Dutch wheelchair tennis player
Ronald Vink Vink at the 2011 US Open, New York
Country (sports) NetherlandsResidence De Rijp , NetherlandsBorn (1976-04-21 ) 21 April 1976 (age 48) West-Graftdijk , NetherlandsTurned pro 2000 Plays Right Handed Official website http://www.ronaldvink.nl Highest ranking No. 4 (6 September 2010) Australian Open SF (2013) French Open SF (2008, 2012) US Open SF (2005, 2006, 2011) Paralympic Games Bronze Medal (2012)Career titles 39 Highest ranking No. 1 (30 January 2012)Australian Open W (2012 )French Open F (2008, 2010, 2013) Wimbledon W (2007, 2008 , 2011 )US Open W (2010 )Masters Doubles W (2006, 2009, 2010)Paralympic Games 4th (2008)
Ronald Vink (born 21 April 1976) is a professional wheelchair tennis player from the Netherlands.[ 1] [ 2] He specializes in doubles but also plays singles.
Vink has reached grand slam wheelchair doubles finals, capturing his first title at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships with compatriot Robin Ammerlaan . In 2008 , he successfully defended his Wimbledon Wheelchair title by defeating the French duo of Stéphane Houdet and Nicoles Peifer . In 2011 he won for the third time the final with his partner Maikel Scheffers .[ 3]
In singles, he has had less successes. Vink has never captured a singles title nor has he reached a final. His best effort came at the 2008 French Open , when he reached the semifinals.
Grand Slam Doubles Wheelchair finals
Wins (5)
Runners-up (5)
He represented the Netherlands at the Paralympics in Beijing 2008 and London 2012 .
Beijing 2008
He competed in singles and doubles . In both events he made it to the semifinals but lost there and lost again in the bronze medal match.
London 2012
He competed in the singles and doubles events. In the semifinals of the singles event he lost from Shingo Kunieda but won the bronze medal match from Maikel Scheffers .[ 4] In the bronze medal match of the doubles event he lost with his partner Robin Ammerlaan from the French Stéphane Houdet and Michaël Jeremiasz .
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Wheelchair singles
Wheelchair doubles
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