Ronald Vink

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

Ronald Vink

Vink at the 2011 US Open, New York
Country (sports)	Netherlands
Residence	De Rijp, Netherlands
Born	(1976-04-21) 21 April 1976 (age 49) West-Graftdijk, Netherlands
Turned pro	2000
Plays	Right Handed
Official website	http://www.ronaldvink.nl
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 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 (2012)
Doubles
Career titles	39
Highest ranking	No. 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)

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)

Year	Championship	Partnering	Opponents in Final	Score in Final
2007	Wimbledon	Robin Ammerlaan	Shingo Kunieda Satoshi Saida	4–6, 7–5, 6–2
2008	Wimbledon	Robin Ammerlaan	Stéphane Houdet Nicolas Peifer	6–7(6), 6–1, 6–3
2010	US Open	Maikel Scheffers	Nicolas Peifer Jon Rydberg	6–0, 6–0
2011	Wimbledon	Maikel Scheffers	Stéphane Houdet Michaël Jeremiasz	7–5, 6–2
2012	Australian Open	Robin Ammerlaan	Stéphane Houdet Nicolas Peifer	6–2, 4–6, 6–1

Runners-up (5)

Year	Championship	Partnering	Opponents in Final	Score in Final
2007	Australian Open	Maikel Scheffers	Shingo Kunieda Robin Ammerlaan	6–2, 6–0
2008	Australian Open	Robin Ammerlaan	Shingo Kunieda Satoshi Saida	6–4, 6–3
2008	French Open	Robin Ammerlaan	Shingo Kunieda Maikel Scheffers	6–2, 7–5
2009	US Open	Maikel Scheffers	Stéphane Houdet Stefan Olsson	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
2011	US Open	Maikel Scheffers	Stéphane Houdet 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

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.

Wheelchair singles

Tournament	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	?	?	QF	QF	A	A	QF	QF	SF	0 / 5	3–5
French Open	?	?	A	SF	A	QF	QF	SF	QF	0 / 5	1–5
US Open	SF	SF	QF	NH	QF	QF	SF	NH	QF	0 / 7	1–7
Win–loss	?–?	?–?	0–2	1–2	0–1	0–2	1–3			0 / 16	5–16

Wheelchair doubles

Tournament	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	?	F	F	A	A	F	W	SF	A	1 / 5	3–3
French Open	?	A	F	A	F	SF	SF	F	A	0 / 4	3–3
Wimbledon	?	W	W	F	SF	W	F	F	F	3 / 8	10–5
US Open	SF	F	NH	F	W	F	NH	SF	A	1 / 6	5–3
Win–loss	?–?	4–2	4–2	2–2	4–2	5–3	?–?	?–?	?–?	4 / 19	21–15