Ronald Vink

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Ronald Vink
Ronald Vink (NED) 2011 US Open.jpg
Vink at the 2011 US Open, New York
Country (sports)Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Residence De Rijp, Netherlands
Born (1976-04-21) April 21, 1976 (age 47)
West-Graftdijk, Netherlands
Turned pro2000
PlaysRight Handed
Official website http://www.ronaldvink.nl
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 4 (6 September 2010)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open SF (2013)
French Open SF (2008, 2012)
US Open SF (2005, 2006, 2011)
Other tournaments
Paralympic Games Bronze medal Paralympics.svg Bronze Medal (2012)
Doubles
Career titles39
Highest rankingNo. 1 (30 January 2012)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open W (2012)
French Open F (2008, 2010, 2013)
Wimbledon W (2007, 2008, 2011)
US Open W (2010)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters Doubles W (2006, 2009, 2010)
Paralympic Games 4th (2008)

Ronald Vink (born April 21, 1976) is a professional wheelchair tennis player from the Netherlands. [1] [2] He specializes in doubles but also plays singles.

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Grand Slam performances

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)

YearChampionshipPartneringOpponents in FinalScore in Final
2007 Wimbledon Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Ammerlaan Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Kunieda
Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Saida 		4–6, 7–5, 6–2
2008 Wimbledon Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Ammerlaan Flag of France.svg Stéphane Houdet
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Peifer 		6–7(6), 6–1, 6–3
2010 US Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maikel Scheffers Flag of France.svg Nicolas Peifer
Flag of the United States.svg Jon Rydberg 		6–0, 6–0
2011 Wimbledon Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maikel Scheffers Flag of France.svg Stéphane Houdet
Flag of France.svg Michaël Jeremiasz 		7–5, 6–2
2012 Australian Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Ammerlaan Flag of France.svg Stéphane Houdet
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Peifer 		6–2, 4–6, 6–1

Runners-up (5)

YearChampionshipPartneringOpponents in FinalScore in Final
2007 Australian Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maikel Scheffers Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Kunieda
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Ammerlaan 		6–2, 6–0
2008 Australian Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Ammerlaan Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Kunieda
Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Saida 		6–4, 6–3
2008 French Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Ammerlaan Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Kunieda
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maikel Scheffers 		6–2, 7–5
2009 US Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maikel Scheffers Flag of France.svg Stéphane Houdet
Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Olsson 		6–4, 4–6, 6–4
2011 US Open Flag of the Netherlands.svg Maikel Scheffers Flag of France.svg Stéphane Houdet
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Peifer 		6–3, 6–1

Paralympic performances

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.

Performance timelines

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(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

Tournament200520062007200820092010201120122013SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open ?? QF QF AA QF QF SF 0 / 53–5
French Open ??A SF A QF QF SF QF 0 / 51–5
US Open SF SF QF NH QF QF SF NH QF 0 / 71–7
Win–loss?–??–?0–21–20–10–21–30 / 165–16

Wheelchair doubles

Tournament200620072008200920102011201220132014SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open ? F F AA F W SF A1 / 53–3
French Open ?A F A F SF SF F A0 / 43–3
Wimbledon ? W W F SF W F F F 3 / 810–5
US Open SF F NH F W F NH SF A1 / 65–3
Win–loss?–?4–24–22–24–25–3?–??–??–?4 / 1921–15

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Stéphane Houdet and Michaël Jeremiasz defeated the defending champion Maikel Scheffers and his partner Robin Ammerlaan in the final, 6–2, 7–5, to win the men's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2009 French Open.

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Stéphane Houdet and Stefan Olsson defeated Maikel Scheffers and Ronald Vink in the final, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 to win the men's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2009 US Open.

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Robin Ammerlaan and Stefan Olsson defeated the defending champion Stéphane Houdet and his partner Shingo Kunieda in the final, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) to win the gentlemen's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships.

Maikel Scheffers and Ronald Vink defeated Nicolas Peifer and Jon Rydberg in the final, 6–0, 6–0 to win the men's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2010 US Open.

Defending champion Shingo Kunieda and his partner Nicolas Peifer defeated Robin Ammerlaan and Stefan Olsson in the final, 6–2, 6–3 to win the men's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2011 French Open.

Maikel Scheffers and Ronald Vink defeated Stéphane Houdet and Michaël Jérémiasz in the final, 7–5, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. With the win, Scheffers completed the career Grand Slam.

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Two-time defending champion Shingo Kunieda and his partner Frédéric Cattaneo defeated Michael Jérémiasz and Stefan Olsson in the final, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–6] to win the men's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2012 French Open.

Tom Egberink and Michaël Jérémiasz defeated the defending champion Ronald Vink and his partner Robin Ammerlaan in the final, 6–4, 6–2 to win the gentlemen's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships.

The men's doubles wheelchair tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing was held from 10 September to 15 September at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt competition.

The men's singles wheelchair tennis competition at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London was held from 1 September to 8 September.

The men's doubles wheelchair tennis competition at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London was held from 2 September to 7 September.

Defending champions Stéphane Houdet and Shingo Kunieda defeated Maikel Scheffers and Ronald Vink in the final, 5–7, 6–0, 6–3 to win the gentlemen's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships. It was Houdet's third step towards a Grand Slam.

References

  1. ↑ "Ronald Vink, player details". ITF Tennis.com. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Official website Ronald Vink". Ronald Vink. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Player profile: Ronald Vink". Wimbledon.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Brons voor rolstoeltennisser Vink" (in Dutch). AD. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
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