Hewett to become the youngest man to ever win a Wimbledon singles title in any discipline.
Who is Tokito Oda youngest Wimbledon singles winner, disability, net worth, bio, age and tennis career
After winning the French Open in June, the 17-year-old Japanese player defeated his opponent Alfie Hewett 6-4, 6-2 on Court No. 1 to capture his second consecutive Grand Slam championship.
Who is Tokito Oda?
Born in Aichi Prefecture in central Japan, Oda began using a wheelchair after he was diagnosed with bone cancer in his left hip at the age of nine. He has a net worth of $100,000-1 million.
With his triumph in the French Open, when he also defeated Hewett in the title match, Oda, who was then 17 years, 33 days old, became the youngest person to ever win a Grand Slam singles championship in any discipline, excluding juniors.
He won the Wimbledon title when he was 17 years, 69 days old. In 1985, Boris Becker won the men’s singles title at the All England Club at the age of 17 years, 228 days. Oda also became the youngest Wimbledon singles champion since Martina Hingis, who did so at the age of 16 in 1997.
Due to the fact that Oda is too young to legally drink alcohol, he was forced to make do with a glass of water during the celebrations instead of champagne.
I am still 17, I wanted to open the champagne but I couldn’t, so maybe I will have sparkling water with my team,” he said.”
"I'm still 17, I want to open champagne… I have to drink sparkling water!"
We hope you can still enjoy celebrating your #Wimbledon title, Tokito Oda 😂 pic.twitter.com/dfgNNvBFyL
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 16, 2023
On winning the historical major, he said:
This is so amazing. I didn’t expect this amazing support on this court. I am feeling like I’m living in a dream. I’m so happy.”
He also had some sweet words for his opponent. He expressed his gratitude to Alfie and his colleagues. He further said that playing in this circumstance against a nation’s national player was challenging for him. He played him a lot; he’s one of the strongest players. It’s incredibly difficult to play with him, according to Oda.
I want to thank Alfie and his support team. It was not easy playing in this situation against a country’s home player.
He is one of the strongest players and I have played him many times. It’s really tough playing with him.”