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{{short description|Indian tennis player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Jafreen Shaik
| fullname = Jafreen Shaik Jafreen
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|09|07}}
| birth_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], [[India]]
| plays = right-handed
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Women's [[tennis]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Deaflympics]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2017 Summer Deaflympics|2017 Samsun]]|mixed doubles}}
}}

'''Jafreen Shaik Jafreen''' (born 7 September 1997) is a deaf Indian tennis player.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=100297829|title=ITF Profile of Jafreen Shaik|website=www.itftennis.com|access-date=2018-02-03}}</ref> She represented [[India]] at the [[Deaflympics]] in [[2013 Summer Deaflympics|2013]] and [[2017 Summer Deaflympics|2017]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deaflympics.com/athletes/jafreen-shaik|title=Jafreen Shaik {{!}} Deaflympics|website=www.deaflympics.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-03}}</ref> She claimed a bronze medal in the mixed doubles at the [[2017 Summer Deaflympics]] partnering with [[Prithvi Sekhar]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/prithvi-sekhar-defies-odds-for-deaflympics-bronze/articleshow/59920055.cms
|title=Prithvi Sekhar defies odds for Deaflympics bronze | newspaper=The Times of India|date=4 August 2017|first=Vivek|last=Krishnan|access-date=5 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deaflympics2017.org/en/deaflympics-day-10-round-up-detay/270|title=Deaflympics 2017 Samsun|website=www.deaflympics2017.org|language=tr|access-date=2018-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://article.wn.com/view/2017/08/04/Prithvi_Sekhar_defies_odds_for_Deaflympics_bronze/|title=Prithvi Sekhar defies odds for Deaflympics bronze|website=article.wn.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-03}}</ref>

== Career ==
Jafreen started playing tennis when she was just eight years old. She went on to become a formidable tennis player despite being deaf, after being noticed by India’s best female tennis player, [[Sania Mirza]], and gaining assistance from her,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/jafreen-determined-to-scale-new-heights/article19055237.ece|title=Jafreen determined to scale new heights|last=Subrahmanyam|first=V. v|date=2017-06-15|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-02-03|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Sports/2017-06-13/Jafreen-to-lead-India-in-Deaf-Olympics/306158|title=Jafreen to lead India in Deaf Olympics|website=The Hans India|language=en|access-date=2018-02-03}}</ref> receiving training at the Sania Mirza Tennis Academy which is located in [[Hyderabad]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stumagz.com/the-incredible-shaik-jafreen-the-deaf-international-tennis-star/?list_source=magz&list_type=all&list_id=team|title=The Incredible Shaik Jafreen {{!}} The Deaf International Tennis Star|last=Nellore|first=Sujayendra Krishna|website=www.stumagz.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140524/sports-tennis/article/ready-take-world|title=Shaik Jafreen is ready to take on the world|date=2014-05-25|work=www.deccanchronicle.com|access-date=2018-02-03|language=en}}</ref>

She went on to represent India at the [[2013 Summer Deaflympics]] which was also her first Deaflympic appearance. As in the as of Prithvi Sekhar, she did not win a medal in her debut Deaflympic event. She was chosen to compete for [[India at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics]] as India sent a delegation consisting of 46 participants for the multi-sport event, the largest number of athletes sent by India to a single Summer Deaflympics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/20170725/282578788107366|title=PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News|website=www.pressreader.com|access-date=2018-02-03}}</ref> Jafreen Shaik along with [[Prithvi Sekhar]] won a historical bronze medal in the mixed doubles at the [[2017 Summer Deaflympics]], marking India’s first ever Deaflympic medal in tennis.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/bronze-for-prithvi-and-jafreen/article19374235.ece|title=Bronze for Prithvi and Jafreen|last=Bureau|first=Sports|date=2017-07-28|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-02-03|last2=Bureau|first2=Sports|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/tennis/030817/bringing-home-the-laurels.html|title=Bringing home the laurels|date=2017-08-03|work=www.deccanchronicle.com|access-date=2018-02-03|language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{ITF|100297829|Jafreen SHAIK JAFREEN}}
* {{WTA|325311|Jafreen Shaik Jafreen}}
* [http://www.tennisexplorer.com/player/shaik-jafreen/ Shaik Jafreen Jafreen] at TennisExplorer
* [https://www.coretennis.net/tennis-player/jafreen-shaik-jafreen/113846/profile.html Jafreen Shaik Jafreen] at CoreTennis

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[[Category:1997 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian female tennis players]]
[[Category:Deaf tennis players]]
[[Category:Deaf people from India]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Telangana]]
[[Category:Racket sportspeople from Hyderabad, India]]

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>GrahamHardy at 18:33, 8 February 2021