Niels Vink

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Niels Vink
Niels Vink Paris 2024.jpg
Vink during the 2024 Paris Summer Paralympics
Country (sports)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Residence Helmond, Netherlands
Born (2002-12-06) 6 December 2002 (age 22)
Helmond, Netherlands
Singles
Career record295–53
Highest ranking1 (14 March 2022)
Current ranking1 (30 May 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open F (2023, 2025)
French Open W (2022, 2023)
Wimbledon W (2023, 2024, 2025)
US Open W (2022)
Other tournaments
Masters W (2021)
Paralympic Games W (2024)
Doubles
Career record176–32
Highest ranking1 (13 September 2021)
Current ranking1 (31 January 2022)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open W (2023)
French Open W (2022, 2024, 2025)
Wimbledon W (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
US Open W (2021, 2022, 2023)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters Doubles W (2019, 2022)
Paralympic Games W (2020, 2024)
Medal record
Men's wheelchair tennis
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Quad doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Quad singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 Paris Quad doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2020 Tokyo Quad singles
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Rotterdam Quad singles
Last updated on: 5 June 2022.

Niels Vink (born 6 December 2002) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player.

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Vink has won six Grand Slam singles titles, two at the French Open, three at Wimbledon and one at the US Open. He has also won eleven Grand Slam doubles titles, nine with Sam Schröder and two with Guy Sasson.

At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Vink won a gold medal with partner Sam Schröder in the Quad Doubles, and a bronze in the Quad Singles. [1] [2]

Early life

At the age of one year, Vink contracted a bacterial infection (meningococcal sepsis). As a result, he lost both legs and several phalanges. [3]

At the age of nine, he attended the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. This is where his ambition arose to one day participate in the Paralympic Games. After trying out a few sports, he chose wheelchair tennis. [3]

Career statistics

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Current through 2025 Australian Open

Quad singles

Tournament20212022202320242025 SR W–L
Australian Open SF QF F SF F 0 / 58–5
French Open A W W SF F 2 / 49–2
Wimbledon A F W W W 3 / 411–1
US Open F W F NH1/ 38–2
Win–loss3–28–211–26–23–15 / 1431–9

Quad doubles

Tournament20212022202320242025 SR W–L
Australian Open SF F W SF [a] F 1 / 55–2
French Open A W SF W W 3 / 46–1
Wimbledon A W W W W 4 / 48–0
US Open W W W NH3 / 37–0
Win–loss2–17–17–14–09 / 1320–3

Grand Slam tournament finals

Quad singles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runner-ups)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 2021 US Open Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dylan Alcott 5–7, 2–6
Win 2022 French Open Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sam Schröder 6–4, 7–6(10–8)
Loss 2022 Wimbledon Grass Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sam Schröder6–7(5–7), 1–6
Win 2022 US OpenHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sam Schröder7–5, 6–3
Loss 2023 Australian Open Hard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sam Schröder2–6, 5–7
Win 2023 French OpenClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sam Schröder3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 2023 WimbledonGrass Flag of Australia (converted).svg Heath Davidson 6–1, 6–2
Loss 2023 US OpenHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sam Schröder3–6, 5–7
Win 2024 WimbledonGrass Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sam Schröder7–6(7–4), 6–4
Loss 2025 Australian OpenHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sam Schröder6–7(7–9), 5–7
Loss 2025 French OpenClay Flag of Israel.svg Guy Sasson 4–6, 5–7
Win 2025 WimbledonGrass Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sam Schröder6–3, 6–3

Quad doubles: 13 (11 titles, 2 runner-ups)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 2021 US Open Hard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sam Schröder Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dylan Alcott
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Heath Davidson
6–3, 6–2
Loss 2022 Australian Open Hard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sam Schröder Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Lapthorne
Flag of the United States.svg David Wagner
6–2, 4–6, [7–10]
Win 2022 French Open Clay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sam Schröder Flag of Australia (converted).svg Heath Davidson
Flag of Brazil.svg Ymanitu Silva
6–2, 6–2
Win 2022 Wimbledon Grass Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sam Schröder Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Lapthorne
Flag of the United States.svg David Wagner
6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–3
Win 2022 US OpenHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sam Schröder Flag of the United States.svg David Wagner
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Shaw
6–1, 6–2
Win 2023 Australian OpenHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sam Schröder Flag of South Africa.svg Donald Ramphadi
Flag of Brazil.svg Ymanitu Silva
6–1, 6–3
Win 2023 WimbledonGrass Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sam Schröder Flag of Australia (converted).svg Heath Davidson
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Shaw
7–6(7–5), 6–0
Win 2023 US OpenHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sam Schröder Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Lapthorne
Flag of South Africa.svg Donald Ramphadi
6–1, 6–2
Win 2024 French OpenClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sam Schröder Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Lapthorne
Flag of Israel.svg Guy Sasson
7–6(11–9), 6–1
Win 2024 WimbledonGrass Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sam Schröder Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Lapthorne
Flag of Israel.svg Guy Sasson
3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss 2025 Australian Open Hard Flag of Israel.svg Guy Sasson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Lapthorne
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sam Schröder
1–6, 4–6
Win 2025 French OpenClay Flag of Israel.svg Guy Sasson Flag of Turkey.svg Ahmet Kaplan
Flag of South Africa.svg Donald Ramphadi
6–3, 6–4
Win 2025 WimbledonGrass Flag of Israel.svg Guy Sasson Flag of South Africa.svg Donald Ramphadi
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gregory Slade
6–0, 6–2

Notes

  1. Withdrew during the tournament. Not counted as a loss.

    References

    1. "Results Quads Double Tokyo 2020". www.paralympics.com.
    2. "Results Quads Singles Tokyo 2020". www.paralympics.com.
    3. 1 2 "Niels Vink bio" (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 January 2023.