Maikel Scheffers

Maikel Scheffers (born 7 September 1982) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player. He plays singles and doubles events. Scheffers was born with spina bifida. He lives in Dorst.^[2]

Maikel Scheffers

Full name	Maikel Scheffers
Country (sports)	Netherlands
Residence	Dorst, Netherlands
Born	(1982-09-07) 7 September 1982 (age 42) 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Plays	Right handed[1]
Official website	www.maikelscheffers.nl
Singles
Career record	557–237
Highest ranking	No. 1 (19 December 2011)
Current ranking	No. 10 (9 April 2018)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	W (2012)
French Open	W (2011)
Wimbledon	QF (2016, 2017)
US Open	F (2009)
Other tournaments
Masters	W (2009)
Paralympic Games	Bronze Medal (2008)
Doubles
Career record	482–208
Highest ranking	No. 1 (27 June 2011)
Current ranking	No. 8 (7 December 2015)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	W (2011)
French Open	W (2008)
Wimbledon	W (2011)
US Open	W (2010, 2013)
Other doubles tournaments
Masters Doubles	W (2006, 2009, 2010)
Paralympic Games	Bronze Medal (2020)
Medal record Men's wheelchair tennis Representing  Netherlands Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing Men's singles 2020 Tokyo Men's doubles European Championships 2023 Rotterdam Men's singles
Last updated on: 3 September 2021.

He has won six Grand Slam titles—two in wheelchair singles and four in wheelchair doubles.^[3][4]

Paralympic Games

Scheffers participated in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. He won a bronze medal in the wheelchair men singles competition.^[5] In the wheelchair men's doubles tournament, he and partner Ronald Vink lost in the bronze medal game to Shingo Kunieda and Satoshi Saida.^[6]

Grand Slam performance timelines

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.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Wheelchair singles

Tournament	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Australian Open	?	QF	QF	SF	QF	QF	W	QF	SF	QF	QF	QF	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R
French Open	?	A	QF	QF	QF	W	QF	SF	QF	SF	A	QF	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R
Wimbledon	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	NH	QF	QF	A	A	NH	A	A	A	1R
US Open	QF	A	NH	F	SF	SF	NH	QF	QF	QF	NH	A	A	A	A	A	1R	1R

Source: Profile at www.australianopen.com^[7] and Profile at 2011.usopen.org^[8]

Wheelchair doubles

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Australian Open	F	1R	F	F	W	SF	SF	F	SF	SF	SF	A	A	A	A	A	QF	QF
French Open	A	W	F	F	F	SF	SF	SF	SF	A	SF	A	A	A	A	A	QF	QF
Wimbledon	F	A	F	F	W	A	SF	F	A	SF	SF	A	A	NH	A	A	A
US Open	A	A	F	W	F	NH	W	F	SF	NH	A	A	A	A	A	QF	QF

Source: Profile at www.australianopen.com^[9] and Profile at 2011.usopen.org^[10]