Country (sports) | Netherlands |
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Born | Woerden, Netherlands | 19 December 1996
Singles | |
Career record | 405–67 (85.8%) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | W (2018, 2019, 2021 , 2022 , 2023 , 2024) |
French Open | W (2019, 2021 , 2022 , 2023 ) |
Wimbledon | W (2017, 2018, 2021 , 2022 , 2023 ) |
US Open | W (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 , 2022 , 2023 ) |
Other tournaments | |
Masters | W (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 238–60 (79.9%) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | W ( 2019 , 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) |
French Open | W (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) |
Wimbledon | W (2018, 2019 , 2023) |
US Open | W (2017, 2018, 2019 , 2021, 2022) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Masters Doubles | W (2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022) |
Team competitions | |
World Team Cup | Champion (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019) |
Medal record |
Diede de Groot (born 19 December 1996) is a Dutch professional wheelchair tennis player who is the current world No. 1 in both singles and doubles.
De Groot is a 39-time major champion, having won a joint-record 21 titles in singles and 18 in doubles. De Groot is currently on a long winning streak in singles, with her most recent defeat being in February 2021 to Yui Kamiji. [1] During this streak she achieved the first calendar-year Super Slam in tennis history by winning all four major titles, the Paralympic gold medal, and the Wheelchair Tennis Masters title in women's singles in 2021. [2] The following year, she became the first player in any discipline of tennis to defend the Grand Slam and win all four majors in two consecutive years, and did so yet again in 2023. During the 2023 French Open de Groot surpassed 100 consecutive singles match wins. [1]
In doubles, de Groot also completed the Grand Slam in 2019, partnering Aniek van Koot. Apart from her major titles, de Groot has won multiple Wheelchair Tennis Masters titles between 2016 and 2018 in both singles and doubles, as well as gold medals in both disciplines at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. [3] [4] She was part of the Dutch team that won the World Team Cup on eight occasions between 2011 and 2019.
De Groot was born with unequal leg length and began her wheelchair tennis career at age seven. [5] She started playing on the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Tour in 2009 as a junior player. [6] During her time with the ITF, De Groot won the Cruyff Foundation Junior Masters in 2013 in singles and doubles. The following year, she won the 2014 Junior Masters in doubles. [7]
De Groot made her first Grand Slam appearance at the 2017 Australian Open. [8] After placing in the quarterfinals at the Australian Open and the 2017 French Open, de Groot won her first Grand Slam title at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships. She ended the 2017 Grand Slam tournaments with a finals finish at the 2017 US Open. [9] At the start of 2018, she won the 2018 Australian Open and appeared at the final of the 2018 French Open. [10] For the remaining Grand Slams of 2018, De Groot won the women's singles division at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships and her first US Open singles title at the 2018 US Open. [11] [12] In 2019, de Groot rewon the Australian Open title in singles competition at the 2019 Australian Open. [13] At the 2019 French Open, de Groot completed her career Grand Slam when she won her first French Open singles title. [14] Her French Open title also made de Groot the first wheelchair tennis player to complete a Non-calendar year Grand Slam (win all four Grand Slam singles events in a row, but not in the same year). [15] At the 2019 Wimbledon Championships, de Groot ended her back to back singles wins when she was defeated by Aniek van Koot in the final. [16] In 2021, she won the Wimbledon Single Ladies Wheelchair championship.
In doubles, De Groot was a runner up in the 2017 Australian, French and Wimbledon championships. [9] After winning her first doubles title at the 2017 US Open, she lost at the 2018 Australian Open and co-won the doubles event at the 2018 French Open. [17] De Groot became the first woman in wheelchair tennis to win both the women's singles and doubles events at Wimbledon in July 2018. [11] She won her second US Open doubles title at the 2018 US Open alongside Yui Kamiji. [18] At the 2019 Australian Open, De Groot won her first Australian doubles title with Aniek van Koot alongside her singles title in January 2019. [19] At the following Grand Slams, De Groot and Van Koot won the 2019 doubles titles at the French Open and Wimbledon. [15] [20]
Outside of the Grand Slam tournaments, De Groot competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in singles and doubles competitions. While De Groot did not medal in singles, she won a silver medal in women's doubles. [7] In Masters competitions, De Groot won the 2017 and 2018 Wheelchair Tennis Masters in women's singles. [21] [22] Competing in doubles, she won the 2016 Wheelchair Doubles Masters with Lucy Shuker and the 2017 Wheelchair Doubles Masters alongside Marjolein Buis. [23] She has also appeared at the BNP Paribas World Team Cup in consecutive years from 2011 to 2019. At the World Team Cup, De Groot started as a junior in 2011 before competing a world team competitor in 2012. [6]
De Groot also competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, winning gold medals in both singles and doubles.
De Groot won the singles title at the 2023 European Para Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands, defeating compatriot Aniek van Koot in two sets. [24]
In 2021, De Groot earned the calendar year Golden Slam, winning singles titles in the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, US Open and the singles gold medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. She was the first professional wheelchair tennis player to achieve the feat in the history of the sport. She is also one of just three professional tennis players overall, and first since Steffi Graf in 1988, to accomplish the feat.
De Groot won her sixth Australian singles title at the 2024 Australian Open, defeating Kamiji in the final in straight sets. It was her 21st singles title at a Grand Slam tournament, equaling a record set by compatriot Esther Vergeer. [25] [26]
In 2018, de Groot was named ITF World Champion in women's wheelchair tennis. [27] The following year, she was nominated for the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability in 2019. [28] In 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023 [29] she was again named ITF World Champion.
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Career SR | Career Win % |
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Australian Open | QF | W | W | QF | W | W | W | W | 6 / 8 | 75% |
French Open | QF | F | W | SF | W | W | W | 4 / 7 | 57% | |
Wimbledon | W | W | F | NH | W | W | W | 5 / 6 | 83% | |
US Open | F | W | W | W | W | W | W | 6 / 7 | 86% |
Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Career SR | Career Win % |
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Australian Open | F | F | W | F | W | W | W | W | 5 / 8 | 63% |
French Open | SF | W | W | W | W | W | F | 5 / 7 | 78% | |
Wimbledon | F | W | W | NH | SF | F | W | 3 / 6 | 50% | |
US Open | W | W | W | F | W | W | F | 5 / 7 | 71% |
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 2017 | Wimbledon | Grass | Sabine Ellerbrock | 6–0, 6–4 |
Loss | 2017 | US Open | Hard | Yui Kamiji | 5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 2018 | Australian Open | Hard | Yui Kamiji | 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
Loss | 2018 | French Open | Clay | Yui Kamiji | 6–2, 0–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2018 | Wimbledon | Grass | Aniek van Koot | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2018 | US Open | Hard | Yui Kamiji | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 2019 | Australian Open (2) | Hard | Yui Kamiji | 6–0, 6–2 |
Win | 2019 | French Open | Clay | Yui Kamiji | 6–1, 6–0 |
Loss | 2019 | Wimbledon | Grass | Aniek van Koot | 4–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Win | 2019 | US Open (2) | Hard | Yui Kamiji | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 2020 | US Open (3) | Hard | Yui Kamiji | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 2021 | Australian Open (3) | Hard | Yui Kamiji | 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(10–4) |
Win | 2021 | French Open (2) | Clay | Yui Kamiji | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 2021 | Wimbledon (3) | Grass | Kgothatso Montjane | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 2021 | US Open (4) | Hard | Yui Kamiji | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2022 | Australian Open (4) | Hard | Aniek van Koot | 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 2022 | French Open (3) | Clay | Yui Kamiji | 6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 2022 | Wimbledon (4) | Grass | Yui Kamiji | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 2022 | US Open (5) | Hard | Yui Kamiji | 3–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 2023 | Australian Open (5) | Hard | Yui Kamiji | 0–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 2023 | French Open (4) | Clay | Yui Kamiji | 6–2, 6–0 |
Win | 2023 | Wimbledon (5) | Grass | Jiske Griffioen | 6–2, 6-1 |
Win | 2023 | US Open (6) | Hard | Yui Kamiji | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 2024 | Australian Open (6) | Hard | Yui Kamiji | 7–5, 6–4 |
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2017 | Australian Open | Hard | Yui Kamiji | Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2017 | Wimbledon | Grass | Marjolein Buis | Yui Kamiji Jordanne Whiley | 6–2, 3–6, 0–6 |
Win | 2017 | US Open | Hard | Marjolein Buis | Dana Mathewson Aniek van Koot | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 2018 | Australian Open | Hard | Aniek van Koot | Marjolein Buis Yui Kamiji | 0–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2018 | French Open | Clay | Aniek van Koot | Marjolein Buis Yui Kamiji | 6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 2018 | Wimbledon | Grass | Yui Kamiji | Sabine Ellerbrock Lucy Shuker | 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 2018 | US Open (2) | Hard | Yui Kamiji | Marjolein Buis Aniek van Koot | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 2019 | Australian Open | Hard | Aniek van Koot | Marjolein Buis Sabine Ellerbrock | 5–7, 7–6(7–4), [10–8] |
Win | 2019 | French Open (2) | Clay | Aniek van Koot | Marjolein Buis Sabine Ellerbrock | 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 2019 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | Aniek van Koot | Marjolein Buis Giulia Capocci | 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 2019 | US Open (3) | Hard | Aniek van Koot | Sabine Ellerbrock Kgothatso Montjane | 6–2, 6–0 |
Loss | 2020 | Australian Open | Hard | Aniek van Koot | Yui Kamiji Jordanne Whiley | 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2020 | US Open | Hard | Marjolein Buis | Yui Kamiji Jordanne Whiley | 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2020 | French Open (3) | Clay | Aniek van Koot | Yui Kamiji Jordanne Whiley | 7–6(7–2), 3–6, [10–8] |
Win | 2021 | Australian Open (2) | Hard | Aniek van Koot | Kgothatso Montjane Lucy Shuker | 6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 2021 | French Open (4) | Clay | Aniek van Koot | Yui Kamiji Jordanne Whiley | 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 2021 | US Open (4) | Hard | Aniek van Koot | Yui Kamiji Jordanne Whiley | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 2022 | Australian Open (3) | Hard | Aniek van Koot | Yui Kamiji Lucy Shuker | 7–5, 3–6, [10–2] |
Win | 2022 | French Open (5) | Clay | Aniek van Koot | Yui Kamiji Kgothatso Montjane | 7–6(7–5), 1–6, [10–8] |
Loss | 2022 | Wimbledon | Grass | Aniek van Koot | Yui Kamiji Dana Mathewson | 1–6, 5–7 |
Win | 2022 | US Open (5) | Hard | Aniek van Koot | Yui Kamiji Kgothatso Montjane | 6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 2023 | Australian Open (4) | Hard | Aniek van Koot | Yui Kamiji Zhu Zhenzhen | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 2023 | French Open | Clay | María Florencia Moreno | Yui Kamiji Kgothatso Montjane | 2-6, 3-6 |
Win | 2023 | Wimbledon | Grass | Jiske Griffioen | Yui Kamiji Kgothatso Montjane | 6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 2023 | US Open | Hard | Jiske Griffioen | Yui Kamiji Kgothatso Montjane | walkover |
Win | 2024 | Australian Open (5) | Hard | Jiske Griffioen | Yui Kamiji Kgothatso Montjane | 6–3, 7–6(7–2) |
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Defending champion Diede de Groot defeated Aniek van Koot in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles wheelchair tennis title at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships. It was her first step towards a non-calendar-year Grand Slam.
Defending champion Diede de Groot and her partner Yui Kamiji defeated the other defending champion Marjolein Buis and her partner Aniek van Koot in the final, 6–3, 6–4 to win the women's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2018 US Open. With the win, Kamiji completed the double career Grand Slam.
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Aniek van Koot defeated the two-time defending champion Diede de Groot in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 to win the ladies' singles wheelchair tennis title at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships. It was de Groot's only loss at the majors that year, preventing her from achieving the Grand Slam; as of 2023, it also remains as de Groot's only defeat at Wimbledon.
Defending champion Diede de Groot and her partner Aniek van Koot defeated Marjolein Buis and Giulia Capocci in the final, 6−1, 6−1 to win the ladies' doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships. It was their third step towards an eventual Grand Slam.
Two-time defending champion Diede de Groot and her partner Aniek van Koot defeated Sabine Ellerbrock and Kgothatso Montjane in the final, 6–2, 6–0 to win the women's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2019 US Open. With the win, they completed the Grand Slam, and van Koot completed the triple career Grand Slam.
Yui Kamiji and Jordanne Whiley defeated the three-time defending champion Diede de Groot and her partner Marjolein Buis in the final, 6–3, 6–3 to win the women's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2020 US Open. With the win, Kamiji completed the triple career Grand Slam and Whiley completed the double career Grand Slam.
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Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot defeated Kgothatso Montjane and Lucy Shuker in the final, 6–4, 6–1 to win the women's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2021 Australian Open. With the win, de Groot completed the double career Grand Slam.
Yui Kamiji and Jordanne Whiley defeated Kgothatso Montjane and Lucy Shuker in the final, 6–0, 7–6(7–0) to win the ladies' doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships.
Diede de Groot defeated Kgothatso Montjane in the final, 6–2, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles wheelchair tennis title at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. It was her third Wimbledon singles title, completed a non-calendar-year Grand Slam, and was the third step in an eventual Super Slam.
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Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot defeated the defending champions Yui Kamiji and Jordanne Whiley in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the women's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2021 US Open.
Defending champion Diede de Groot defeated Yui Kamiji in a rematch of the previous year's final, 6–4, 6–1 to win the women's singles wheelchair tennis title at the 2022 French Open. It was the second step in an eventual Grand Slam for de Groot, and she completed the triple career Grand Slam with the win.
Four-time defending champions Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot defeated Yui Kamiji and Kgothatso Montjane in the final, 7–6(7–5), 1–6, [10–8] to win the women's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2022 French Open.
Defending champion Yui Kamiji and her partner Dana Mathewson defeated Diede de Groot and Aniek van Koot in the final, 6–1, 7–5 to win the ladies' doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships.