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Niels Vink
Dutch wheelchair tennis player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Niels Vink (born 6 December 2002) is a Dutch wheelchair tennis player.
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]
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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]
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| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
(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
Quad doubles
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Grand Slam tournament finals
Quad singles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runner-ups)
Quad doubles: 13 (11 titles, 2 runner-ups)
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