Maaike Smit

Maaike Smit (7 August 1966, in Emmeloord) is a Dutch former professional wheelchair tennis and wheelchair basketball player.^[1]

Maaike Smit

Full name	Maaike Smit
Country (sports)	Netherlands
Born	(1966-08-07) 7 August 1966 (age 58) Emmeloord, the Netherlands
Turned pro	1991
Retired	2012
Plays	Right Handed
Official website	www.maaikesmit.nl
Singles
Highest ranking	1 (08/04/1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	F (2005)
US Open	SF (2006)
Other tournaments
Masters	W (1997)
Paralympic Games	Gold Medal (1996)
Doubles
Highest ranking	1 (02/10/2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (2004, 2005)
French Open	W (2007)
US Open	F (2006)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters Doubles	W (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)
Paralympic Games	Gold Medal (2000, 2004)
Medal record Representing  Netherlands Paralympic Games Women's wheelchair tennis 1996 Atlanta Women's singles 2000 Sydney Women's singles 2000 Sydney Women's doubles 2004 Athens Women's doubles Women's wheelchair Basketball 1988 Seoul Women's team 1992 Barcelona Women's team
Last updated on: 27 June 2013.

Smit started wheelchair tennis at the age of 20. She played at the US Open and Australian Open, and won the Florida Open International Wheelchair Tennis Championship 4 times.

In 1996, Smit won a gold medal in the singles wheelchair event at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics. She also won two gold medals in doubles at the 2000 Sydney and the 2004 Athens Paralympics.^[2][3]

She was sponsored by Invacare, a company that produces wheelchairs and other equipment for disabled people.